Okay, now that we've heard from Laura and we have covered our love for nerdy white boys who mix it up with R&B (Mr. A-Z, call us!) as well as awesomely bad 80's pop...NOW...NOW, my friends, it is time to talk about the ONE, THE ONLY:
Lady Gaga.
Shhhh...Stop. Just stop. We know what you are going to say. She is crazy. But you have made an opinion because she wears things like this
and this
She wears masks and poker faces, and we'll give that to you. She's a little scary.
BUT if you just CLOSE YOUR EYES and LISTEN you will HEAR why we heart her.
The girl can SING. And she can sing LIVE. And this is quite a feat for popstars today. Most pop "artists" record something and get it all T-Pained-afied so that their pitch can sound perfect, and then they get up on stage in a little outfit and SMASH IT (but NOT in a GOOD way, Fergie. Miley, I'm looking at you).
And, yes, her brilliance may be chemically induced at times, and I'm NOT advocating that. And yes, her outfits DO distract from her God-given vocal chords. And YES, she DOES write lyrics about DISCO STICKS and uses words like 'Fantastical', but what do you want from the girl?!! She is not about 'the Fame', she is about her art. (Which explains the whole VMA performance debacle- it was a performance art piece on the dangers of Fame, people. Didn't you get that?? ;)
So just go ahead. Close your eyes. Pretend she isn't wearing that Orb around her body, and listen. We think you'll agree.
Plus, she can make fun of herself!
I will leave Laura to once again elaborate, which she did so well last time with her words on Jason Mraz! Took the words right out of my mouth, Duze!
Peace,
Julia
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And she's not just a good (great) singer! She can play the piano and her different arrangements keep her songs fresh and interesting. I've seen her perform "Pokerface" on TV three separate times, and each performance was amazing and new and unique. Compared to someone like Beyonce - a fantastic singer but so choreographed and over-produced that every song feels tired after the second listen - I can't wait to see what Lady Gaga does next. And that is the best endorsement I think an artist can get.
ReplyDeletePlus she toiled for years as an unthanked songwriter! She really worked her way up. AND she took Kermit the Frog as her date to the VMAs (openly incurring the wrath of Miss Piggy). Honestly, it's like she decided to make her entire public life a giant performance art piece, which I think is so brilliant.
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