• Lady Gaga - Applause Music Video
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pco91kroVgQ[/media]
Pretty good if you ask me.
I like GaGa and I think she's constantly becoming a better artist, but I just simply can't buy into the fact that she has a deep artistic justification for all of her work. Many of her fans seem to think so, and I just can't agree w/ that. Transgressive art (or, rather, people who claim work is transgressive) has the same problem - there's a fine line between questioning orthodoxy, and simply breaking norms and shocking viewers. Sometimes I think GaGa goes for the shock value over saying anything meaningful. Still a great song, but I just think GaGa is a gateway drug to deeper work.
Love the video, just not so sure of the song.
I really feel like her "artistic" qualities kind of delve into the realm of parody. It's almost near the art satire in some episodes of the old tv show "Spaced". Other than that, not bad at all.
yeah this song isn't very catchy
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;41896247]yeah this song isn't very catchy[/QUOTE] this songs amazing omg [editline]19th August 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Reimu;41896010]I like GaGa[/QUOTE] its Gaga
i don't exactly like this song. or her new "born this way song" i like her old ass songs. those were great
I've actually seen it spelt both Gaga and GaGa.
can we please stop with this woman her moment ended 4 years ago with just dance this is music for people who want to look different to/than everyone else but in reality they're so similar to the rest you kind of get the opposite of what you're looking for
ok so wat wer gonna do is have me all striking a majestic pose with the biceps and all, then draw these sinister hands all about to feel up on me all while I am nude save some shellfish bra and earring things "wow gurgur you did it again with artisticly, we will rush it into production immediately pls keep these ideas coming" im not even boutta press play
[QUOTE=Tooothpick;41900039]can we please stop with this woman[/QUOTE] nah
lol at anyone making synth pop right now besides The Knife
lets play how many different hair styles and lengths lady gaga can have in one video
[QUOTE=Rusty100;41901749]lets play how many different hair styles and lengths lady gaga can have in one video[/QUOTE] Pretty sure that's the point of the video. IMO she's showing the different sides to her/pop-culture but also saying that they share the common desire to entertain. People are always incredibly quick to make themselves look edgy and cynical by dismissing Lagy Gaga as just vague attempts to shock. She dresses so weirdly all the time for a reason- she is coined "Mother Monster" because her fans are often those who are somewhat rejected by mainstream society (gays, ethnic minorities, women). Most of her songs deal with embracing what makes you a freak, and thus she has to embody that and be the biggest freak of all. Hence the outfits.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;41898878]this songs amazing omg [editline]19th August 2013[/editline] its Gaga[/QUOTE] I dunno gaga songs usually stick with me right after the first watch doesn't really seem to hook me here
[QUOTE=shozamar;41902209]she is coined "Mother Monster" because her fans are often those who are somewhat rejected by mainstream society (gays, ethnic minorities, women). Most of her songs deal with embracing what makes you a freak, and thus she has to embody that and be the biggest freak of all. Hence the outfits.[/QUOTE] Actually, I wouldn't necessarily claim that Lady Gaga is widely acclaimed among a lot of marginalized groups. Here's a picture that shows her most popular demographics: [img]http://www.marketingcharts.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/networked-insights-lady-gaga-demographics-july-2011.JPG[/img] For the most part, she's the most popular with older, middle-income women who have some college experience under their belt. Or, in other words, her biggest fans are essentially the most normative people within society. Plus, she's been criticized across a variety of communities - feminist, poc, transgender, LGBTQ - for a lot of her statements. "Born This Way" was criticized by the Asian community because "Oriental" is still considered a slur that isn't reclaimed. When she wore a burqua in public and wrote "Burqa," she received a huge amount of scorn from the Islamic and feminist community because both felt she was appropriating the garment and disrespecting women who choose to wear it. She wants to support and fight for the LGBTQ community without listening to them when they say, "Gaga, you're doing something that's hurting us." And of course "Telephone" received flak from the trans* community because of how the opening implies that genitalia is the tell-tale sign of gender (not to mention how she use to be very concerned with people understanding that she's cisgender). I'm not saying this because I dislike her. I love her work and I think her heart is in the right place about what she does. But I think she does a lot of problematic things which turn away many of these marginalized groups. If you were to really look at the "Little Monster" demographic, I think you would find a lot of white, middle-class, college-aged men and women who listen to her music without realizing that she says or does things which can be perceived as offensive. Many of her fans love her "embrace the freak" message, which is a really different message from "fight the things which make you feel like a freak" or "listen to your fellow freaks and embrace their freakiness, too." [editline]20th August 2013[/editline] Overall though there's a widespread issue with people embracing celebrities without understanding that they might say or do upsetting things. For instance, Ke$ha is heralded as a white feminist hero, but she's constantly come out making transphobic statements or propagating gender roles. I mean, no one talks about the fact that she jokingly said she wanted to rape a band member in 3OH!3. And her "wall of dicks" in her tour bus doesn't really do anything to fight gender roles when it's essentially propagating the same oppressive beliefs that women face, too. Combine that with the fact that most of her work is geared towards a young adult middle-class "don't delay gratification; have a ball and go get fucked" mindset, and it's clear that not everyone is going to find Ke$ha a social justice savior.
[QUOTE=BRS;41899127]i don't exactly like this song. or her new "born this way song" i like her old ass songs. those were great[/QUOTE] Born This Way is from 2011
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