Friday, May 14, 2010

a brief update

so, as i'm sure you know, Lady Gaga is the new cornerstone of our music generation. The next Madonna. all that yada yada yada and we are all so over it. i loved to hate her, right? we all did. i honestly didn't really get much out of it.

however

when my roommate, who shared my opinion ("been there done that"), pointed me towards listening to Gaga sing acoustically, and i listened, i am ready to admit that my opinion has adjusted. just as many of us might not like Broadway musicals but can appreciate a good Mimi solo from Rent, i can confidently say that Lady Gaga has gained a little of my respect. Hype ruins a lot of things, both good and bad, and part of why i think a lot of us love her/ hate her/ love to hate her is the hype, and has little to do with the few chops she actually has.

i am posting this because i refuse to believe that Matt and Emmett think she isn't worth a shit. just have a listen: it's weird in the beginning, but this acoustic version of "Poker Face" is worth at least one take, ALL the way through.

opinions?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0WY2dVUyyY



- she who will return

3 comments:

  1. sorry, i forgot to include the update.

    i'm coming back to california, soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soooooooooooooooooon

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  2. It's like she takes her talent and then bludgeons it with her terrible personality until a toxic cloud of musical stripper glitter engulfs the lifeless horse that we're forced to watch die for six minutes.

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