I love Lady Gaga.
I suspected it from the start, but Bad Romance clinched it. It confirms her title of Best Booty of the Decade. The crazier and sexier the pop star the better. Her fashion sense supports her insanity. She digs chicks and dudes. Hot.
Yet Gaga would never confine herself to the pedestrian role of Pop Star. The 23-year-old aimed for the top: Pop Legend. (The female Pop ___ hierarchy goes: Star, Sensation, Diva, Legend). How does one reach such status and how soon will she get there? The scale:
A Star needs one or two hits without using a musical instrument. Her first album, The Fame, gave us four top-10 singles and two #1s, mostly while just dancing and dodging photographers. Check.
A Sensation needs a couple more hits, preferably from another album, or to stir up some controversy. Bad Romance reached #2 on the charts. MTV lists her as its most popular artist. She simulated bleeding on stage at the MTV VMAs. Check.
A Diva is dramatic, insane, or both. Mariah Carey and her addictions come to mind. Britney Spears and her marriage? pantilessness? child-rearing? support her Diva status. As for Gaga, have you seen her clothes before? Ever? Check.
Finally, a Pop Legend sustains Diva status for years, and creates numerous hits. Madonna holds the crown for all-time Pop Legend (remember, this is the female scale). Mariah and Britney await on the threshold, if they haven't passed it already. Gaga's not there yet.
Lady Gaga is new on the pop scene; even Rihanna is old by her standards. Gaga's song-writing ability and great dance beats shot her to the top in an instant. Her bizarre nature will keep her there for years to come. And in my heart forever.
11 comments:
i also love lady gaga too. even though she is inappropriate for children. she's obviously smart that her image was well-thought out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_TwSenqm-c
for real???????? you guys are crazy. lady gaga sucks and she's obnoxious and her "talent" is all her producers'; even then it is negligible. i heard Bad Romance in the car this afternoon and almost had to pull over. TO THROW UP. ugh.
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Winnie, take one look at the picture of me on the banner and decide if you are still surprised.
winnie, you need to give her a chance.
I have! I don't change the station when her songs come on the radio, thinking "maybe it will grow on me." If that isn't giving her a chance, I don't know what is. But still, I feel physically ill every time this happens. And annoyed. And not wanting to buy what she's selling.
two thumbs down.
regardless of Lady Gaga's actual musical talent, she/her producer puts out very catchy stuff. and whoever made the new banner is pure fucking genius.
Yesterday I heard Bad Romance on 93.9 FM. The song ended, and I turned to G105. Guess what song they were also playing.
I'm really surprised that "Bad Romance" is leading in our poll. It's OK, but it really doesn't compare to her older hits. Has anyone heard her duet with Beyonce, "Telephone"? I'm a Gaga fan, but that song makes my ears cringe.
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