There is some sort of narrative going on in the new Lady Gaga video that I'm totally not getting. Admittedly I've drinkin', but still, I get the feeling that it shouldn't be this hard to decipher the message behind the visuals to a pop song. However, instead of waiting till tomorrow, and sobriety, to form a more lucid opinion on it, I decided to get this post up for any of you who wanted to discuss this new video for G.U.Y, sooner rather than later.
The extended clip- which features a ludicrously long credit roll- functions almost as an album sampler; containing tasters of Artpop, Venus and Manicure, but the lion's share is of course devoted to the new single, G.U.Y.
What stuck with me most after watching the clip is the upped the budget for this project- well, comparatively to Applause and the non-video for Do What U Want. The Diva delivered opulence with multiple locations, extras galore and some high production values. Ultimately it invoked memories of her glory days when she was ruling the dominion of pop.
G.U.Y isn't my favourite song from Artpop, but I'm glad to see Gaga back making drawn-out and costly videos again. That's half the fun of her as far I'm concerned.
Thoughts?
I didn't think the video really complimented the song. The song just faded away like JC Penny's playlist. But maybe because I spent too much time trying to decipher the visuals and then more time seeing if I could recognize cameos.
ReplyDeleteIt's a long costly video but I don't know how much re-watch value it has.
The video was okay. I especially liked the choreography during the bridge for G.U.Y. and how well it fit the song. Other that that, nothing much. Oh, the scene that included the real housewives of whatever was pretty redundant. -_-
ReplyDeleteThis isn't even pretentious anymore. Just utter crap in every which way. l
ReplyDeleteLyrically, musically and visually utter crap.(poor dancer to boot)
I find this woman moved from just annoying to distasteful.
And what's this obsession with German?
Maybe that is just to highlight the distasteful factor? An Italian obsessed with German. Talk about distasteful connotations ;-)
maybe she just wanted to add little bit of whole album as this is her last single from arttop/pop(whatever it is)
ReplyDeleteLOL THE REAL HOUSEWIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteEven though I'm kinda over Gaga, I don't think you can call Gaga "distasteful" and "annoying" while at the same time stan for Miley Cyrus. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteI might eventually forgive Gaga for her extremely un-glamorous display at SXSW if she releases more videos with visuals like this one. Especially the Roman bath part. I wonder who the women "playing" the instruments are though, some reality tv "Stars"? I wouldn't know, I don't watch reality tv, only shows like "America's next top model" and "The face" for educational purposes.
ReplyDeletethose were Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and im a bit shy to admit that i love them LOL. but i agree this is really glamorous, i think this is Versace inspired setting. She and Donatella have been hanging too much lately. and what a surprise, i watch those too but im a bit disappointed with ANTM
ReplyDeleteI hate her but when you're gay man you can't deny glamorous visuals, we live for those
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't think your opinion is needed, just saying. :D
ReplyDeleteyou have to admit though, the designs were divine
ReplyDeleteThis is the meaning of the vid http://gagadaily.com/index.php?/topic/90550-watch-guy-an-artpop-film/
ReplyDeleteSo show a video that seemed different from what she wanted to say to people who can't easily take in things. Brilliant ;-)))))) LOL
ReplyDeleteI guess it's because I'm not as "gay" as the average gay guy, but I see nothing glamurous... ._.
ReplyDeleteHOW DARE YOU MERE MORTAL DENY VERSACE AT ONE OF ITS FINEST FORMS. LOL
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tinygif.com/data/media/4/angry_brush_girl.gif im obsessed with this little girl
That's quite a generalization there. There are many "Gay" men of whom cannot relate to anything that would be considered 'Hyper- Feminine' or 'Glamorous'; I'm Bi-sexual and am one of them. This video did, absolutely, nothing for me irrespective of the 'Versace' overload. LOL.
ReplyDeleteMEH.
I think there are more Gay man that loves glam and luxury or something fine in contrast to who don't. So i think the generalization is ok(btw ok celebrated its more than 100 years of existence LOL) but of course i do respect you and the others who aren't taken by this stuff :)) and to be specific, all i found glamorous are the luxurious stuffs. The wall, the pool, some clothes, the mansion, the gates, the pillars, the flowers, the hot man i can devour. You get what im talking about. I didn't find gaga very expensive but nice try for her ;-)
ReplyDeleteYeah, the last second of the gif you can almost see her brain trough it lol
ReplyDeleteThis is distasteful LMAO
ReplyDeleteThe thing about lady gaga is that you have to look at the big picture, don't attach to the details, they are just there to confuse you, and bring some beauty. The video itself take the "G.U.Y." term in many different situations. The artist not being submissive of the corporation, the women not being submissive to the men. And also the jesus/michael/ghandi/lennon part, with that she was just trying to say : " I wanna be like those guys", like "those are my role models" the rest doesn't seem to have any significant meaning.
ReplyDeleteWell, coming from a Miley fan....it's NOT the idea of someone simply enjoying sex or sticking out a tongue or cutting her hair short.
ReplyDeleteBut basically dude..what they express, how they express it, why they are used to express it..
Little man, you can just address me by my tagname. Instead of this passive-aggressive nonsense. Like I say in the above reply. My distaste does not go to people expressing an enjoyment of sex.
ReplyDeleteBut let me turn it around and ask...if you think Gaga's videos are all that, why do YOU have a problem with Miley's videos?
That is because, like Jeremiah, you think my distaste goes to something it actually doesn't go to.
ReplyDeleteAnd I really don't think I am a "stan" for Miley. I am just a fan.:-)
Sorry but No, not to me.
ReplyDeleteEverything about Gaga and this video shouts hipster to me and here's a nice article explaining why that is distasteful to me as well as that writer. (I think it was maybe Riri or someone else here who originally provided me with this link? Thanks again who ever it was :-D )
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/why-the-hipster-must-die
I wish she would stop with the German, I find it more annoying than her French.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree! :-)
ReplyDeleteI am with Fran Lebovitz's explanation on today's gay men taste.
ReplyDeleteJust to prove I am not a Miley stan, here's me actually stanning...for one of the two women I HAVE been stanning all along.
ReplyDeleteHere's Anouk singing, on the street, with the cheapest and most basic equipment one could find. ( I think a tenner in any good toy store or some such LOL)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0C234A3D4A01EDB
It always bugs me at how pretty Gaga can be when she wants to. Like foreal. How she do dat.
ReplyDeleteOpie - just stop....lol. You DO stan for Miley, and she is about as tacky as it comes tbh. You don't like Gaga...we get it. Move on already. ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat - because if somebody posted it on the internet it must be true and/or relevant....lol. And what part of this video is hipster?
ReplyDeleteWhy can't you just answer the question, instead of deflecting?
ReplyDeleteI understood the video the first time I watched it. But then again, I'm not mentally challenged. So...
ReplyDeleteWut? Was there a whole thought in there somewhere? You're still not making a real point...
ReplyDeleteMake-up + professional lighting.
ReplyDeleteLOl No dude, you may not be "mentally challenged" but this one seems to fly over your head...I posted that article because that describes my feelings exactly and that way I don't have to do all the typing. :-)
ReplyDeleteShame you didn't actually read it as if you had, you wouldn't have asked me that question. Obviously I do know.
Said the pot to the kettle. NEXT!
ReplyDeleteBut I guess you are fine when others use german and/or french ad nauseum? Say - Kate Bush & Kylie Minogue?
ReplyDeleteJeremiah - because Gaga did it. That's obviously the ONLY reason... cuz' so far another relevant one hasn't been given. ;-)
ReplyDeleteUhm..No on both counts. :-)
ReplyDeleteBut you feel free to follow your own advice. Or were you not finished yet replying with inanities to my every post in this thread? In that case ...feel free to take your own advice once your done demonstrating what a stan actually is. :-)
Uh - that's pretty much everyone. Even the most beautiful women in Hollywood look nothing like "themselves" in regular 'on the street' photos.
ReplyDeleteOk. You can be passive aggressive and continue to give out non answers. We know the truth. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that some person on a random blog could elucidate your feelings for you. You still don't know what a hipster is - or your wouldn't have said this video was a example of said subculture. :-D
ReplyDeleteI didn't put words in your mouth per se - I extrapolated your words as a decree for all Musical Diva's going forward. God forbid any Diva produce material you can't decipher.
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, I think this kind of thing generally happens when one gets a bit long in the tooth. Can't understand "the kids" anymore? Tend to confuse all the subcultures because you don't know the difference? It's ok Boo. You don't have to fear the 'hipsters'...whatever wrong thing you think that means...lol.
Despite all evidence to the contrary.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'm fine with celebs singing in other languages, as long as they pronounce things well.
ReplyDeleteMy problem with Gaga is her German pronunciation is very poor, and her French is meh (I don't speak (much) French, so I can't criticize too much. However, I listen to French music frequently, and I work at a job where I frequently have to listen to French speaking natives all day Her French sounds very "wrong" in comparison to what I've heard).
Kylie's French is nice, sounds correct to me.
I admit I don't really listen to Kate, so I've never heard her German.
Beyoncé's French in "Vois sur ton chemin" repulses me, just to cite a singer outside of the ones listed. Also, many of the Russian singers I listen to, sound cringe worthy trying to sing in English.
Aaaaw
ReplyDeleteSweetie, thanks for revealing a little something about yourself here!
ReplyDeleteBut really, I just saw your facebook account. Aren't you a bit long in the tooth for pathetic jumping to "defense" by personal attacks on people who don't share your taste?
And yes, you are putting words in my mouth. To quote you "we know the truth" .
Now I wasted enough time on your stanning
Fact remains dude, my opinion on Gaga stands and I will continue to share it. :-)
Gaga is so beautiful in this video!
ReplyDeleteHow did she do that? A LOT of surgery! So much for her "Born this way" message.
Agreed!
ReplyDeleteSeems like u use every opportunity to mix this basic woman into conversation...
ReplyDeleteToo bad BTW's message was never a literal one. She quite literally said it's about changing and "rebirthing" yourself until you're happy. I mean, she wasn't born a 25 year old woman.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful in my way, God makes no mistakes?
ReplyDeleteShe threw all her coins into this, didn't she? She included everything: a personal message for herself, a personal message for her fans, and then a very good pop music video for the general public. I've loved all of her videos, but this was the first time since 'Telephone' that I was blown away. Sure, some things are convoluted, but when are they not with Gaga? The choreo is killer, she looks killer, and the visuals are just off the chain. My favorite bit is definitely the Austin Powers-esque dance number at the end. All-in-all, I could have done without the 'Venus' bit since I think it slowed things down, but a solid pop video nonetheless. I absolutely love when videos contain high budget settings and scenery as opposed to relying on CGI all the time. I mean, the Austin Powers set I mentioned above was completely custom built for this video. SET DESIGN AND BUILDING ARE A DYING ART FORM IN MUSIC VIDEOS AND MOVIES SO I'M SO, SO, SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT!
ReplyDeleteAs for the narrative, I got it immediately, which never happens when I watch a Gaga video. Here's something I found on Tumblr: The ARTPOP and Venus bits tell the story of Gaga breaking up with her former manager. She felt as if he stabbed her in the back and only wanted money, and once he got the money, he left her to do everything on her own. She's then picked up and "rebirthed" by what I think is representing her fans. The GUY portion is the story of her determination to continue pushing forward. She ends up resurrecting Jesus, Lennon, Gandhi, and Jesus so that she can use their blood to create and clone what she believes is the perfect GUY. She then takes these clones to her music label, kills the executives, and replaces them with the clones. I think this symbolizes her getting rid of people who used her and replacing them with people who believe the same things she does. Then at the end, she releases thousands of these clones so they can go out and "spread love" the way Jesus, Lennon, Gandhi, and Michael did. I think that makes sense... Basically a hyperbolized version of her firing her manager, pushing forward, and continuing to work hard and do what she wants.
I think more than anything, this video just proves that no matter how good she does, there are people who will automatically dislike what she releases simply because it's Gaga. Oh well, not anyone's problem but their own.
LOL "basic woman". She is indeed very basic in that she can actually write about things she actually experienced to good melodies and as proven here she can actually deliver a great performance with just...singing. She has no need for gaudy gimmicks and fake "messages" and fake experiences. Too right you are! A surprising insight from a Gaga stan. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, it WAS prefaced with this line dear. "here's me actually stanning...for one of the two women I HAVE been stanning all along."
Your desperate attempts to make sense of Gaga's blitheringly idiotic lyrics must have made you unfit to comprehend plain English.
When I think of Gaga I think of the Glen Coco's articles about how he doesn't get "art". "OoOo German for "cultured" points. Jesus resurrecting? That's so profound"
ReplyDeleteYes gaudy superficiality...it's all way too deep for the likes of us to "understand" ! ;-)
ReplyDeleteIf you really believe in what u say about her ( without any real evidence ), you are as ignorant as little monsters.... there is u can not deny her talent, but u can ignore it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH7VbWlsP54 and also 0.57-1.07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flj0nn2BG4M
ReplyDeleteThe best part out of all if this was Lisa Vanderpump and MANiCURE... From this point on, I'm looking at Gaga sideways...even her dancing seems recycled... And why won't she release MANiCURE as a single and atop being aggravating... Its the only song on the album I wanted to replay apart from sex dreams... In fact, there is so much to dislike about this and so little to like... 4/10 in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteLol, well I find it rich and rachet.... Not so much glamorous... Gaga touched it.
ReplyDeletei don't really care about your opinion and i won't try to make you change it, but could you be more respectful of others people work ?
ReplyDeleteI believe the beginning is about the music industry trying to exploit her and in doing so taking away her freedom and power over her music and the rest I cant really tell it all seems very random. She employs the women from real housewives in the video so maybe she's just trying to prove that women can make a name for themselves on their own? IDK either way it wasnt one of my favorites from her but I appreciate the big production.
ReplyDeleteLink please??? i've been googling it but im not sure if im getting the right ones
ReplyDeletehttp://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Confused-Little-Girl-Is-At-Loss-For-Words.gif
Im kinda shocked to know that Artpop or for this matter, ArtFlop haventyet reached 1 mil sales while Prism and Bangerz already have
ReplyDeletewhat language did she spoke in bad romance?
ReplyDelete"And when the opportunity presents itself on this blog, I will continue to express my view."
ReplyDeletehttp://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ryan-gosling-laughing.gif
Diva, why haven't you made a post about Anastacia's new single? Lord knows she could use the promo...
ReplyDeleteThe video was Stupid, but goddamn her wig game was SO ON POINT. I was living for that long white wig, stole the entire show.
ReplyDeleteLOL That line is Anouk singing about herself...not Gaga. And that song btw was inspired by her own actual life experiences and those of...Miley.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to start quoting Anouk..."there's only one thing they can't fix and that's the hole in your head".
I never denied that Gaga is not a decent singer btw.
Respect needs to be earned. Gaga's work has earned her the opposite of respect in my eyes. That is my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI think that insulting the people who didn't get the video was totally out of line.
ReplyDeleteAs I scrolled through the comments I was surprised at how many of you didn't get the concept. As a post fame era music video this is one of the easier concepts to grasp, regardless of whether or not you know the intricacies of her current management/label situation. As much as I would like to explain in detail the reason for the housewives and Andy Cohen in the video I'll leave it as this, look at how they play the instruments, their status in pop culture and WHY they are famous/how that relates to talent in "music" today but this comment is long enough as it is so y'all can wait on one of Gaga's long winded explanations. Also, the German aspect is a shout-out to Zedd who is in fact German and the producer of this song. I am neither condoning or approving of Gaga's foreign language use in any of her songs, simply stating a fact. I do feel as if sometimes she crams everything and kitchen sink (concept wise) into some of her videos even though they may not be lyrically relevant. Loved the video and the visuals seriously one of her best yet so clean/crisp.
ReplyDeleteHow did u find out i have a hole in my head ? ... nice avoiding btw....
ReplyDeleteFrench, and in "Americano" she spoke a terrible spanish...
ReplyDeleteLOL i kinda thought that was Russian. God she so pretentiously bad
ReplyDeleteDo you mean in bad romance or in americano?
ReplyDeleteI did think that the place was beautiful (I guess that stands for glamurous as well) but the costumes... those guards seems to be wearing trash bags lol
ReplyDeleteBad romance, never heard of americano and i dont think i need to...... well unless if you think it is good, i might give it a consideration.
ReplyDeleteUhm the big tip off was you stanning for Gaga. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBut seriously...I just meant you quoted, for as far as I understood that rather muddled comment, a line out of context. I could do the same.
That song Wigger is highly personal, about people criticizing her interest in certain genres of music and styles and liking black men.
Unlike Gaga, to whom you tried to apply that line falsely, it is not a faked PR interest for Anouk. She married black guys, has 4 children with black guys, it is an integral part of her life. Not a PR thing.
But the fact that Anouk can honestly state that her interests are not PR, doesn't mean others accused of this are also falsely accused.
If you mean I avoided stating my opinion on the songs Gaga sang, one of the things I have with Gaga is that I don't really like her tone but like I said, she absolutely is a decent singer. As for those songs, I remain unimpressed.
So which "talent" is there for me to acknowledge?
Decent singing, mediocre songs which likely will not be remembered long nor are they the kind of songs future artists will likely cover. Decent piano playing.
A combination which in the real world of competition lead to her needing a lot of PR made crap around it all in order to draw attention from amongst all the talent in the world.
And before you go there...No, Miley doesn't have much more talent than that either
. But I like her because I like her tone, it works for me and is very individual. And I like that she can deliver the story of the song for me. And I like her as a person.
That's another thing I cannot say about Gaga.
Her personality, judging on her songs, seems to me a whiny one. I never could stand that type. The "victim" type.
But I can see how that greatly appeals to all the victim types out there. The idea that such a type could "make it big" and "show them all" as I heard her say in one of her little speeches on stage. An utterly immature sentiment.
I hope that answers whatever question you claim I avoided?
If not, please be more specific in what you wanted me to address.
The German at the end is very ridiculous because she's literally just shouting numbers and "No Zedd".
ReplyDeleteOh god, I was trying to forget about Americano...
ReplyDeleteSeems like u ignored the part where i compared you to little monsters :D ... Neither of us can say whether Gaga and her interests are genuine or not. So why do we even argue about ? I leave this seat free and maybe once we will get to know the truth, but tight now, i enjoy her music and performances and videos. There is no one else that has caught me like she did with her work, no one and i have searched the internet all over....
ReplyDeleteOr maybe you will learn the truth? You do realize that claiming neither of us can know and in the next sentence claim you have the "truth" is in contradiction to each other?
ReplyDeleteLOL I didn't realize you wanted me to respond to your attempted insult. I tend to ignore those. Especially when they are as farfetched as that one.
Look, I just give my opinion on Gaga and her work. Nowhere do I say she should "stop" or "move on" or "drop it" what she is doing.The way her stans told me.
I'm sorry for you if you take someone not liking your idol as that person telling you, you can't like her either. But I in fact never uttered such a sentiment.
I have my opinion on her but if you like her, you just feel free and enjoy her to your hearts content. :-)
But if your enjoyment of Gaga is hampered by the knowledge that some random stranger does not share it...well now, that is an issue within yourself. Not with the person who doesn't share your taste.
http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=546088 i think now i know what the first bit of the song mean..
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ReplyDeleteBruh, are you sure you don't have a fish tank? lol
ReplyDeleteLol, I wish I could have recorded today's scream fest. It was wasps all over the track and I sounded like a little bitch out there. Not to mention, my friends and I did a 3 mile jog and all these other people running like 10 miles were looking at us condescendingly like we're just pathetic. They make me feel so not in shape. And I haven't ate a healthy meal in 2 months, my legs (already double jointed) feel ready to dislocate, and I'm trying to get back to a healthier weight of 140 from this terrible 129 because research has shown me that I'm like 15 pounds below the objective weight for someone my height..... So I need a big fat ass steak with portobello mushrooms and caramelized onions because I feel rather.....skinny. Lol
ReplyDeleteReally? Because that's my least favorite wig of hers. Flat, plain, and boring.
ReplyDeleteGaga to me is becoming more and more like that weird girl in school who thinks she's so cool for being ~*different*~ wheras in reality she's just pretentious and wants people to think she's ~*unique*~ and whenever she gets the tiniest amount of criticism she gets all into "STOP BULLYING #STOPTHEHATESTARTTHEMUSIC I'M AN ARTIST GUYS I SWEAR YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND" mode.
ReplyDeleteI like ANTM, it's amazing it's still doing well after more than 10 years.
ReplyDeleteI like "The face", but I feel it's just a vehicle for Naomi, as the other coaches don't do much and have 1% of the fame of Naomi.
Perhaps the true reason I cannot get into Anouk, even though I recognize she is a good singer and a fine artist. She is missing the glamorous element the divas I stan for have. She is more, like, singer-songwriter it seems. More earth and sunshine instead of sequins and glitter.
ReplyDeleteTake your head out of the hole.
ReplyDeleteGosh, you sumarized everything I hate about dealing with other gay men.
Can't she just stop pretending there's art when there's actually just poorly done pop?
ReplyDeleteThat was one of the most flawless hairlines I have ever seen. That was like a 50 inch white wig and was everything.
ReplyDeleteI'd agree that it looks nice in terms of how real and fitting it looks, but it still looks completely uninteresting to me. And it also annoys me in how it just gets EVERYWHERE in her performances and doesn't really look cute.
ReplyDeleteI might not have been as harsh as you, but it's your opinion and I respect it. But I'm curious, why do you think she's a poor dancer, because I personally have actually seen Gaga as one of the better dancers in the mainstream pop industry at the moment, with interesting choreography that doesn't come across as easy. The dancing for me was actually the only interesting part of the video, aside from Andy Cohen's iconic cameo.
ReplyDeleteYes that is very likely why she is not your taste. And why some of your favorites, though equally recognized by me as fine talents, are not my faves. After all, you and I are very different people.
ReplyDeleteBut I never thought you should get into Anouk. Just to acknowledge that she is indeed a good singer.That's all. Which you did. Thank you. :-)
Because she doesn't move well. It looks like a not trained as a dancer individual who was simply taught a routine. But of course, I do not look at singers and expect them to be dancers. But if it is claimed they are or if they choose to incorporate it in their act, I will compare them to other dancers.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKcQ-9mRhWo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mKFEORIoZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pehMBaHgpWE
That's pretty much the only problem I have with her. I like some of her songs, I more or less like her tone and (although some people have doubts about the truthfulness or her young struggles) I like that she tries to defend misfits. But I absolutely HATE the fact that she attaches every critic she receives to a "retrograde mind which hates the different", and her stans are even worse.
ReplyDeleteand why then r u a miley fan if u disapprove of singers using gimmicks
ReplyDeletemiley would not be popular if she didn't have her gimmicks
not to mention miley doesn't even write her own songs - wrecking ball was supposed to go to beyonce before beyonce gave it up
anouk is very talented but it just seems hypocritical to be a fan of miley then to go around and judge gaga for her "gimmicks"
hipster symbolism lol what the actual heck are you talking about
ReplyDeleteand poor visuals and lyrics??? lets recall we cant stop shall we and remember what a mess that was - now that shit is utter crap talking about popping mollies and doing lines of coke
atleast the subject matter of GUY is somewhat useful
not to mention this video has actual choreography and symbolism
and you will continue to look like a hypocrite because you seem fine when miley cyrus does it
ReplyDeleteits so funny miley is the epitome of gimmicks
ReplyDeleteatleast when gaga did it when she burst onto the scene people saw the genius to the madness and that it wasn't just a bunch of controversial imagery
plus put gaga and miley next to each other and strip everything away and gaga will destroy miley in the vocal department
also isn't it funny that gaga can sing her own songs well but when a miley fan shows us a demonstration of mileys vocal ability they need to pull up a cover
And that is why I didn't even bother trying to explain it to you initially. You simply never understand what I am saying.
ReplyDeleteNor do you even read replies.
Miley does not pretend. Gaga does.
Miley does not play the victim, Gaga does.
Miley does not act as if she is producing "Art" while she is actually producing pop tunes, Gaga does.
Miley does not use real issues just to sell average pop tunes, Gaga does.
Miley acts up the way teens will act up. And she exaggerates a bit for the purpose of showbizz. That is not at all comparably to "using gimmicks" the way Gaga does.
And again,Miley amassed, by 17,over 100 million $. Prior to any of these present antics. She sold out big halls prior to these antics. Your argument is incorrect. She obviously does not need these antics to be "popular". And btw she does co-write her own songs
I "judge" Gaga for her fakeness,her pretentiousness and for her "victim" attitude and for the way she cheapens things I hold dear thereby.
beyonce is the only better dancer on the scene
ReplyDeleteyes gaga is a mediocre dancer but she follows it well and can atleast perform choreo while singing unlike most artists
do you see rihanna, miley, taylor, demi etc singing and dancing simultaneously no
and don't bring up pop stars that no one cares about were talking about mainstream divas that are actually relevant to pop culture
you obviously don't know what the word "hipster" means
ReplyDeleteVersace is not hipster - what are you smoking
its high fashion
Dear, I would advise you too to actually read the article I linked to but in your case I won't. You should really stop trying to understand a word I post. No offense but you really are not very bright. And I don't say that as an insult but as a conclusion I came to from your lack of understanding so many things as well as your "arguments" being incredibly basic.
ReplyDeleteAnd lol at "what the actual heck are you talking about"..you tell me dude...what's a "heck".
I don't I think she should do whatever she wants
ReplyDeleteI am just baffled what a miley fan would call anything gaga does as "distasteful"
if miley releases a video/song like we cant stop - the her fans have ABSOLUTELY NO ROOM to call anyone elses video/music distasteful
and im sorry I didn't address you by name - I don't like trolling every single article on this blog arguing with every freaking person that comments on these posts like you do - I don't like personally attacking others on a constant basis - theres 115+ comments on this post and im pretty sure half of them are of you arguing
seriously every article I see you arguing and bashing people
But she doesn't "do the same" dude, she just upsets timid virgins and uptight Americans with being sexual. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd btw, though I absolutely have no problems with Miley's antics. That is exactly how I see them ...as antics. I also expressed my hopes that once she will get it out of her system, she will get into a genre more befitting her voice and, from what I surmise to be, her musical sensibilities.
Unlike you and your fellow Gaga stans, I do not take these antics as more than what they are.
uhm what she looked like the popular girl - regina George in this video
ReplyDeletetheres nothing about "bullying" in this video
I swear people criticize her even if it doesnt fit into the context
Dude for real, stop already with the passive aggressive nonsense. Say my name when you refer to me. Don't be such a pathetic wimp.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is actually harder to do a good cover than to sing your own songs. As is evident from the generic factor of Gaga's cover on the Tony Bennet album.
ROFL at "genius".
No dude.."people" saw right through Gaga and saw her empty theft from the start. "Children" were the only ones fooled.
finally a good comment on this blog post
ReplyDeletepeople need to chill the F*** out on here
I know it makes me mad
ReplyDeletebut she tries to look ugly sometimes
her more simple looks are way better and accentuate her beauty more
she should keep it more simple more often
not to mention she also has a killer body
people take lyrics too literal
ReplyDeleteshes talking about your inner beauty - outer appearance is fickle and she said rebirthing yourself is healthy - until you are happy with the way you look
are you going to crucify people for getting braces???
and what she hasn't had surgery-if she did she would have gotten her big ass nose fixed and her teeth straightened
agreed haha
ReplyDeletejust chill guys
Dude, you just got through calling me a "hypocrite" several times (because you don't see the difference between Miley and Gaga.)
ReplyDeleteYou are as fake assed as your idol.
Dear, you just replied to 3 of my comments in this one thread. Are you really this oblivious to your own insincerity?
ReplyDeleteLet me try and spell it out for you. What one person finds distasteful, is not necessarily what another finds distasteful.
What you find distasteful about Miley's videos i.e. enjoying sex talking, about drugs (and btw do you really think Gaga's isn't smoking pot and indulging in coke???), I have no issues with. What I find distasteful is Gaga's cheapening of art and her victim playing when she is in fact not at all. Her taking anything and everything and merely using it to gain personal fame and fortune.
And what I find laughable is stans like you talking about the "symbolism" and such in Gaga's work when really, you probably don't even freakin' know the symbolism itself or where it comes from. You just read her pretentious "statements" explaining.
I bet you know nothing more for instance of Gandhi then that he stood for peaceful protest. In what context and how he lived his live, you are probably clueless.
Just like Joshy was talking about liking the columns but probably has no idea what the architectural name or history are for said columns.
And personally I highly doubt Gaga knows any of the background or historical context , value or meaning of most of the "symbolism" she appropriates either.
Makes sense. Understood.
ReplyDeleteI didn't bring up other pop stars aside from Gaga, who this post is about?
ReplyDeletewell im sure the feeling is mutual LOL ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna go on this crazy limb and say that you would describe yourself as a "Little Monster". I wasn't referring to just her looks, her general attitude is just terrible, and she cannot gracefully accept criticism or the fact that her 15 minutes are ticking. I don't know how closely you follow her, but I promise, what I said is very much so in context.
ReplyDeleteAnd have you ever been to high school? Do you know how it works? If you think she looks like the "popular" girl, you're way off.
She's an artist who is putting her work out to the public, claiming that this was "the album of the millennium", and I'm feeling free to criticize her in any way I feel appropriate.
Oh gosh.
ReplyDelete“I have never had plastic surgery, and there are many pop singers who have".
“I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification"
(body modification = cheap rubber prosthetic knock-off that looks like something one would by for $5 at Party City for Halloween).
"And how many models and actresses do you see on magazine covers who have brand-new faces and have had plastic surgery, while I myself have never had any plastic surgery?"
"I haven't had any yet, I was born this way"
Lady Gaga, Harper Bazaar May 2011
I know right !! feel the same way
ReplyDelete"embodiment of postmodernism as a spent force, revealing what happens when pastiche and irony exhaust themselves as aesthetics"
ReplyDelete"these aesthetics
are assimilated—cannibalized—into a repertoire of meaninglessness, from
which the hipster can construct an identity in the manner of a collage,
or a shuffled playlist on an ipod."
"draws on the "cultural stores of every unmelted ethnicity" and "gay
style", and then "regurgitates it with a winking inauthenticity. "
"hipster is defined by a lack of authenticity, by a sense of lateness to the scene"
(who was a "face" of Versace in 1995? Indeed Madonna was. The one Gaga was "inspired" by)
Oh and honey, you really spend too much time here. You should be buying Artpop and refreshing G.U.Y. video. Your Mother needs it
ReplyDeleteMe too, me too! :x
ReplyDeleteDone@129 LOL!
ReplyDeleteWhat? Black Robin is f*ckin' sexy as hell mkayyyyy lol
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, Jessica is just ughhhh. I wouldn't say infatuation but man she's hypnotizing =D
Sadly yes. Lol... Well most screams are in between F5 and F6.
ReplyDeleteLol, well this Honda is a stick shift so one needs some patience experience to cope with it. It also has a gas milage rating of 4 so it needs a lot of food... I meant fuel.
ReplyDeleteLOL, IKR....SCAD draws all the gays like foreal....LOL....
ReplyDeleteOn a different note....WTF is this? She sounds more manly than I do...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUO7Y3ejz-c
Haha. Well, what do you expect? They ain't the Savannah Sand Gnats for nothing lol
ReplyDeleteSavannah, though. I've never seen a big gay community in my entire life haha.
Seriously? Man, I love puffy, juicy lips. Sounds creepy, but it's so orgasmic haha. The sensation you feel, I don't know lol For me, I prefer it 'cause my lips are kinda big lol
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh, the south African model. I'm surprised I didn't recognize her. She played in that snow white movie as the mother or some crap. Yeah, she's freakin' GORGEOUS!
I never watched the original, it seemed boring to me as well. But the remake is a step up. I used to have the hugest crush on Sarah. Buffy was my sister's favourite show. She absolutely loved it to the point of obsession almost haha. Didn't Buffy die at the end? The show always seemed interesting to me but I never really watched it like that.
That makes sense
ReplyDeleteYou want to "sexcercise" with that? ................................... B.A.S.I.C
ReplyDeleteThis is who I want to "sexcercise" with: The LEGENDARY Male- Supermodel "Tyson Beckford". *Drools* : - D
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li011edu1h1qbvoj8o1_1280.jpg
yeah but she look so much younger
ReplyDeletelol i deleted this
ReplyDeleteanyway