I like it, though I don't doubt for a second that the "leak" this weekend was intentionally done so she could release this a week early and cut Katy Perry off at the pass.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
I haven't listened to any of these leaky links, because I'm an old scholol album-oriented guy. I've been loving the new Daft Punk and Pet Shop Boys albums and "Yes, It's True," The Polyphonic Spree's new masterpiece. However, earlier today, SPIN set out a link to "Applause" calling it Gaga's forgettable new song, "the sound of one pop star clapping-- for herself," which made me lol. I still haven't listened to it though. Or did I?
She manages to steal from Grace Jones and Missing Persons simultaneously. It's not horrible, but its not groundbreaking or inventive.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Lady Gaga's applause however is very very dated. The chorus feels like it's come from the 90s club charts (though its catchy) and the versus are forgettable, and that David Bowie thing she is doing with her voice is irritating as hell. Also how many songs about her been famous etc do we need?
The thing that annoys the hell out of me is that press release for the album where it makes it sound like its going to be the second coming and turn the music industry on it's head. Though re reading the press release it's all about the 'ground breaking App (even though Bjork already did it) and very little about the music.....i think that sums her up right now.
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
Today she made a statement encouraging fans to NOT buy her music and saying that she "is over", blah blah blah. It's really annoying. I think she knows the album is going to tank, so she wants to say, "see my fans listened."
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
I've always been a defender of Lady Gaga, not because her music is revolutionary (as you guys have said, she "pays homage" to a lot of people before her), but because she's a great performer and I actually enjoy most of her songs. Having said that, there's something so tired about this track; maybe it's the pretentiousness behind the whole affair, she went from being a lot of fun to listen to (and having some smart, interesting lyrics at times) to this strange, not-so-original song. The lyrics are terrible too. We'll see how this album turns out.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Nostalgic dance music is in and at the top of the charts. Saying Lady Gaga quotes and derives from older artist is tired at this point. Honestly she helped bring that trend up, though among several other artists who helped do it.
I just learned that Gaga was born in 1986 so it's now easy for me to gather that she's been heavily influenced by 80's synthesizer pop & underground vibe. Katy Perry, Rihanna, and she are children of the 80's which explains a great deal to me at least. I'm not really familiar with either artist's catalog other than the occasional tune that someone picks or pans here @ bww.