Lady Gaga. New single. Need we say more? Big music moments like this are the stuff the pop world is made for. All that anticipation and intense waiting, all for four minutes of brand new amazingness. Because surely Lady Gaga's new single will be amazing? Or are we hoping for too much from the woman who has become a living icon and one of the biggest forces in music today?
Well, Born This Way starts with one of those classic 'Lady Gaga does some sultry spoken word stuff' bits. The whole song is VERY Madonna's Express Yourself. And it is oh so camp. Like the campest thing ever. The vocals are almost annihilated by the relentlessly thumping beat. All the way through the track, just 'oomph oomph oomph'. But then again, a good healthy dollop of dance-pop 'oomph' is what Gaga has always done so well.
Is it better than Bad Romance? No. Is it a good pop song? Definitely. It's catchy, it's dance-able. So far, so Gaga. But what is new here? After all, this is where we see if she really can sustain all the momentum from her first record onto that 'difficult second album'. What works so well is that all the key Gaga elements are still here in healthy doses, but given a good shine and gloss-up. This is a far more uplifting, positive Gaga. The darkness that pervaded so much of The Fame Monster is pushed back, replaced by a far brighter sound. If The Fame was the descent into a seedy night-club, revelling in pleasure and drink all night long, then Born This Way is waking up the next morning and doing it all day too.
The more you listen to it, the more it strikes you just how Madonna-esque the song is. If you were a fan of her Confessions on a Dancefloor then you will adore Born This Way. That big disco beat is irresistible, the choruses ready-made to be shouted out across arenas and stadiums all the world over. Born This Way is massive, American, amazing, and most important of all, completely Gaga.
Well, Born This Way starts with one of those classic 'Lady Gaga does some sultry spoken word stuff' bits. The whole song is VERY Madonna's Express Yourself. And it is oh so camp. Like the campest thing ever. The vocals are almost annihilated by the relentlessly thumping beat. All the way through the track, just 'oomph oomph oomph'. But then again, a good healthy dollop of dance-pop 'oomph' is what Gaga has always done so well.
Is it better than Bad Romance? No. Is it a good pop song? Definitely. It's catchy, it's dance-able. So far, so Gaga. But what is new here? After all, this is where we see if she really can sustain all the momentum from her first record onto that 'difficult second album'. What works so well is that all the key Gaga elements are still here in healthy doses, but given a good shine and gloss-up. This is a far more uplifting, positive Gaga. The darkness that pervaded so much of The Fame Monster is pushed back, replaced by a far brighter sound. If The Fame was the descent into a seedy night-club, revelling in pleasure and drink all night long, then Born This Way is waking up the next morning and doing it all day too.
The more you listen to it, the more it strikes you just how Madonna-esque the song is. If you were a fan of her Confessions on a Dancefloor then you will adore Born This Way. That big disco beat is irresistible, the choruses ready-made to be shouted out across arenas and stadiums all the world over. Born This Way is massive, American, amazing, and most important of all, completely Gaga.
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