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(or: october 3’s honey from the hive)
posted at 6:55 am by brandon in sweet you rock and sweet you roll
Lady GaGa — “Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)” (from The Fame
A’s weeklong takeover of the hive draws to a close with his current favorite artist, the garishly gaudy Ms. GaGa. I don’t so much have a problem with the quality of her creative output, much of which — including even light singalong piffles such as this — is quite inventive and interesting. Where she loses me more often than not are the times when her irrelevantly shocking style — the rump roast dress, anyone? — threatens to entirely override her stunning substance, which often is so solid that she only ends up diluting it (as opposed to enhancing it) with her frenetic fashion antics.
October 5th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Brandon has asked me on multiple occasion to explain, or at least to describe, my fascination with Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, after many attempts, I am still generally speechless although the words “unique,” “original,” “innovative,” and “impossible-to-emulate” are certainly apropos.
I completely disagree with Brandon that Lady Gaga’s inventive non-musical style (including the rump roast dress) detracts from her musical talents; on the contrary, it only enhances her musical and performing virtuosity.
While “Eh Eh (Nothing Else I can Say)” is a perfectly good song, I much prefer Lady Gaga’s bolder oeuvres: (you guessed it!) “Alejandro,” “Bad Romance,” “Poker Face,” and even “Telephone.” Check out the video for “Bad Romance”; it’s crazy yet fantastic.