 |
| Image Source. |
If you have seen it yet, you can by clicking here. Go ahead. I'll wait.
Done? Good.
So if you didn't take time to watch it (I'm shocked), here's a brief recap. This video features Lady Gaga "dancing" around (really more writhing) in different ridiculous outfits.
. . . oh, I thought I would have more to say about it, but nope. That pretty much sums it up. That's the whole plot of the video. It looks a little something like this-
1. Hand Bra
 |
| Image source. |
2. Painted Face Which I Thought Could End Up Interesting After Seeing Concept Art But Wasn't
 |
| Image Source. |
 |
| Image Source. |
Do you remember the first time you ever watched the video for Bad Romance? I fell in love immediately. It blew my mind.
Not only did it fit with the song, it added another level to it.The costumes and sets were amazing and there were actual characters and a build and a climax.
If music videos aren't going to have a good story, that's totally fine, but they need to make up for it with a fascinating/distinctive concept or impressive visuals.
These visuals are cool, but they piss me off. They remind me of her video for You And I more than anything. Disjointed. Bizarre. Nonsensical. Ultimately, they're jarring and go by so fast and contrast so wildly it's hard to get into that.
But what ESPECIALLY pisses me off, is the way she flashes enough skin to get the PTA all hot bothered while still managing to be censored enough so you can play it on TV. The first time I watched this video I swore to god I saw her nipples, but it turned out to be a special bra made of a melted tinfoil.
She's like a sexy Marilyn Manson, except I've seen Marilyn Manson's boobs! Granted, he didn't have any nipples at the time, but still.
Do you know what I most want to see from Lady Gaga? Just a ten minute video of her singing an acoustic on an empty sound stage while bare-ass naked. All respect regained immediately.
But she'll never do that, because she's not a performance artist. She's a cookie cutter pop star indistinguishable from Katy Perry or Taylor Swift. This song is pretty much Lady Gaga's answer to Circus by Britney Spears.
What it really comes down to is I'm mad. Not mad at Lady Gaga. She's a pop star and she's good at it. Mad at myself for paying attention to Top 40 bullshit rather than taking the time to seek out and find real art.
Goddamnit, I need to go read something. I'll be back.
Amen, sister.
ReplyDeleteBecause you asked, I watched the video. That's 3 and a half minutes of my life I'm never getting back.
I did used to like Lady Gaga. I thought she was kinda cool, edgy (maybe a rip-off of Madonna) but I enjoyed the spectacle. She was a good entertainer and the music/video/and probably live performances were art-like. Neat.
But I think her songs after Bad Romance, took a turn downhill. I wasn't interested any more. She wasn't producing new ideas or interesting concepts for me any more.
And then I saw this video. Aside from the visual problems, which Cerasi you summed up succinctly, the WORDS. She is literally singing, "I love all the applause." (Or is it live? I wasn't sure while watching it and fuck if I'm looking up her lyrics..)
Well no shit, Gaga. Of course you love all the applause, but I'm supposed to like hearing you sing about how you love being adored by us less important non-celebrity plebeians? No, thanks. I agree Cerasi, let's find some real art.
I think I watched, maaaaybe 1 minute of it. I got bored, and clicked the x button. I just feel like once you hit a certain weird, every other weird thing just doesn't matter. And unless you cross the "weird" line into the "OBSCENE AND YOU DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE" area, you can't really get any weirder. The weirdest thing a weird celebrity could do is go back to "normal". I never understood the notion how 'weird' is 'artistic'. You could be artistic without trying to push all boundaries.
ReplyDeleteSara Bareilles is damn artistic, but you don't see her doing stupid shit, and putting human heads on swan's bodies, or twerking on Whatshisface's sad, pathetic package on stage at that one awards show.
They ruin art. It makes me angry.