Hexxx 2,244 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I'm not pressed over Madonna I just threw that in there because when she released Judas everybody was saying "oh big deal Madonna already this". My feelings about Madonna are mutral. I don't like nor hate her. those were the days Lady Gaga/ Madonna/Lana /Azealia Banks/ Jazmine Sullivan/ DEEE-LITE/ Moko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gagz 2,512 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Applause was a boring and safe lead single choice. It didn't push any boundaries. If Gaga would have released Aura as the lead single earlier than Roar and have the video be the continuation to Telephone I think it would have generated enough attention to have the same success as Applause Why choose another single to try to achieve the success she has already gotten tho? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane_c 480 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 My problem Aura is that its not critical of the burqa. It calls it "a choice", when I think women are brainwashed by religion to wear it or are coerced. She sort of wimped out on it imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crownlessking 158 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 If Aura would have been the lead single it would have slayed. Applause should have come later :( The era that could've been... Aura > Gypsy > Do What U Want > Applause Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkBeep 0 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Why choose another single to try to achieve the success she has already gotten tho? Because it makes a bolder statement. It wouldn't have slayed. It's a totally irrelevant reference that has no place in the song at all other than to potentially 'shock'. So many other metaphors could be used. It would've been dragged to the pits, and the song would receive minimal support from fans (including myself) who are still pressed that she reworked the verse vocals compared to the demo, but changed no production. The song is still a fan favorite from ARTPOP. Get over the vocals, they are still good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElfyAss 0 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Well Judas freaked everyone but talking about muslims will only cause her prejudice tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gagz 2,512 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Well Judas freaked everyone but talking about muslims will only cause her prejudice tbh Plus despite its controversy, it didn't do good Controversy doesn't always mean mean more sales Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElfyAss 0 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Plus despite it's controversy, it didn't do good Controversy doesn't always mean mean more sales :trootea: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvee 8,401 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I'm not pressed over Madonna I just threw that in there because when she released Judas everybody was saying "oh big deal Madonna already this". My feelings about Madonna are mutral. I don't like nor hate her. Lmao not even going to waste my time. No please do. Cause whatever it is, I can guarantee that Gaga would put you in your place lol Gaga doesn't do things for controversy's sake. She does it out of reason or inspiration, but not to grab headlines. She grabs headlines, because it takes very little to make the GP feel uncomfortable. She didn't write Aura for controversy, she did so because in her mind a Burqa best represents veil or protection of one's sacred identity. She doesn't sit down and ask hm what can I do to piss people off today? She accepts that she pisses people off and has even admitted to liking it, but it's never a main intent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Hoegan 1,018 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 more like Gaga would be slayed by crazy Muslims Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer 9,227 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I think it would have been controversial for all the wrong reasons. For a start, Gaga admits in the song lyrics that she's only wearing/singing about burqas because it's a "move of passion", not "a statement." She's literally admitting there's no meaning behind it which just implies she's doing it for the sake of being controversial. Secondly, the various times she's actually worn a "burqa", it's actually been a niqab. Niqabs are when there is a hole for the eyes in the veil. Burqas are when the eyes are covered as well as everything else. This alone would have shown she hadn't done her research and was (again) being controversial for the sake of it. Executed correctly, a Burqa single era could have been brilliant. Even if the song didn't do well commercially, it would've shown Gaga was willing to go balls to the wall with her art. However, everything I said in the above paragraph makes me think it would've been completely embarrassing for her, so I'm glad it wasn't a single in a way. I love judas SO MUCH but I canʹt look like a copycat of JLO!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,107 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Get over the vocals, they are still good. I can't and I won't. The only good vocals are the ones remaining from the demo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronyoji 2,054 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 My problem Aura is that its not critical of the burqa. It calls it "a choice", when I think women are brainwashed by religion to wear it or are coerced. She sort of wimped out on it imo. I am so glad you sad this. It's true. There is an intellectual fallacy with being modern and s-xual but still religious. Wah some women choose to wear religious pieces such as the burqa but it's naive to ignore its roots in misogyny and s-xual censorship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvee 8,401 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I think it would have been controversial for all the wrong reasons. For a start, Gaga admits in the song lyrics that she's only wearing/singing about burqas because it's a "move of passion", not "a statement." She's literally admitting there's no meaning behind it which just implies she's doing it for the sake of being controversial. Secondly, the various times she's actually worn a "burqa", it's actually been a niqab. Niqabs are when there is a hole for the eyes in the veil. Burqas are when the eyes are covered as well as everything else. This alone would have shown she hadn't done her research and was (again) being controversial for the sake of it. You're misinterpreting the big picture, though. The song is about revealing's one identity. The concept of "burqa" stemmed from the idea that people always her ask who the real Gaga is and now she's ready to show them. Not the other way around. This is a subject that's been around since the BTW era and it's personified in Aura. The niqab is to Aura as the discostick is to LoveGame or the Christian cross is to Judas. She's not making a statement about burqas or Muslim culture in general, but her use of it IS a move of passion because it makes sense to her and her own context. There are a lot of problems with her interpretation of the Burqa, though, and I agree that the controversy brought by Aura would've been nothing but bad press for her with little benefit. Like Katy Perry's "controversial" geisha performance. It got press out of that, but the song still failed to match her usual single success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkBeep 0 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 It would have been I C O N I C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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