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Entertainment Weekly:

With gray hair, a flowing dress, and a British accent, Lady Gaga sang a medley of songs from The Sound of Music in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary.

Scarlett Johansson introduced Gaga, noting “there was no solution to Maria but to love her.� After entering a stage adorned with trees, Gaga began by belting “The Sound of Music,� and then segued, with some skirt swishing, into “My Favorite Things.� The medley concluded with “Edelweiss� and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.�

 

Rolling Stones:

For the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music, Lady Gaga belted out a gorgeous medley of songs from the film at the 2015 Oscars. Clad in white and accompanied by a string section, Gaga sang four tracks from the film and musical's soundtrack � "The Sound of Music," "My Favorite Things," "Edelweiss" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain."

 

Billboard:

Donning a white dress and following an intro from Scarlett Johansson, Lady Gaga sang a medley of "The Sound of Music," "Do Re Mi," "Edelweiss," and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," and her powerful pipes were met with a standing ovation from the audience.

One very special guest also approved: Following the numbers, a grinning Julie Andrews then joined her onstage, embracing the singer and thanking her for her showstopping performance.

 

Entertainment Tonight:

Apparently everyone forgot Lady Gaga is a really, really talented singer?

Maybe it’s the wigs and the crazy outfits. Maybe it’s the meat dresses and the being carried in an egg and all that blood. Whatever it is, people seem to have forgotten that first and foremost Gaga is an insanely talented singer. But they remembered tonight.

Gaga’s secret performance at the Academy Awards turned out to be a tribute to The Sound of Music for its 50th anniversary. She took the stage for a very toned down medley of “The Sound of Music,� “My Favorite Things,� “Edelweiss� and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.�

 

VH1:

Lady Gaga lives for the applause, and she earned all of the praise she got â€â€� including the one from Julie Andrews herself â€â€� for her performance tonight. Maybe she’s still coming down from the high of her Grammy performance with Tony Bennett or maybe that heart-shaped engagement ring from fiancé Taylor Kinney is giving her power.

Either way, Gaga’s performance tonight showed her many talents. The woman who brought us “Bad Romance� and “Paparazzi� can sing in a wide variety of styles, and they all sound good on her.

 

Buzzfeed:

Everyone Still Has Chills From Lady Gaga’s “Sound Of Music� Tribute
“YAAASS GAGA YAAASS.� � The internet.

So you probably STILL have chills from Lady Gaga’s EPIC tribute at the Oscars to Sound of Music.

People got really excited, really fast.

The celebs LOVED it.

People basically were in awe. Like, “YAAASS GAGA YAAASS.�

 

Mic:

The most surprising moment of the 87th Academy Awards wasn't an awards snub, a teleprompter gaffe or a wardrobe malfunction. It was Lady Gaga.

On Sunday night, Gaga came out on stage, voice first, in a tribute to the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music � and if the Oscars announcer hadn't said her name first, you might not have realized it was her. Gone was the pop star who growled her way through "Poker Face" in avant-garde outfits. Instead, Gaga came out belting notes we didn't know she was capable of.

The pop star crooned her way through our favorite Sound of Music classics, from "Edelweiss" and "The Hills Are Alive" to "Favorite Things" and "Climb Every Mountain." And she totally nailed it.

If Gaga's voice was sounding better than ever, Twitter's breath was a bit taken away. Responses were mixed at first...

...until Julie Andrews took the stage and formally gave Gaga's performance her stamp of approval. "Dear Lady Gaga," said Andrews, in what might be the most surprisingly endearing line of the night, "thank you for that wonderful tribute. It really warmed my heart, it really did."

They embraced, they cried and then so did all of us at home. And we finally agreed, once and for all, that Lady Gaga can seriously sing.

 

New York Magazine:

his year marks 50 years since the Sound of Music's release. And if you thought NBC's 2013 live special was all anyone had in store to celebrate, think again. The Oscars brought out Lady Gaga to sing a stunning medley of all your mom's favorite songs from the film � she even mimicked Julie Andrews's famous accent! Speaking of Andrews, she pops up at the end for the best extended hug ever.

 

Time:

Lady Gaga performed an incendiary medley from The Sound of Music � seemed like a strange idea, but totally worked � ending with a salute from Julie Andrews, who pronounced “Lady Gaga� as though it were a royal title.

 

IMDb:

Lady Gaga channeling Julie Andrews for a medley honoring The Sound of Music was absolutely moving, but what capped off the emotions of the moment was seeing Andrews take the stage to hug her, then to thank her tearfully at the microphone for the lovely tribute. "It warmed my heart. It really did."

 

NJ:

For a tribute to "The Sound of Music" marking the film's 50th anniversary, Gaga put her bright red fashion gloves aside and took to the Oscars stage tonight to perform a medley of songs from the movie.

At the end of the four-minute medley, Gaga, ringleader of the Little Monsters, was embraced by none other than Julie Andrews, who gave the pop singer her blessing for the performance.

"It really warmed my heart," said Andrews, 79. "It really did."

"It's hard to believe that 50 years have gone by since that joyous film was released," Andrews continued. "I blinked and suddenly here I am. I think that I do speak for everyone connected with the movie when I say we all really felt blessed to have been a part of it. And as for me, well, how lucky can a girl get, hm?"

 

Hollywood Reporter:

Lady Gaga was part of special 50th anniversary tribute to The Sound of Music at the Oscars on Sunday night.

The musician took the Dolby Theatre stage in a white gown to perform a medley from the Julie Andrews-Christopher Plummer movie-musical.Among white wooden beams and a string orchestra, Gaga hit the high notes on "The Hills Are Alive," "My Favorite Things," "Edelweiss" and "Climb Every Mountain."

Afterward, Andrews came onstage, hugged Gaga and, before presenting the Oscar for best score, told the audience, "It's hard to believe that 50 years have gone by since that joyous film was released. I blinked and suddenly here I am! I think that I do speak for everyone connected to the movie when I say, we all really felt blessed to be a part of it. And as for me, well, how lucky can a girl get?"

 

Daily News:

Just nine days before its golden anniversary, Gaga scaled Richard Rodgers’ Alpine melodies with warmth and grace. She ably imitated Andrews’ sonorous, original readings of songs like the title track, “Edelweiss� and “My Favorite Things.�

She even belted to the sky mother superior’s operatic finale, “Climb Every Mountain.�

Gaga, dressed in an elegant white and silver gown, seemed to relish performing songs associated with an era well before her birth.

 

Deadline:

Lady Gaga took to the Oscars stage to sing a four-song medley from The Sound Of Music as the Academy Awards celebrated the movie’s 50th anniversary on Sunday. Her performance garnered a standing ovation and according to Twitter generated the highest number of tweets per minute of any segment of the show, alongside Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s speech for winning Best Picture and Patricia Arquette’s call-to-arms acceptance speech for winning Best Supporting Actress.

 

The Telegraph:

Screen queen Dame Julie Andrews joined music star Lady Gaga on stage at the Oscars to celebrate the 50th anniversary of family favourite The Sound Of Music.
After a clip of the movie, Lady Gaga appeared in a floaty white dress to perform a medley featuring The Sound Of Music, My Favourite Things, Edelweiss and Climb Every Mountain - to an overwhelmingly positive reaction on social media.
Dame Julie then appeared and was given an emotional welcome from the Poker Face singer, before recalling her "glorious" memories of making the 1965 classic film.

She said: "Dear Lady Gaga, thank you for that wonderful tribute. Oh my God. It really warmed my heart, it really did.

 

Cbs News:

Lady Gaga nailed it during her tribute to the 50th anniversary of the "The Sound of Music" at the Oscars Sunday night.The pop star plowed through song after song from the 1965 film, including "Edelweiss," "My Favorite Things" and "Sixteen Going on Seventeen."

After her last note, "The Sound of Music" star Julie Andrews came out to give Gaga a big hug.

"Dear Lady Gaga," said Andrews. "Thank you for that wonderful tribute. It really warmed my heart. It's hard to believe that 50 years have gone by since that joyous film was released."

"As for me -- how lucky can a girl get?" Andrews added.

Earlier in the night, Gaga said on the red carpet: "I really put my heart into preparing it, and I'm really excited to entertain the nominees tonight."

 

ABC News:

Everyone is buzzing about Lady Gaga's epic "Sound of Music" tribute Sunday night that also featured a big hug from the movie's iconic star Julie Andrews.

Gaga's pipes were on full display and she dressed in a chic silver gown that did the movie tribute justice. The Oscars celebrated the movie's 50th anniversary.

After her amazing performance and welcoming of Andrews to the stage, Gaga posted a sweet photo.

"Me right now. What a night. Congratulations to all the nominees, performers, and winners! Let's party!" she wrote with an emoji of a martini. In the pic, Gaga is on the floor, smiling after earning a well-deserved standing ovation from the Oscars audience.

 

San Jose Mercury News:

Lady Gaga doing "The Sound of Music" proud: Talk about your biggest jaw-dropper of the night. Looking elegant and fetching, Lady Gaga wowed us through a stupendous "The Sound of Music" medley with a performance that blew our lederhosen right off! Then when Julie Andrews stepped on stage -- poised and intelligent -- and started to talk about "Music" -- it couldn't get better

 

Cleverland:

In honor of the 50th anniversary of "The Sound of Music," the Oscars brought Lady Gaga on stage to deliver a medley of music from the popular musical.

They couldn't have made a better choice. Gaga hit every note and then some. It was a beautiful performance and one of the best Gaga has ever delivered. Julie Andrews walked on stage next and thanked "Dear, Lady Gaga."

 

Mirror:

We all knew Gaga was talented but this is incredible. It's so out of this world amazing that I'm quite shocked.

I mean, she's not wearing PVC, she's not got a weird artist vomiting paint all over her and she isn't actively hibernating in an egg so we're not used to this side of Gaga.

It's all about the voice. And live singing. Take note literally everyone else.

And then Julie Andrews popped out to sing her praises. It was totes emosh.Not many people could follow a performance like Lady Gaga's but Julie Andrews didn't just follow it, she made it even better.

Heaping praise on the superstar singer who'd just performaned a medley of the songs she made famous in the Sound of Music, Julie Andrews sparkled on stage.

And she said words like 'dear' and 'wondrous' which was just brilliant.

Can she host next year? Please?

 

News Channel 3:

LOS ANGELES, Calif. � Lady Gaga often hides her musical talent behind attention-getting outfits, including a meat dress and, at the Oscars, some dishwashing-like red gloves.

But the Grammys have shown she’s a heck of a pianist, and at the Oscars she let her voice roar on a medley from “The Sound of Music.�

Julie Andrews herself was awed by Gaga’s performance, applauding and thanking her.

 

MTV News:

You know what’s better than brown paper packages tied up with string? Lady Gaga’s performance at the 87th Annual Academy Awards tonight. Also literally anything. Brown paper packages tied up with string are the worst.

The “Cheek To Cheek� singer took the Dolby Theatre stage on Sunday (Feb. 22) to perform a medley of four songs (“The Sound of Music,� “My Favorite Things,� “Edelweiss,� and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain�) from “The Sound Of Music� to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Julie Andrews musical.

Andrews appeared onstage immediately following the performance to give Gaga a hug and present the Oscar for Best Original Score, which ultimately went to Alexandre Desplat for his work on Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.�

“Thank you for that wonderful tribute,� Andrews said of the performance. “It really warmed my heart. It really did.� Translation? YAAAAASSSS YAAAAASS GAGA YOU LOOK SO GOOD OH MY GOD YAAAAASSSSSSSSS.

 

The Guardian:

The Hollywood hills were alive with the sound of Gaga as the pop star performed a 50th anniversary tribute to the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

After being introduced by Scarlett Johansson, Lady Gaga ran through My Favourite Things, Edelweiss, Climb Every Mountain – in a pronounced English accent with backing from a string section.

The star teamed up with the production duo of Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, who worked on NBC live specials of the Sound of Music and Peter Pan, and who were producing their third consecutive Oscars.

Speaking on the red carpet before the performance, Gaga said she was proud to be singing songs from a film that “changed music forever and changed the film industry�.

Other performances on the night included host Neil Patrick Harris’s opening number, Moving Pictures– an ode to Hollywood that featured turns from Anna Kendrick and Jack Black. Common and John Legend also performed Glory from Ava DuVernay’s film Selma. David Oyelowo and Chris Pine were left in tears.

There were also songs from Rita Ora and Tim McGraw, who were both nominees in the best original song category alongside Glory, and Jennifer Hudson sang I Can’t Let Go after the in memoriam section.

Earlier in the month at the Grammys, Lady Gaga performed a duet with Tony Bennett, who she worked with on the album Cheek to Cheek. She recently announced she was getting married to actor and model Taylor Kinney.

 

 

 

I know there are A LOT more sites praising her.But they pretty much say the same.So I am not adding them 

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And just go to their FB pages and check out the amount of likes and comments under these articles  :emo:

I just can't  :giveup:  They've never been so positive about her  :excited:

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Unfortunately, I don't like the way things are going on. They "all" praise her because she's done something conventional and toned it down to the point where there's no Gaga in what I saw in that performance. 

 

 

They will bash her again as soon as she becomes "Gaga" again, bookmark me

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Unfortunately, I don't like the way things are going on. They "all" praise her because she's done something conventional and toned it down to the point where there's no Gaga in what I saw in that performance. 

 

 

They will bash her again as soon as she becomes "Gaga" again, bookmark me

No .They are praising her about her amazing voice.The general public didn't even know about her voice before that.Those gloves were kinda Gaga tho  :haha:

And the most talked about moment of the Oscars 

 

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Unfortunately, I don't like the way things are going on. They "all" praise her because she's done something conventional and toned it down to the point where there's no Gaga in what I saw in that performance. 

 

 

They will bash her again as soon as she becomes "Gaga" again, bookmark me

 

 

Yes and no.

 

The thing about her "old stuff" is that she never showcased her classic training much, and people simply had no idea she was even CAPABLE of that. What she did today is let people know she has talent, and that may translate to interest when her new album comes out. While I agree a lot of people will probably shun a strictly pop record, she has already hinted she wants to do something a little more funk/rock and roll next time, so who even knows what journey we're in for.

 

Basically, it's too early to tell. 

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Yes and no.

 

The thing about her "old stuff" is that she never showcased her classic training much, and people simply had no idea she was even CAPABLE of that. What she did today is let people know she has talent, and that may translate to interest when her new album comes out. While I agree a lot of people will probably shun a strictly pop record, she has already hinted she wants to do something a little more funk/rock and roll next time, so who even knows what journey we're in for.

 

Basically, it's too early to tell. 

exactly

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