VMA 2009 performance and OSCARS 2015 performance are hanging off a cliff

[Mabel 205]

VMA 2009. God, I still get chills  

[Oscar 1,031]

VMAs because the theatrics and overall creativity behind the performance made it timeless. Oscars is up there because of her vocal ability but VMAs is more pleasant to watch because it's just wow

[bionic 50,107]

VMA. I'd throw the Oscars down so fast

[Tumblr 1,846]

VMA's 2009 had EVERYTHING that Gaga is!

 

The theatrics of the blood flowing from her costume and the incredible staging!

The fashion! 

The iconic piano playing that showed artistry!

The flawless raw vocals the cultivated that audience!

The rigorous dance routine!

Overall the wackyness and insane talent that is Lady Gaga was shown on that stage that night in 2009!

[Lady Palutena 3,147]

Are these the last video copies in existence?

[Jed 7,716]

​her vocals were like her atypical ones from 2008-2010, she's never had major dance skills tbh only in music videos bc of editing never live & the stage was meh to me tbh

​I feel like in that performance we saw Gaga at her best. That hunger in her eyes, and the way she sings the chorus the second time when she is on the cane... It was ambition in it's purest form. I remember seeing a similar passion when she performed Love Game on DWTS but this was a whole other level. Yes the main reason people remember it is because of the blood but that performance legitimatized her as a shock artist and as a force in the industry.

 

Basically the VMAs solidified her as an artist and the Oscars solidified her (showed everyone who didn't know already) that she is an exceptional vocalist as well. Both performances are crucial to the Gaga construct we know today, in my opinion.

[Haroon 49,685]

I enjoy watching the VMA one more than the Oscars one overall  The Oscars one is great to listen to, but less exciting to watch for me, so I'll choose to save the VMA one  

[gagzus 15,931]

​I feel like in that performance we saw Gaga at her best. That hunger in her eyes, and the way she sings the chorus the second time when she is on the cane... It was ambition in it's purest form. I remember seeing a similar passion when she performed Love Game on DWTS but this was a whole other level. Yes the main reason people remember it is because of the blood but that performance legitimatized her as a shock artist and as a force in the industry.

 

Basically the VMAs solidified her as an artist and the Oscars solidified her (showed everyone who didn't know already) that she is an exceptional vocalist as well. Both performances are crucial to the Gaga construct we know today, in my opinion.

​perhaps, i always find it funny she's called a shock artist but legit she's only ever done 3 shocking things- the blood in this performance, the meat dress & SXSW Swine performance... that's it imo

[Jed 7,716]

​perhaps, i always find it funny she's called a shock artist but legit she's only ever done 3 shocking things- the blood in this performance, the meat dress & SXSW Swine performance... that's it imo

​The BTW egg red carpet thing was pretty big.. The mechanical horse attempted to do the same but it wasn't as symbolic/artsy fartsy.

The Alejandro video/Judas video was shock art too, I would say (with popstar inclinations/overtones of course).

The kermit outfit, the complete genre shift with c2c, and the AMA DWUW performance also all get honorable mentions. She may not be a shock jock like Howard Stern (or Madonna to some extent), but in comparison to Miley, Katy and Gaga's other contemporaries she definitely takes the cake.

[gagzus 15,931]

​The BTW egg red carpet thing was pretty big.. The mechanical horse attempted to do the same but it wasn't as symbolic/artsy fartsy.

The Alejandro video/Judas video was shock art too, I would say (with popstar inclinations/overtones of course).

The kermit outfit, the complete genre shift with c2c, and the AMA DWUW performance also all get honorable mentions. She may not be a shock jock like Howard Stern (or Madonna to some extent), but in comparison to Miley, Katy and Gaga's other contemporaries she definitely takes the cake.

​i don't find it all shocking though bc loads of stars from madonna, freddy to bowie have done all the things people call shocking like; using religion in songs & symbols, androgyny, drag and a lot of other stuff really. But maybe that's just me

[Bad Bromance 5,809]

VMA, since it made her who she is today. If there was no VMA one there probably wouldn't be the OSCARS one either.

I was going to pick the Oscars performance but what you stated above makes perfect sense and is so very true!    

The Oscars performance couldn't have happened if she hadn't become the big star she is now.   

[Jed 7,716]

​i don't find it all shocking though bc loads of stars from madonna, freddy to bowie have done all the things people call shocking like; using religion in songs & symbols, androgyny, drag and a lot of other stuff really. But maybe that's just me

​that makes sense completely. We can get super desensitized to certain shocking imagery because we have seen it so often. But Bowie and madonna were around for years and years and people still called Judas/Alejandro/even BTW an abomination.

[SlaeUrAnus 15,970]

No Oscar performance without VMA 2009. Period. 

[Gagadonna 10,801]

Oscars. It may be her career saving moment, but it's also her career redefining moment.

It revealed her true talent to the world. She was praised like never before.