DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Okay so go with me here. Has anyone ever noticed the simliarities between Gaga & Katy Perry and Cyndi Lauper & Madonna? Going back to 1983 Cyndi Lauper and Madonna had their first songs chart in the Billbard Hot 100 and began to be pit against each other in the media. In 2008, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry had their first songs chart in the Billbard Hot 100 and would eventually be pit against other. Originally, Cyndi Laupers career started out much stronger than Madonna's. Lady Gaga's career started off much stronger than Katy Perrys. Cyndi Lauper was the weird eccentric artist with more vocal talent, while Madonna was less eccentric and more commercial. Lady Gaga was obviously the more eccentric type and was clearly very talented while Katy was more mainstream and commercial. At some point Madonna's career began taking off and Cyndi stopped selling as many albums and getting as many hits. We obviously saw this change with the Lady Gaga/Katy Perry dynamic between 2011-2013. Not to say that Gaga won't come back. I'm just saying if you stopped time now, the similarities are kinda crazy. Madonna First Album Singles Cyndi Lauper First Album SinglesFirst Single - (did not chart) First Single - #2Second Single - (did not chart) Second Single - #1Third Single - #16 Third Single - #3Fourth Single - #4 Fourth Single - #5Fifth Single - #10 Fifth Single - #27 Katy Perry First Album Lady Gaga First Album First Single - #1 First Single - #1Second Single - #3 Second Single - #1Third Single - #29 Third Single - #5Fourth Single - #9 Fourth Single - #6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga 5,671 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 That worries me a little though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbados 1,004 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Katy's a one trick pony tho...Like what could she possible do next era without re-hashing what she's already done Also Prism only sold 1-2million more than ARTPOP so..... not that much difference than people like to claim youtube.com/watch?v=BR5ZKUKVSEI delete the <wbr> bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaXCupcakke 3,818 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Gaga is Cher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody Matt 5,357 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Gaga is Gaga and Katy is KatyJust like Cyndi is Cyndi and Madonna is Madonna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaplayer315 13,802 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Gaga is every Icon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebit 6,221 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 They're all so different though. For one, Katy is for damn sure no Madonna. In any case, you could argue and bring up these sort of ~eerie~ similarities with pretty much any set of "rivals." But, honestly, this comparison is SO tired, and is mainly an argument the Pawsdown and Katy stan crowd uses to denigrate Gaga, and in the process, Cyndi too (who despite their stupid opinions has had a great career). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warhol killah 8,598 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Gaga is Gaga and Katy is KatyJust like Cyndi is Cyndi and Madonna is MadonnaTHIS SO MUCH it really irks me whenever I see "Lady Gaga is the new Madonna, the new this, the new that". warhol killer ✴ GAGA¹⁵ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiuga 1,970 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Gaga is the one who makes global headlines every now and then while Katy is basic af and has almost zero value to media outside of the US. talk about cultural relevance shall we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 They're all so different though. For one, Katy is for damn sure no Madonna. In any case, you could argue and bring up these sort of ~eerie~ similarities with pretty much any set of "rivals." But, honestly, this comparison is SO tired, and is mainly an argument the Pawsdown and Katy stan crowd uses to denigrate Gaga, and in the process, Cyndi too (who despite their stupid opinions has had a great career). I think Cyndi's fabulous. And this totally isn't to point and say, katy Perry is the madonna of our generation and Gaga is the Cyndi Lauper. It's just simply pointing out some parallel patterns I noticed. No hate or shade intended in this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Can you stop always comparing them with the artists from the past? I am sure that in 5 years from now Gaga will be A LOT more relevant than Katy Perry..First of all Gaga has a huge fanbase (which means she can't really be forgotten) and she is the controversal one..Katy is not a Madonna at all. She is just a basic popstar.The fact that she is successful at the moment doesn't make her important Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneybaby 450 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Its just not that simple lol i get the comparison but its not realistic to expect them to end up the same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monketsharona 76,409 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Even if I'm a big fan I must admit I fear that Gaga may not be sucessful again.. I hope this feeling will end up being wrong ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Its just not that simple lol i get the comparison but its not realistic to expect them to end up the same totally not trying to elude to that outcome lol. (I know it will turn out differently.) I just thought the similarities were interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceGaga 7,558 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Gaga is Gaga and Katy is KatyJust like Cyndi is Cyndi and Madonna is MadonnaThis is a mouthful to say haha but I agree totally Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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