The Wrap:Will Lady Gaga Help Diane Warren Finally Win an Oscar?

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2 hours ago, andy232000 said:

I meant that I wouldnt be surprised if gaga doesnt actually go on stage and lets diane tale the bling and have her 5 sec of fame

Nah, the winners go on stage, doesn't matter how many of them is there - she's probably gonna let Diane talk and talk and talk til play-off music starts tho. I don't even, she's an 8 time nominee and she's clearly excited about finally winning.

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She made a demo and played it over the phone to Lady Gaga. “I thought she was the perfect person for this,” Warren said. “I heard that she had been raped also, and I thought, she’ll either say, ‘How dare you play this for me’ and hang up, or it’s going to resonate with her. And she started crying on the phone.”

Warren immediately flew to New York and went into the studio with Gaga. “My version was very sad,” she said. “And she really brought it to life. She made this epic, angry record out of a sad song, and it became very empowering.” (Warren declined to comment on recent charges from songwriter Linda Perry, later retracted, that Gaga didn’t contribute enough to warrant a songwriting credit.)

But writing and recording the song was only one part of the struggle.

Originally, there were no plans to release the song beyond its appearance in the film; Lady Gaga didn’t have a new album coming out, and her record company wasn’t planning to release it as a single.

“That song was never gonna come out, but I wasn’t going to let that happen,” said Warren, who approached executive producer Paul Blavin, got partial financing for a video, added her own money and then talked director Catherine Hardwicke into making a video that ended up drawing close to 25 million YouTube views.

http://www.thewrap.com/will-lady-gaga-help-diane-warren-finally-win-an-oscar/

[Americano 31,061]

I'm glad she fought for its release! 

[Dangerous Man 9,245]

Well, who else can bring something into life? The Creator/Goddess of music indeed. 

[Stef 61,598]

I'll genuinely be surprised if they don't get this Oscar

[Rolodex of Hate 1,761]

Idk, something doesn't feel right to me with the way she casually says 'I heard that she had been raped also'

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Queen of Crying on the Phone 

 

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8 minutes ago, Chris Graham said:

Idk, something doesn't feel right to me with the way she casually says 'I heard that she had been raped also'

I don't think it was casually said. Diane knew this song could only come to life by a person who had experienced what's being sung about. And when she learned Gaga had been through this horrible thing she knew it would be the perfect match, so she took the chance with the phone call. 

[AdAstra 2,649]

Diane is a better Gaga stan than any of us could ever hope to be...Diane, the real Queen of GGD. 

[Dominic 11,922]

I would have liked to hear the sadder and softer version tbh. 

[yxi 4,999]

I didn't know that Diane paid for the song to have a video, you can tell this song means a lot to her.

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Queen of bringing songs into life

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33 minutes ago, AdAstra said:

Diane is a better Gaga stan than any of us could ever hope to be...Diane, the real Queen of GGD. 

She really puts us to shame

[GagaMyBlood95 9,915]

Diane stans so hard for Gaga, a lot of monsters should learn from her..

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i first read the title as

"Diane: Gaga bought TIHTY lyrics"

and died thinking Linda Perry as right