What was your reaction to Lady Gaga performing Paparazzi at the VMA's

[Hyperballad 4,310]

Since I was a Gaga fan during my early childhood years I was watching the VMA's with my mom and when Lady Gaga started performing Paparazzi I asked my mom "Mommy does Lady Gaga grow new hair everyday" (cause of her wigs or weaves) my mom said "No Honey it's just a weave" little did I know Gaga was about to snatch my weave.Halfway through the performance I was singing every word and when she got on the piano I was sort of scared,When she started "bleeding" I really peed my pants and said "MOMMY! IS SHE GONNA DIE!MOMMY CALL 9-11" even my mom was kinda scared."Literally everyone the next day including my teachers talked about that performance and we're going crazy about it,what was your reaction? 

[Voltaire 4,531]

Stunned in the best way. That performance was groundbreaking for a lot of people and the real deal-sealer for many fans. I know it was for me.

After seeing that, I knew I was in for a wild ride for years to come.

[BLACKOUTbritney 22,361]

Before Vs After

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[PunkTheFunk 124,555]

I thought she was really bizarre and not necessarily in a good way . Everyone was talking about it at school the next day (this was in 9th grade) and we were all like "omg...she's so weird...haha..." 

Flash-forward seven years and here I am, ready to donate my kidney to her if she needs it 

[JGD 12,044]

I thought it was shocking and weird.  At the same time, I also thought it was amazing and fascinating - I LOVED it!  My brother and his gf were watching too and they were like "wtf" the whole time.  

That was the moment when I started to fall in love with her.  

[Ray of Light 8,134]

 

 

[codymonster 8,624]

I remember being completely blown away. The intro, the dancing, the piano playing, the high notes, and the theatricality. It was one of the first performances I had ever seen by ANY artist that actually took my breath away. I had become a hardcore fan from her American Idol performance, but the VMA one only solidified it. I was completely mesmerized by her talent, passion, and vision.

[ApplauseftAdele 4,730]

I was very late to the party and saw it like last year..... I kinda expected it but it still slayed my life 

[Kabexuela 1,184]

I was listening to her already and admired her music.  Watching the performance escalated her admiration in my book.

[Robo Ga 15,314]

It was literally the moment I became a fan. I will never forget experiencing her theatrics, vocal skill and choreography... it was almost too much for me. I'm pretty sure Gaga took my virginity with that performance. (Also her MMVA performance of Poker Face and LoveGame had a similar effect on me.)

31 minutes ago, PaparazziLG5 said:

I asked my mom "Mommy does Lady Gaga grow new hair everyday" (cause of her wigs or weaves) my mom said "No Honey it's just a weave" little did I know Gaga was about to snatch my weave.

By the way... this killed me 

[Yo GagaGaga 6,541]

I was surprised how good the vocals were for all of the moving around, and I spent like 2 hours wondering where the blood came from

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it came from the left bra cup thing with the red jewels on it right???

 

[mic 1,415]

I remember I enjoyed it alot and it made Me more of a fan. But this thread made me realise that Gaga has been around for so long that I start forgetting many things

[weed 74,468]

strangely I have 0 remembrance of when I first saw it lmao

[AphroditeLaydee 1,230]

I only discovered it in 2011, and I had no idea how big it was. I thought it was just a random performance. I saw it and I immediately loved it. The theatricality of it all, the dancing, the thigh-high boots, the blood... Oh dear, the blood. I had the performance saved on my phone and I rewatched it over and over and I just loved it. It was only until 2013, when I started visiting forums, that I found out it was one of the early highlights of her career. I still love it.

EDIT: I was a just a fan in 2011. It wasn't until 2012, during the ARTPOP drought and when she disappeared, did I become more interested. By 2013, ARTPOP had baptized me and turned me into a full stan. ARTPOP is the reason I joined this cult site   

[MAC 1,943]

I watched it live on a very bad live stream and was still blown away