SMILE2NE1 3,566 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 My favourite ballad IMO. Love the story about her father and the whisky stained cadence of her voice. This one, simply, is her fear of death. “Well, my dad has had a heart condition for about 15 years,” she explained to MTV News about the impetus to pen the song. “He has or he had a bad aortic valve, and his body for a very long time was only pumping a third of the blood that you’re supposed to get every time his heart beat.” Instead of seeking treatment, her dad decided to just live his life. But everything changed while Gaga was on the road pursuing her dream. “So he [was] resigned that he wasn’t going to get the surgery and told my mother and I that he was going to let his life take its course,” she explained. “And I’ve been away and on the road and he started to fade when I was gone.” So what else could Gaga do trapped out on tour, except express her thoughts through music? “My mom called me and I was very depressed. I was on tour and I couldn’t leave, so I went into the studio and I wrote this song ’Speechless,’ and it’s about these phone calls,” she said. “My dad used to call me after he’d had a few drinks and I wouldn’t know what to say. I was speechless and I just feared that I would lose him and I wouldn’t be there.” Gaga’s father did eventually get the treatment he needed , but Gaga added, “I wrote this song as a plea to him.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUO YI 6,089 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I have no words to say, this song let me speechless. The night sky tells all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckythisway 2,610 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Yes. Pure excellence. She also kills it when she performs it live. It's my mom's fave Gaga song ever and I think it's sage for me to say it's my fave ballad of hers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILE2NE1 3,566 Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 1 minute ago, Prince Bananas said: I have no words to say, this song let me speechless. 1 minute ago, luckythisway said: Yes. Pure excellence. She also kills it when she performs it live. It's my mom's fave Gaga song ever and I think it's sage for me to say it's my fave ballad of hers. It's my dad's fave The lyrics, the metaphors, the theme, the production, the live performances. It's everything!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Tulip 12,428 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I will always love Speechless. I wish she performed it more now days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giskardsb 12,565 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 The Ellen performance of this turned me into a Gaga fan. It's a fantastic Queen influenced work that I hope is a model for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDi 1,495 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 4 Speechless 5 Dance In the Dark the zenith of her discography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley 59,023 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I love it but if I had to pick a favorite Gaga ballad it would be the one which was nominated for an Oscar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter 14 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 The moment I fell in love with Speechless! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernster7 7,922 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 One of her best songs, her VEVO performance was the first acoustic performance from her that I liked. I LOVE everything about it, the lyrics and the production are top notch. Monsters never die. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILE2NE1 3,566 Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, KING said: The moment I fell in love with Speechless! My favourite performance of the song ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giskardsb 12,565 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Also speechless is probably her best written song lyrically in the Gaga era. I still think she hasn't matched Captivated in terms of lyricism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTommyBitch 12,640 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I still don't know why this song is so hated. I love it in every form we've heard, the acoustics and the studio version are both emotional, well written, and flawlessly sung and arranged. 私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giskardsb 12,565 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 12 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said: I still don't know why this song is so hated. I love it in every form we've heard, the acoustics and the studio version are both emotional, well written, and flawlessly sung and arranged. Well most of this base is just looking for mindless "bops". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyoha 1,613 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Watching her perform Speechless at the AMAs was the turning point for me, from not being a fan to completely and helplessly falling in love with her. In my opinion, it's her best song. Period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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