Gaga and the GP

[VANTABLACK 7,793]

1 hour ago, djBuffoon said:

"Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme

Gaga and the GP..."

Omfg I was just watching beauty and the beast  

[Katsuki Bakugo 9,788]

2 minutes ago, giskardsb said:

your loss for making assumptions before actually following the post through and understanding the conclusion.  But hey, standard practice on GGD.

I love when people assume to know me. 

[Ronk 14,762]

14 minutes ago, Mecha Raja said:

perhaps. But calling it the best music ever written is a widely exaggerated and false statement. 

It's really a subjective thing, but more than that, it was a statement of the exuberance and joy of hearing those songs.  Sure, I know that it can't actually be the best music ever written, but at the time of listening, it is.  My father and I were both very much into classical music.  I asked him which work is his favorite.  He said, often it's whatever work I heard most recently.  Music can be that subjective, yet there are constant arguments on GGD. 

[androiduser 7,438]

doesn't make much sense, because new generations are in high school now and Gaga is still making music.... She's not too old for them so age is not the issue...

[Katsuki Bakugo 9,788]

25 minutes ago, Ronk said:

It's really a subjective thing, but more than that, it was a statement of the exuberance and joy of hearing those songs.  Sure, I know that it can't actually be the best music ever written, but at the time of listening, it is.  My father and I were both very much into classical music.  I asked him which work is his favorite.  He said, often it's whatever work I heard most recently.  Music can be that subjective, yet there are constant arguments on GGD. 

I won't like the years of 2008-2012 were some of the best years for pop music. BUT I will never say it is the best, as I feel the best is yet to come. 

[Ronk 14,762]

1 hour ago, Luc said:

I think the biggest effect is for when you're 4-8 years old and don't really know what songs are playing.

I don't know the science, but you could be right.   Reminds me of an experience in a restaurant a few years ago.  I got to talking with the waiter, and he said for his main job he was a middle school teacher.  I asked if his students were into Gaga.  He said no, middle school students are into Bieber, while Gaga is for HS.  Interesting how tastes are so different over just a couple years difference.

[Ronk 14,762]

1 hour ago, CheapGin said:

I think it is unfair to say that only 8 years out, especially because I happen to understand that a lot of people feel a connection not only with Poker Face and Bad Romance, but Paparazzi too, and even Alejandro, and Judas., and TEOG, and Just Dance. When people hear these songs in another 10 years, they won't be thinking "does this song take me back?" They'll just be taken back, because that's what the music does on its own.

Great point!

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1 hour ago, androiduser said:

doesn't make much sense, because new generations are in high school now and Gaga is still making music.... She's not too old for them so age is not the issue...

She kind of is though. She hasn't crossed over to the next generation in a big way. Yes, she was the biggest pop star in the world only 5 years ago, but a lot can change in 5 years and even then kids were getting sick of her. I was in high school when BTW came out and I remember there was a huge drop off in interest that year. Gaga was kind of like the Glee of pop music, they shared an audience and cultural dominance for two years for similar reasons, and they both declined quickly while holding on to a core group of die-hards.

High school kids today aren't going to be too interested in Joanne, let alone even younger kids. And honestly if I hadn't been in high school and at that right age when BTW came out I probably wouldn't have cared about it either.