Change My Mind: Hey Girl is one of the best songs on Joanne

[Gagadonna 10,801]

47 minutes ago, Wet Fire said:

It's different from most of her songs. The tempo, the vocals, the production - everything is held back in a way to make it sound beautiful, which it does. I mean, it is a beautiful song, but is it worth being replayed and replayed more than all other songs on Joanne? I don't think so. And the vocals were a bit diappointing to me because two of the best vocalists did not explore their range the way I expected them two. So that is my personal problem with the song. Otherwise it is a beautiful song.

I do agree on this. In 5F2 we can see how high they go while recording the song, it's pity they didn't keep those vocals

[brucee 1,690]

+1 for Hey Girl. 

[MANiCURE 6 10,181]

It's not for me.

In my eyes the best songs on Joanne are John Wayne, Come To Mama, Diamond Heart and Dancin' In Circles ! 

[LastNight 5,596]

I really like it but it definitely has a filler vibe; it's retro sound and positioning far down in the track list make it a real deep album cut and the album sort of changes in pace and tone from there on out.

I think Joanne loses track after Sinner's Prayer. I like Come To Mama and Hey Girl a lot (I'm not a fan of Angel Down at all), but all three of those songs combined shift the direction of the album and drag it out. After Sinner's Prayer it would have been cool for her to go with a more bluesy, sultry sound - but the retro, brashy vibes of the final songs and the bonus tracks sort of diminish the album as a body of work. Don't get me wrong, I actually love Grigio Girls and Just Another Day as songs too; but a folksy, bluesy, sexy-rock vibe would have been amazing and a nice compliment to the country tinged dance-pop from the first half.

Of course the themes she talks about in the last few songs are really important, and I love that about Gaga, but sonically those songs age the album which otherwise sounds fresh and interesting. It doesn't ever really pick up again after CTM - it slips into this retro-ish vibe and stays that way until the very end, whereas the first half of the album dances through tempos and genres in a really exciting way.

[Poissonche 12,365]

It is a very good song. I just feel like it's not good enough for the high expectations a Gaga-Florence collab could create amongst the fans. You know, Florence is known for making huge, epic, artsy alternative music, and I feel like we thought that's what Hey Girl was going to be, not a retro chill jam sounding like Benny And The Jets. It is a good song: it just feels like they didn't make the most of their combined talents.

[Irrelevant 20,278]

1 hour ago, baptism said:

It's a boring song with mediocre production that sounds like it belongs on an Elton John album, but not even a single, just filler. Also she didn't even bother performing it on tour (there's a reason for that), and really, can you blame her? 

the reason is that it's impossible to perform a duet without the other person sis

[ryanripley 86,575]

1 hour ago, baptism said:

It's a boring song with mediocre production that sounds like it belongs on an Elton John album, but not even a single, just filler. Also she didn't even bother performing it on tour (there's a reason for that), and really, can you blame her? 

[SHALLOW 15,677]

It's not bad, i just expected even better. The bridge is amazing

[Guest JolanJoringel]

23 minutes ago, SHALLOW said:

It's not bad, i just expected even better. The bridge is amazing

Came here to say this! One of her bests.

[baptism 2,670]

59 minutes ago, Irrelevant said:

the reason is that it's impossible to perform a duet without the other person sis

and yet she still does telephone including at the superbowl????

[Irrelevant 20,278]

26 minutes ago, baptism said:

and yet she still does telephone including at the superbowl????

sis Gaga and Beyonce have separate verses in Telephone, which means she can easily omit her verse. Gaga and Florence are singing to each other in the song. ex.

[Verse 1: Lady Gaga & Florence Welch]
Hey girl, can you hear me?
Are you holding out your heart?
Hey girl, do you feel me?
Sometimes I go too far
Hey girl, it ain't easy
I know it's pulling me apart
But darlin', don't you leave me
Baby, don't you leave me

Which doesn't make sense if Gaga just sings every line.

[Bowman 7,748]

It’s such a great track and has so much soul to it, it’s got that like that feel good old school vibe to it, adding Florence was such a cool thing for Gaga to do. My only problem is that I feel like they both repeat Hey Girl too much and shout it too much like gooorl we get it. 

[Clarence 1,444]

I actually think not only is hey girl the best song on joanne, but one of gaga's best songs. it gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it. if u think its "boring" you're actually a robot. these are facts 

[Sweet Olive 422]

Thank you. Better late than never

[baptism 2,670]

2 hours ago, Irrelevant said:

sis Gaga and Beyonce have separate verses in Telephone, which means she can easily omit her verse. Gaga and Florence are singing to each other in the song. ex.

[Verse 1: Lady Gaga & Florence Welch]
Hey girl, can you hear me?
Are you holding out your heart?
Hey girl, do you feel me?
Sometimes I go too far
Hey girl, it ain't easy
I know it's pulling me apart
But darlin', don't you leave me
Baby, don't you leave me

Which doesn't make sense if Gaga just sings every line.

She could have just sang the entire thing, for that matter. Nonetheless if she played it live I would have taken a bathroom break.