Why Don't People Talk About Dope?

[REALITY 77,393]

It's one of her best songs. 

[Letmelivemylife 8,715]

This song always hits me deep. I mean it's essentially her saying "I love you more than you'll ever know and if anything ever happened to you, I'd be so emotionally devestated idk if I'd ever recover". There's nothing like the bond between Gaga and her monsters. I mean "my heart would break without you. Might not awake without you". 

[ThisGuyTony 31,076]

37 minutes ago, ARTPOPSTER said:

What’s funny is that almost everyone who posted here likes it. 

The Dope haters are asleep. 

 

[GaGaAst 13,023]

Initially I didn't like dope..it was too raw and emotional. But now its one of my favourite songs from her though I don't listen to it much

[rumours 45,521]

Dope is one of the songs on ARTPOP that didn’t age like sun-baked sour cream. 

[Ronk 14,762]

I was salty it replaced IWBWY, but now I like both songs.   I saved the Swinefest performance and use it as the MV for IWBWY.

[freebit 6,240]

I appreciate the subject matter, but it's just SO hamfisted. She's hitting us over the head with everything, and her vocal delivery is unappealing. It's like TiHTY. With ballads, my personal preference is I like more nuance, like more interesting lyrics to pick apart to where it almost feels literary (Running Up that Hill, Mad World, Fiona Apple's Never is Promise just to name a few). She can be so clever with wordplay, and with references, but I feel like she's often stuck in regular high energy pop music mode when she approaches writing and singing a ballad instead of going to more interesting places with it. She goes for the obvious too often with her lyrics when doing a ballad. It's weird because she has no problem at all with creating a dance pop song with nuanced, evocative lyrics and subtle references to pick apart. 

[GypsyBabe 22,836]

Dope is a masterpiece and thats the tea.

I listen to it regularly. 

[GypsyBabe 22,836]

26 minutes ago, freebit said:

I appreciate the subject matter, but it's just SO hamfisted. She's hitting us over the head with everything, and her vocal delivery is unappealing. It's like TiHTY. With ballads, my personal preference is I like more nuance, like more interesting lyrics to pick apart to where it almost feels literary (Running Up that Hill, Mad World, Fiona Apple's Never is Promise just to name a few). She can be so clever with wordplay, and with references, but I feel like she's often stuck in regular high energy pop music mode when she approaches writing and singing a ballad instead of going to more interesting places with it. She goes for the obvious too often with her lyrics when doing a ballad. It's weird because she has no problem at all with creating a dance pop song with nuanced, evocative lyrics and subtle references to pick apart. 

This is so interesting, I’ve never thought about how she lyrically constructs her ballads before. 

I like her vocal on Dope although I can see where it is very unappealing. She uses the same delivery on TIHTY (which I find unlistenable). So I can understand why some people don’t enjoy Dope sonically...I just never though of her ballads from a lyrical perspective. Thanks for a new perspective. 

[Enigma Dreams 6]

Yeah, don't understand all the hate that I've seen in the past (I'm loving the love for it here). When it first dropped, I remember being blown away. And for some reason I really really love her outfit in the single cover art. Very weird, kinda off-putting. Which captivates me.

[MeloArtDramaPop 789]

Dope is a good song but it shouldnt have been on ARTPOP

[MeloArtDramaPop 789]

1 hour ago, freebit said:

I appreciate the subject matter, but it's just SO hamfisted. She's hitting us over the head with everything, and her vocal delivery is unappealing. It's like TiHTY. With ballads, my personal preference is I like more nuance, like more interesting lyrics to pick apart to where it almost feels literary (Running Up that Hill, Mad World, Fiona Apple's Never is Promise just to name a few). She can be so clever with wordplay, and with references, but I feel like she's often stuck in regular high energy pop music mode when she approaches writing and singing a ballad instead of going to more interesting places with it. She goes for the obvious too often with her lyrics when doing a ballad. It's weird because she has no problem at all with creating a dance pop song with nuanced, evocative lyrics and subtle references to pick apart. 

Exactly!!

Thats why Speechless for me remains her best ballad!

[voidfigure 1,612]

I love it! Raw underproduced Gaga >>>> the world and Dope has a very strong meaning

[TheSlash 14,539]

The lyrics are amazing, there's no doubt. But the production on it keeps me from listening to it on a regular basis. I think on Dope more than on any other AP track it sounds too EDM-forced, even though I love EDM. I would've preferred her and the piano alone, as she did with IWBWY on iTunes festival