likeitrough 5,651 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Why was "I Wanna Be With You" rewritten into "Dope"? Surely IWBWY would appeal to label executives (etc) over Dope. Was it just a creative choice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC 25,164 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Because it was basically just an acoustic version of Applause. Dope is much better in my opinion anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALLOW 14,815 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Cause it was kinda cringey and very specific whereas Dope can be interpreted in more ways imo and the lyrics sound waaaaaaay better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCHEISSEMONTRE 2,783 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 It was cringey. Mychal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoni 5,332 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 We don't have a clear answer on this, but there was a strong feeling that IWBWY was actually written for Taylor, not the fans. That ruined the song for some of us. Maybe that was a factor? All we really know is that she was in the studio to record IWBWY (supposedly) and she burst into tears about her months of drug / marijuana abuse and decided to change the lyrics, then recorded Dope in one take. But it's Gaga so that story could be manufactured lol. And I think she said something about feeling like it was time to be honest. My name isn't Timmers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curunir 7,510 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I don't remember which interview it was but she said that the label wanted her to write more ballads because those were the thing back in 2012/13 and she turned IWBWY into Dope so they couldn't make it a "mainstream" single (because of the lyrics). She said something along the lines of "You want a ballad? I'll give you a f*cking ballad..." The rebel jumped out That being said, I prefer Dope. It's darker and less cheesy and the production is really subtle but powerful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter 14 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Simply improving the lyrics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KURUSHITOVSKA 20,439 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, GAGAJANDRO said: Honestly, she does this all time. U saw that earthquake became FOHL, and that IWBWY became Dope, and burqa became aura. She just took a verse from Earthquake it's not that ot became FOHL ÂżQuĂ© currĂculum tiene Ă©sta tarántula? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamite 50,362 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, KURUSHITOVSKA said: She just took a verse from Earthquake it's not that ot became FOHL This and she literally just changed the one word 'burqa' to 'aura' Either way I prefer IWBWU, the performance makes me wanna cry lol, especially the 'born this way' part Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio 5,088 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 18 minutes ago, Curunir said: I don't remember which interview it was but she said that the label wanted her to write more ballads because those were the thing back in 2012/13 and she turned IWBWY into Dope so they couldn't make it a "mainstream" single (because of the lyrics). She said something along the lines of "You want a ballad? I'll give you a f*cking ballad..." The rebel jumped out That being said, I prefer Dope. It's darker and less cheesy and the production is really subtle but powerful dope sounds less mainstream tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisTEAne 21,059 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 19 minutes ago, Curunir said: The rebel jumped out  imagine all those "original," "rebellious" LG5 bops  if you hurt taylor swift, i'll hurt you back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald 13,677 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Honestly, I think that both IWBWY and Dope are Gaga's weakest ballads. Dope is the only song on ARTPOP that I skip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa 18,545 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 23 minutes ago, Curunir said: I don't remember which interview it was but she said that the label wanted her to write more ballads because those were the thing back in 2012/13 and she turned IWBWY into Dope so they couldn't make it a "mainstream" single (because of the lyrics). She said something along the lines of "You want a ballad? I'll give you a f*cking ballad..." The rebel jumped out That being said, I prefer Dope. It's darker and less cheesy and the production is really subtle but powerful It was a Howard Stern interview, she talked about it before she performed it on the show Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwerk 6,483 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 36 minutes ago, Curunir said: I don't remember which interview it was but she said that the label wanted her to write more ballads because those were the thing back in 2012/13 and she turned IWBWY into Dope so they couldn't make it a "mainstream" single (because of the lyrics). She said something along the lines of "You want a ballad? I'll give you a f*cking ballad..." The rebel jumped out That being said, I prefer Dope. It's darker and less cheesy and the production is really subtle but powerful This. They kept referring to IWBWY as 'the balad' and as it seemed they didn't bother to remember the name let alone the lyrics of the song, she decided to change them last minute. Dope is very, very raw. At that time she really needed that outlet for her pain. When she played the album for us in Berlin for the first time, she got very emotional. During Dope she sat down, gazed in the distance and after a short while she started crying, more like bawling. She suddenly burst into tears, like her heart broke, it was the saddest thing. I wanted to go hug her so bad. Luckily Lacey and Tara ran to her and they sat hugging her tightly for the rest of the song.  According to Gaga I'm a ****ing rad bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeka 12,372 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I honestly believe ARTPOP was going to be BTW 2.0. If Posh Life is any indication. She probably changed it so it wouldn't be this cheesy afterbirth ballad of Born This Way. Honestly I Wanna Be with You belongs on born this way. Not ARTPOP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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