Davian 44,859 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 In the span of Gaga's whole career there will always be songs that get less praise than the others. Bad Romance gets more praise than a deep cut like Just Another Day for example. But one song that I believe to be Gaga's most underrated song of them all is Swine I always see this song at the low end of people's ARTPOP rankings and many people laugh at me when I say it's one of my all time faves nnn It's definitely in my personal Top 10/15 Gaga songs. But I genuinely don't get the hate for it. It's brilliant and has been one of my faves since ARTPOPs release. It's raw, full of rage and anger, emotional and never fails to get me pumped up. It's there for me when I feel sad or mad and I want to let go. The passionate screaming still hits me every single time. It's chaotic in the best way. She wrote this song about one of the most terrifying experiences of her life and decided to turn it into an aggressive electronic song, rather than an emotional ballad. It's brilliant imo Gaga explaining Swine: "This is actually a very personal song on the album. It's about some of the more troubling and challenging sexual experiences I had earlier in my life. And it's really kind of an angry emotional song where I'm sort of screaming and squealing throughout the track. And I'm trying to make fun of it and turn it into a dance song as it's all happening but then inevitable you arrive at this chorus where you really feel a sense of gravity in the middle of the song. I say: "I know, I know, I know, I know you want me. You're just a pig inside a human body. Squealer, squealer, squeal out, you're so disgusting. You're just a pig inside. Swine". And then I sing 'swine' over and over again in this like really intense, kind of emotional voice. This song was really important for me, it was like an exorcism. And the groove and the beat is just so so hard and it's so so trashing and it's so so chaotic and it's such a release for me whenever I play it, I just start banging on these drums and screaming and screaming and I love this record" - ARTPOP Track by Track @ Sirius XM, 2013 Performances: Spoiler I couldn't find a good video of Swine's debut at the iTunes Festival 2013, but I think we've all seen that one anyways. Just know I didn't forget about it Swine @ Lady Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball This was one of my favourite parts of the show! So chaotic and freeing. It was everything the artRAVE stood for. Swine @ SXSW F*CK YOU POPMUSIC! THIS IS ARTPOP! FREE YOURSELVES! This one is very controversial, but honestly I love this performance. Sure, it's disgusting, but was what she was going for. It's how she felt when she was sexually assaulted. Filthy and uncomfortable. This performance also represents a low in Gaga's career and life. I'm so glad she is in a better place now, but this performance is something we shouldn't just forget or pretend like it never happened imo. In this clip Gaga explains the reason of it even further: Spoiler So, what do you think of Swine? Do you love it as much as I do and do it think it's underrated too? Any songs you think are even more underrated? I Like It Rough, MANiCURE, A-YO, The Fame, Sinner's Prayer, Just Another Day and many other come to mind, but Swine takes the cake for me! What you want Lady Gaga🥂 What you want with Christina🥂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I just hate the word Swine, is so raw, like raw meat, i think i listened to the song 2 or 3 times and i cant tell it comes from a very dark negative place and i just skip it. It have a bad vibe and i dont want that around me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastertoyo 22,728 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The buildup just gets old because it’s the same thing everytime and it’s quite long it’s kind of 1 dimensional cuz it never slows down and the buildups are kind of ineffective please enlighten me to death Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Swine is one of my favourite Gaga songs... honestly before I really appreciated ARTPOP I stanned that song so much End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJudasGaga4 67,907 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 How did I know you made this thread I agree! Top 5 from ARTPOP for sure! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOON 4,057 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Swine is amazing and I love the live versions with the drum even more gaga, halsey, lorde, taylor, dua Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 25,700 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Oh gosh you got taste, it's my fav song on ARTPOP. Also it's the song that fits the most the description she gave of ARTOP : her pain exploding into electronic music Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Tookie 10,546 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Swine is one of the rawest songs of her whole career. One of the best on ARTPOP. The haters can stay pressed and listen to their basic songs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
misunderstood 8,736 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Swine is one of my all time fav Gaga songs It also holds a special place in my heart because the rage it contains, that rage helped me come out, it’s my coming out song in a way "I'd rather be poor and happy, than rich and alone" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggs 2,690 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Swine is the best thing on ARTPOP and a highlight of Gaga's wider discography. It's so abrasive I understand why people don't like it, but if you don't, it's very much your loss and not a deficiency of the song. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I love Swine, it’s such a strange piece of dirty pop! The demo sounds even better. I love how dizzy it makes you feel, like you just want it to stop but yet you love it at the same time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMonster98 7,454 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Yes, it's quite underrated. Like "Angel Down" imo, this performance is so amazing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I bop to the song almost every day...the SWIIIIIINE chorus is so catchy with the autotune effects and the "Baby I should have a lil more" line gets me pumped every time Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadariousGarage 1 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Dear Swine haters, I hope this will benefit you Lets do it baby I know the Law Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNotHere1997 25,824 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I love Swine and it was one of the most impactful songs to me when I first listened to ARTPOP. The electronic production is insane and it actually works with the anger of the track. It's HEAVY. It's aggressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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