JustJames 965 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 The variety of answers 8 yrs later is a testament to its place in Pop music history. That the rollout of the album / its singles failed miserably to reflect her growth from TF/M is tragic; BTW and Judas had little of the album's sonic influences and were such gimmicks lyrically that they overshadowed EOG / You&I. Casual fans / GP have no idea how much more of a personal story was told: Marry The Night, 1 of the first Gaga songs with a self-reflective / empowering message, and its sequel Edge of Glory, the ultimate anthem of vindication. They have no idea how far she strayed from the DancePop of TF/M; in the more commercial MTN / EOG / Y&I to the experimental core (Govt Hooker / Scheiße / Electric Chapel). Top tier of songs: Marry The Night (the slow start and burn, the change in the final chorus' lyrics, the MV...) Born This Way (a moment I will never forget; its context might outweigh its contents, but..) Scheiße (absolutely, 100% Gaga at her most Gaga) Edge of Glory (her most underrated single to-date; should've smashed for weeks at #1) Great songs: Government Hooker (that structure...) Electric Chapel (should've been a promo single) Heavy Metal Lover (so easy on the ears) Bloody Mary (religious metaphor done tastefully) My personal favorite is Scheiße; Born This Way means the most to me; Marry The Night highlighted her progress the most; but, in the end, Edge of Glory is my winner. Listening to her hits from TF/M, you'd never know that she could write a song as 'BIG' as EOG; great song lyrically, less traditional / more rock-pinched production, and all the ingredients to have mass cross-demo appeal. It deserved to be the true 2nd single w/ a MV; debut #1s of 2020 make facts like EOG debuting #3 as a *promo* (only digital sales), seem less impressive but it would've been at Shallow / Pokerface levels if released properly. Its peak (#3), Interscope's failure to submit to Grammys, exclusion from SBHTS, and placement outside the top tier (JD, PF, BR, BTW, Shallow) of Gaga's hits make me so sad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I can't choose...but Judas? Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Bloody Mary, I'd say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson123 38,310 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1. Scheiße 2. Marry The Night 3. The Edge of Glory Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstertoronto 10,123 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Edge of Glory is the best. And then Bad Kids, Hair, Fashion of his Love, Black Jesus + Amen Fashion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raragaga 8,119 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 so difficult.. i'd say mtn and teog xoxo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChvVolk 2,307 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Bloody Mary, why? Innovative Artistic Lyrical genius Screams Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfAntonio 8,021 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Judas. It changed my life in 2011. It was the first song I ever heard that truly completely blew my mind; before it I didn’t know music could even sound like that. We’ve come a long way of course but it was transcendental back then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavymlover 340 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Surprised that You & I is getting so little love, tbh. It's honestly one of her best written songs ever. Personally, I think TEOG is the best BTW track. It's just THE anthem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyRichie 1,981 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Princess Die at the tour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Name Isnt Alice 3,737 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 The edge of glory The best on the album The best on her discography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose P 23,341 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Bloody Mary. The rest of my top 5 are: 2. Marry The Night 3. Government Hooker 4. Judas 5. Heavy Metal Lover Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 You and I But these are also close to perfect : Marry the Night Highway Unicorn (Road to Love) Electric Chapel Bad Kids Bloody Mary Government Hooker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy 12,535 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 My favorites are Scheiße, Bloody Mary, Heavy Metal Lover, You and I, and Edge of Glory.. It's very hard to choose btwn them, but I think HML and You and I are at the top the meow in zombieboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlash 14,539 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 9 hours ago, dynamite said: Scheiße 9 hours ago, Indyl said: Scheiße 9 hours ago, T3ARS said: Scheiße 9 hours ago, VasilisVas said: Scheiße 9 hours ago, Delulu Rogers said: scheibe OT: Heavy Metal Lover = Bloody Mary = Scheiße = TEOG = BTW = MTN = FOHL > the rest Ew, David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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