Gaga's thank you message for Tony (Love for Sale booklet)

[Cruelty 6,172]

This is the text of the 'Lady Gaga Thanks...' section of the Love for Sale CD booklet (from the picture below) and I think it's both adorable and heartbreaking:

 

Dear Tony, I wish to thank you and you only for this album. You called me once a week, for many weeks, advocating for the importance of honoring Cole Porter as one of the greatest songwriters in American history - you said we should make an entire record of his music. We then made this album together as we promised each other. We made it with your family, the Benedettos, who embraced me as family - for this I am forever grateful. Your passion, your talent, your gift have shined bright upon the world your whole life. I am deeply grateful to have witnessed, stood next to, and sang along a glimmer of your soul - your commitment to people, to racial justice, to your family and to your friends. You are my teacher, my friend, my partner in music. I love and cherish you. Thank you for all you have shared with me, I will carry it forever and someday will do for someone what you've done for me. Whenever I'm down I remember what you always say: Straight Ahead. You remind me to keep going. I will. We all will. Thank you Tony, your legacy is of a legend that has blessed the world for all of time.

Love,

Lady

[Master Of Mayhem 1,415]

"Love, Lady"

[tyler k 5,330]

well now I'm crying

[DpHitch1992 1,158]

4 minutes ago, NeonSkeleton said:

Thank you for all you have shared with me, I will carry it forever and someday will do for someone what you've done for me.

Pure respect 👏❤

[Sarah H 3,741]

I appear to have something in both eyes... 

"Whenever I'm down I remember what you always say: Straight Ahead. You remind me to keep going. I will. We all will. "

[LittleMonster20 9,858]

The way she promised to keep that message, and help someone the same time way Tony did Gaga 

[flyaway 15,350]

 

[PunkTheFunk 124,530]

8 minutes ago, NeonSkeleton said:

Thank you for all you have shared with me, I will carry it forever and someday will do for someone what you've done for me.

What a gift it would be to grow old and witness Gaga do a duets album with an up and coming star!

[Jill 30,359]

1 minute ago, PunkTheFunk said:

What a gift it would be to grow old and witness Gaga do a duets album with an up and coming star!

I wish Tony could see it  

[LaLa 19,703]

oof, what a tearjerker. Our Lady has a way with words. And this "Thank you for all you have shared with me, I will carry it forever and someday will do for someone what you've done for me" is such a beautiful sentiment. Truly got me in my feelings 

[GRIMEZSZ 3,315]

1 minute ago, Rahrahbitchson said:

She doesn't act like this when she puts out music that isn't jazz 

get some respect. this is the last album of Tony.

[Bling 31,478]

Reading this, knowing his condition, is just heartbreaking 

[jimmytimestep 2,738]

27 minutes ago, NeonSkeleton said:

This is the text of the 'Lady Gaga Thanks...' section of the Love for Sale CD booklet (from the picture below) and I think it's both adorable and heartbreaking:

 

Dear Tony, I wish to thank you and you only for this album. You called me once a week, for many weeks, advocating for the importance of honoring Cole Porter as one of the greatest songwriters in American history - you said we should make an entire record of his music. We then made this album together as we promised each other. We made it with your family, the Benedettos, who embraced me as family - for this I am forever grateful. Your passion, your talent, your gift have shined bright upon the world your whole life. I am deeply grateful to have witnessed, stood next to, and sang along a glimmer of your soul - your commitment to people, to racial justice, to your family and to your friends. You are my teacher, my friend, my partner in music. I love and cherish you. Thank you for all you have shared with me, I will carry it forever and someday will do for someone what you've done for me. Whenever I'm down I remember what you always say: Straight Ahead. You remind me to keep going. I will. We all will. Thank you Tony, your legacy is of a legend that has blessed the world for all of time.

Love,

Lady

[Rahrahbitchson 20,410]

9 minutes ago, Ms Petty said:

get some respect. this is the last album of Tony.

How am i disrespecting Mr. Bennett? I am not talking about this letter, i am talking generally, please dont get me wrong, i loved cheek to cheek and im sure i will love this one, but we spent years in this classy Lady-praise era, only to get a pop record she decided to ignore and go back to this, i am just saying i wish she was excited about her own music too as much as we do. 

[Jill 30,359]

3 minutes ago, Rahrahbitchson said:

How am i disrespecting Mr. Bennett? I am not talking about this letter, i am talking generally, please dont get me wrong, i loved cheek to cheek and im sure i will love this one, but we spent years in this classy Lady-praise era, only to get a pop record she decided to ignore and go back to this, i am just saying i wish she was excited about her own music too as much as we do. 

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