Cruelty 6,172 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Rah rah ah-ah-ah, Roma roma-ma, Gaga ooh la la, Want your bad romance. Written and produced by the dream team of Lady Gaga & RedOne, ‘Bad Romance’ was released as the lead single from The Fame Monster on 19 October 2009 to European radio (the digital download followed in the next few days). The lyrics explore Gaga’s feelings of loneliness in a relationship, discuss being in love with her best friend, and question her own preference for the wrong men. The song’s iconic hook, spoken-word French vocals and soaring chorus melody launch it into the stratosphere, backed by an experimental pop production which takes cues from electropop and German house and techno. After topping the charts in over 20 countries, the song has sold 12 million copies worldwide to become one of the best-selling singles of all time - and is certified 2x Platinum in the UK, 4x Platinum in Australia and 11x Platinum in the US. The impact of Bad Romance is undeniable. Gaga’s signature song (at least until Shallow), Rolling Stone voted it the 482nd greatest song of all time (and Gaga’s best), and it won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Combining references to fashion and Alfred Hitchcock films with multilingual lyrics, growled vocals, ferociously effective dance-pop beats and an irresistible melody, ‘Bad Romance’ built on the success of the singles from The Fame and cemented Lady Gaga’s place as one of the most creative minds in pop music. To this day, it remains stately yet psychotic, plaintive yet powerful. In short: a pop juggernaut. ‘I want your ugly, I want your disease’, all of those things that I’m saying, it’s like when you love someone so much and your fear of losing someone is so, so deep that- ‘I want your psycho, I want your ugly’, I want all the most disgusting parts of you that you think nobody will ever love. I love all of those things. The song’s about being in love with your best friend, whether that’s a literal situation or just you maybe wanted to tell someone that you loved them but you couldn’t - it’s a bad romance.’ - Lady Gaga Here’s the iconic Francis Lawrence-directed music video (actually released a month later, on 10 November), which Billboard readers voted the best video of the 2000s: Here’s a favourite early performance of Bad Romance, at the 2009 American Music Awards, where it segued into an equally iconic rendition of Speechless: And here’s the absolutely spellbinding acoustic version that Gaga performed for Tony Bennett’s 90th birthday, later featured in her documentary Five Foot Two: What are your memories of this iconic song? Do you remember where you were when you first heard it? What’s your favourite live performance of the song? Let me know below:) [And before any of you Americans come for me, it’s 19 October already in the UK ] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Music 20,540 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 definition of the word iconic Pop Music and Lady Gaga forever! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysAMess 27,843 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 12 years!? One of the things I love most about the song is the references to Hitchcock movies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,365 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pop Music said: definition of the word iconic is sour candy wbk on a serious note i love BR instrumental Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamo 19,135 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 cliché but it's honestly my favourite gaga song of all time. I remember so vividly coming back home from school and watching the music video on repeat over and over and over again. i honestly don't think i've ever been so shook in my life. It encapsulates everything i love about her: larger than life, theatrical, avant-garde, darkness, intelligent witty lyrics, iconic references, strong visuals and above all it was truly groundbreaking. the ultimate definition of a cultural reset and what i truly believe to be one of the greatest songs of all-time. PERIOD. Ï could be your girlfriend for the weekend... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbri 1,369 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 time goes by so ... quickly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fame 4,192 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I wish I could somehow experience listening to it for the first time again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaGaAst 13,023 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 My favourite song of all time period. Has been spending record breaking #1 position since the first month I listened to it. Love it when you call me legs In the morning, buy me eggs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VasilisVas 5,196 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Gaga’s best song, best video, best era, best everything. I’m still waiting for Gaga to outdo this iconic masterpiece. I miss that era so, so, so, so much!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussOfYonce 3,657 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 legendary. ✨ puthy tight, puthy clean, puthy fresh ✨ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFXIV WhiteMage 5,944 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 12 years of superiority Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruelty 6,172 Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 Don't let this thread flop, this is BAD ROMANCE we're talking about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDemonIClingTo 1,018 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 3:18 AM, GaGaAst said: My favourite song of all time period. Has been spending record breaking #1 position since the first month I listened to it. On 10/19/2021 at 3:30 AM, VasilisVas said: Gaga’s best song, best video, best era, best everything. I’m still waiting for Gaga to outdo this iconic masterpiece. I miss that era so, so, so, so much!! On 10/19/2021 at 1:22 AM, mamo said: cliché but it's honestly my favourite gaga song of all time. I remember so vividly coming back home from school and watching the music video on repeat over and over and over again. i honestly don't think i've ever been so shook in my life. It encapsulates everything i love about her: larger than life, theatrical, avant-garde, darkness, intelligent witty lyrics, iconic references, strong visuals and above all it was truly groundbreaking. the ultimate definition of a cultural reset and what i truly believe to be one of the greatest songs of all-time. PERIOD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 22,221 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 My favorite song ever in life I have always had a weird connection to this song but as I grew older I feel like I can understand and relate way better than before. I want to love people. It’s like a desperate yet very pure need. I fall in love very hard to the point of not minding the other person’s “flaws”. I felt like I was caught in a bad romance a few times now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enissa11 2,984 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 7:10 PM, JaysAMess said: One of the things I love most about the song is the references to Hitchcock movies. and she didn't do it just for the sake of it, she has said that when she writes she's already thinking about the video, note how she subverted the Hitchcock icy blonde who's always used up to fulfill the male protagonist purpose and end up always dead, this time she was the one who use the male protagonist that attempted to use and buy her, and she killed him and end up triumphant, glorious audiovisual storytelling This song and video is pure art and it isn't talked enough. Mad Architect of Light Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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