Worst Gaga Lyric?

[HelloHangoverz 15,542]

17 minutes ago, PartySick said:

You should! I'd love to read it

Obviously I adore the album, it's Gaga afterall. I mostly blame Bloodpop and general streaming/music trends for the things I dislike about it.

Also, anyone slandering Plastic Doll can take a seat 'cause Skrillex ate on that track

I love blasting it in my earbuds and just

Plastic Doll, Alice, Rain On Me, Sine From Above...the album is just filled with amazing amazing house records. Sine From Above is literally a creation story about how sound made the world, featuring elton john? oh baby

[MOT 2,643]

Great thread. She does have some doozies, and when you see them all written down .... oh dear.

If I had to pick one I'd go for the Gypsy one 'the way that you love and treat your mother' etc. For that one I think she just wrote down something that rhymed and to hell with whether or not it made much sense. I think she does that a lot to be honest. Lyrics ain't her thing. Sound is her thing. She writes great melodies and choruses and sings them with her great voice. Yes, each song is ABOUT something, but I don't think she kills herself trying to find that perfect lyric.

My tuppence worth on Plastic Doll - I really like the sound and the song, and obviously the lyrics are supoosed to conjure up Barbie images, but yeah, I've no excuses for Malibu Gaga and saga.

As for 'I just wanna be free, I just wanna be me, and I want lots of friends that invite me to their parties', I think they are really good lyrics, not bad, and there's another song I really like.

[PartySick 144,800]

1 minute ago, olive specter said:

she called it "bullshit on wheels" 

Omfg I didn't see this part

What a shame too tbh. Paul has a lot of respect for her while Blood tends to be...let's say less than pleasant

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[Bling 31,039]

21 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Chromatica would be fine for me if it wasn't so structurally and sonically bare bones and if she wrote more intelligent lyrics for it (we know she can, she usually always does)

Yeah I kinda forced myself to love it more than I would if it were released any other time besides COVID...or if it weren't her first dance pop album in 7 years....or if she released more frequently 

It just felt very paint-by-numbers simple lyrically and production-wise. I obviously listen to several of the songs often, kind of as a "it is what it is" type enjoyment. But I've been with this puta since the beginning and this album is a FAR stretch from her best lyrically, sonically, conceptually, AND visually 

BUT it's the dance-pop album we have for this decade after waiting so long, so I will obviously support it and defend it against any other fanbase lol

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1 minute ago, PartySick said:

Omfg I didn't see this part

yeah she said it in that Gaga radio interview

"every record that i played you was bullshit on wheels, it didn't sound like an artist" 

[PartySick 144,800]

3 minutes ago, HelloHangoverz said:

Plastic Doll, Alice, Rain On Me, Sine From Above...the album is just filled with amazing amazing house records. Sine From Above is literally a creation story about how sound made the world, featuring elton john? oh baby

When I initially listened to the album, I was a bit puzzled by Alice's brevity but vibed to SL and ROM.

Having heard the FW demo, I was hyped to hear the final version only to get that gutted and empty sounding monstrosity

It put me in such a bad mood that I rolled my eyes at Fun Tonight, I think I skipped 911 after the second verse 'cause that chorus was ticking me off. Plastic Doll was a skip. Sour Candy remains her worst song imo. Even Enigma and Replay were blah.

But Sine pulled me back in  gorgeous song and of course it's one that Bloodpop dislikes and even mocks. I actually got to enjoy it, 1000 Doves, and Babylon (which I liked more than the Haus Labs ad version).

Then we heard 1000 Doves as a ballad and I just

So I'm convinced every song was amazing in demo form then stripped of the details that made them interesting before slapping them onto a CD and streaming services

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3 minutes ago, BlingNotTheMusic said:

 it's the dance-pop album we have

You didn’t say “It’s our dance-pop we have”, just saying

[PartySick 144,800]

4 minutes ago, BlingNotTheMusic said:

Yeah I kinda forced myself to love it more than I would if it were released any other time besides COVID...or if it weren't her first dance pop album in 7 years....or if she released more frequently 

It just felt very paint-by-numbers simple lyrically and production-wise. I obviously listen to several of the songs often, kind of as a "it is what it is" type enjoyment. But I've been with this puta since the beginning and this album is a FAR stretch from her best lyrically, sonically, conceptually, AND visually 

BUT it's the dance-pop album we have for this decade after waiting so long, so I will obviously support it and defend it against any other fanbase lol

I actually wish she'd make another analog album like Joanne, I'm honestly tired of pop music

But yeah, Chromatica doesn't really have the concepts to delve into like other albums do, which was always my favorite part of her work. She started expanding it with a narrative and lore around the music - the 911 video was definitely brain food - but she ditched it for obvious reasons.

Which, again, I respect but like you said, "it is what it is" and it is...a solid 10/10 while every other album is at least a 15/10

 

[PartySick 144,800]

2 minutes ago, The Z said:

You didn’t say “It’s our dance-pop we have”, just saying

This is my dance-pop album I fought for

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5 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Having heard the FW demo, I was hyped to hear the final version only to get that gutted and empty sounding monstrosity

THIIIIISSSSSS

THE POWER THAT THAT HAS

7 minutes ago, PartySick said:

It put me in such a bad mood that I rolled my eyes at Fun Tonight, I think I skipped 911 after the second verse 'cause that chorus was ticking me off. Plastic Doll was a skip. Sour Candy remains her worst song imo. Even Enigma and Replay were blah.

But Sine pulled me back in  gorgeous song and of course it's one that Bloodpop dislikes and even mocks. I actually got to enjoy it, 1000 Doves, and Babylon (which I liked more than the Haus Labs ad version).

Then we heard 1000 Doves as a ballad and I just

We have mostly the same reactions but I despise SL, I live for SC only for the Gaga parts, I really love Enigma and Replay, Sine was just ok, and I want the Bowie Babylon version. Even the fan made Haus Lab versions on Twitter were better than the DOC version 

Here's hoping LG7 is fully cooked with top notch, layered, intricate production, memorable and original melodies and (actual) choruses, and more interesting, thought-provoking lyrics...

[PartySick 144,800]

1 minute ago, BlingNotTheMusic said:

THIIIIISSSSSS

THE POWER THAT THAT HAS

I literally tried to recreate that vocal synth by taking the "oh-o-o-o-ooh" from Bad Romance, chopping it up, and slapping every filter I could think of onto it but it just doesn't even come close

The wooden blocks  the bridge  the "BE. FREE." without a stupid dance break

I can't believe what they did to her ugh...

3 minutes ago, BlingNotTheMusic said:

We have mostly the same reactions but I despise SL, I live for SC only for the Gaga parts, I really love Enigma and Replay, Sine was just ok, and I want the Bowie Babylon version. Even the fan made Haus Lab versions on Twitter were better than the DOC version 

Here's hoping LG7 is fully cooked with top notch, layered, intricate production, memorable and original melodies and (actual) choruses, and more interesting, thought-provoking lyrics...

That was just my initial listening experience

I still don't really care for Sour Candy but I like every other song well enough to vibe to them. Enigma definitely rose to be one of my faves.

I made my own version of Alice (gave it a second verse using Electric Chapel), Stupid Love (added an intro with MJ's multitracks and made the ending longer), and I have a rough demo for my own version of Free Woman that needs to be cleaned up but structurally? I'm happy with ha.

I'm also working my version of Replay that I love so far  I added Swine's piggy sounding percussion (fitting, methinks), filtered the guitar from the DOC remix, and extended a few bits of the song. I'm contemplating having the song end with a total Swine/Replay mashup like the Seth Lee remix but...I dunno, lots of ideas

 

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23 minutes ago, The Z said:

You didn’t say “It’s our dance-pop we have”, just saying

Correct. Because taking "album" out would remove the meaning.

I'm telling you as a native English speaker, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with those lyrics. 

Nor "I'm not nothing unless I know I can"

They are more complex thoughts so maybe that's why it's difficult to understand. This post sums up that one 

"It's a double negative. 

So, someone might say "I'm nothing, unless I know I can" saying to believe in yourself, that you can succeed. And if you can't believe that, then what's the point 

However, Gaga is saying "I'm not nothing, unless I know I can" implying that just because she doubts herself, just because she has days were she doesn't believe she can do it, doesn't mean she isn't worth it, she's still her, flaws and all." @ChromaticRaccoon

Edited April 25 by BlingNotTheMusic

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46 minutes ago, olive specter said:

@BlingNotTheMusic

DJWS also said this btw.

You stoked fan interest back in 2017 when, between albums, you said you couldn't wait for fans to meet "ARTPOP's little sister." Were those the Chromatica demos?

No, it wasn't the Chromatica demos. We worked on some stuff. We start stuff, we finish stuff, we put stuff away, we pick stuff back up, it's not a linear process. We stated working on stuff before Chromatica happened and we didn't finish it yet. We'll see what happens!

 

that "didin't finish it yet" and "we'll see what happens!" was hopefull
but in retrospect it looks like him either being delusional about it still having a chance, or him not knowing she called it "bullshit on wheels" 💀

Well I actually enjoy DJWS as a person and a producer, so perhaps there are other songs besides the panned ones that will make it to another project.

But tbh Gaga is approaching her 40s and she seems to be in a much different headspace than 2017, let alone 2020.

[DitaDolla 10,757]

I just remembered that “need a man who likes it rough” exists 

this song is so funny to me because she says that so casually 

[HelloHangoverz 15,542]

1 hour ago, PartySick said:

When I initially listened to the album, I was a bit puzzled by Alice's brevity but vibed to SL and ROM.

Having heard the FW demo, I was hyped to hear the final version only to get that gutted and empty sounding monstrosity

It put me in such a bad mood that I rolled my eyes at Fun Tonight, I think I skipped 911 after the second verse 'cause that chorus was ticking me off. Plastic Doll was a skip. Sour Candy remains her worst song imo. Even Enigma and Replay were blah.

But Sine pulled me back in  gorgeous song and of course it's one that Bloodpop dislikes and even mocks. I actually got to enjoy it, 1000 Doves, and Babylon (which I liked more than the Haus Labs ad version).

Then we heard 1000 Doves as a ballad and I just

So I'm convinced every song was amazing in demo form then stripped of the details that made them interesting before slapping them onto a CD and streaming services

Agree, Free Woman final version is an abominaion compared to the demo. Fun Tonight, I absolutely adore because of lyrics like "wish I could be what I know I am" which in my opinion is such a simple yet beautiful way of describing one of the many realities of living with mental illness. 911 I love, v experimental but it did take a few listens for me too. 1000 Doves I love too - I just think it's a perfect house record, kind of goes nowhere, stays the same, but I love it for that haha. The drum track on 1000 Doves is amazing imo