Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (Official Music Video)

[Kaevin95 102]

I love the fact that i simply dislike Disease and after a loot of listening to it i admitted to myself that was just not my cup of tea (and i knew also GP was not going to feel it), i renember in 2011 when i first heard Bloody Mary i was like "GIRL, THIS NEEDS TO BE A SINGLE." This song is giving me such an addiction and everything about it screams Hit. And not in terms of selling which i don't really care, but this song is something that you hear in your ****ing mind even when you are completely dustracted by your life/job. This is what Disease imo is not, very Gaga essence. She can do anything cause she has more talent than height but when she project herself again into her musical soul that's what she brings, a literal drug to ears. I love her so much, thank God you made me live these times.

Edited 5 hours ago by Kaevin95

[Emily 722]

The part where the lady in red says "The category is dance or die" really reminds me of the countess 

[StrawberryBlond 14,274]

It's a joy to see Gaga return to her dark pop roots and imagery. As soon as it started, I immediately thought of Alejandro with the colour scheme, army of dancers and the evil Gaga overlooking everyone. While choreo was never what made me love her, it was good to see her give it all all in a video like she used to, giving her long-time fans their wish. The verses are very intricate, the chorus is glorious and that last minute bridge saw her bring the vocals which we'd not heard on her uptempo pop songs for a while, she saves that for ballads these days. While it still has time to grow on me, it's a solid single and I could definitely see it appealing to the public to blast in their cars and do TikTok dances to. Potential Halloween hit as well, another one for the Gaga Halloween playlist. And her team repaired the mistake they made with Disease and debuted the video on the same day as the song, which is crucial for views and likes in this day and age. 

[Jill 27,868]

4 hours ago, Mother of Puppies said:

It's so ARTPOP meets TFM - the visuals (especially the beginning) remind me of Alejandro

and the tempo of the song, cuz it's rlly fast, reminds me of Judas

then where's ARTPOP

[bornthisway135 450]

First off, I love the “Category is: Dance or Die” and the decision to incorporate a “HUH” chant is very LoveGame. I also love that as the dancers begin to move, Gaga stands still to make herself known to the Lady in Red. Like BRING IT ON BETCH. And in the second verse I find it interesting that the Lady in Red sings the words “Watch it burn” and “No return” as if she’s the warden using fear tactics to keep her prisoners in line and wrongfully hopeful. Cuz I believe she’ll kill them all anyway, she just wants entertainment as if they’re jesters. Then I realized that when the Lady in Red starts dancing, as if she’s possessed, is the same choreography in the Disease video when Mayhem is being blown by the wind and struggling. 

It makes me feel like this video is the prequel to what transpires in Disease. She’s in some sort of prison (one that reminds me of the movie The Platform). The Lady in Red then serenades the crowd with the ahhhs like how Sara Sanderson does to the townspeople in Hocus Pocus; it’s pretty, but it’s a spell. And everyone IS under her spell, except Gaga. She makes that very clear when the music stops and they are chanting ABRACADABRA and she screams. As if she’s come to realize she has broken the spell and can escape. She finds her escape in last moment of the video when she looks up to the angels. it makes the Disease video make wayyyy more sense to me now. I hope I’m not reaching with this theory, but I hope the next music video bridges the gap. 

[GAGA IS GROOVY 60]

Watching Gaga sing in gibberish and dance her little Italian booty off in some stark, concrete bunker - magic, honestly.

 

[lastpopicon 4,966]

1 minute ago, bornthisway135 said:

First off, I love the “Category is: Dance or Die” and the decision to incorporate a “HUH” chant is very LoveGame. I also love that as the dancers begin to move, Gaga stands still to make herself known to the Lady in Red. Like BRING IT ON BETCH. And in the second verse I find it interesting that the Lady in Red sings the words “Watch it burn” and “No return” as if she’s the warden using fear tactics to keep her prisoners in line and wrongfully hopeful. Cuz I believe she’ll kill them all anyway, she just wants entertainment as if they’re jesters. Then I realized that when the Lady in Red starts dancing, as if she’s possessed, is the same choreography in the Disease video when Mayhem is being blown by the wind and struggling. 

It makes me feel like this video is the prequel to what transpires in Disease. She’s in some sort of prison (one that reminds me of the movie The Platform). The Lady in Red then serenades the crowd with the ahhhs like how Sara Sanderson does to the townspeople in Hocus Pocus; it’s pretty, but it’s a spell. And everyone IS under her spell, except Gaga. She makes that very clear when the music stops and they are chanting ABRACADABRA and she screams. As if she’s come to realize she has broken the spell and can escape. She finds her escape in last moment of the video when she looks up to the angels. it makes the Disease video make wayyyy more sense to me now. I hope I’m not reaching with this theory, but I hope the next music video bridges the gap. 

i echo everything you said, very well put And I also think we are getting the conclusion of the mayhem (lady in red) history on the next mv, she's telling a story and I'm paying attention.

[bornthisway135 450]

3 minutes ago, lastpopicon said:

i echo everything you said, very well put And I also think we are getting the conclusion of the mayhem (lady in red) history on the next mv, she's telling a story and I'm paying attention.

I just rewatched the Disease video and the antagonist uses the SAME bighorn cane she uses in Abracadabra!  I wholeheartedly believe they are the same character.

[chromaticainmyhead 6,410]

I'd say - if you exclude the ballads (they're a category on their own in her discography at this point) - I'll give Abra a 12 in the ranking from the CURRENT most impactful singles of her career so far but if it really takes off I'd easily see it in the top 5

1) Bad Romance
2) Poker Face 
3) Born This Way
4) Just Dance
5) Paparazzi
6) Telephone
7) Bloody Mary
8) Edge Of Glory
9) Judas
10) Rain On Me
11) Applause
12) Abracadabra
13) Disease
14) Stupid Love
15) Do What U Want (ft. Christina)

with Ballads 

1) Die With A Smile
2) Bad Romance
3) Shallow 
4) Poker Face
5) Born This Way 
6) Million Reasons
7) Just Dance
8) Paparazzi
9) Telephone
10) Bloody Mary
11) Edge Of Glory
12) Judas
13) Rain On Me
14) Applause
15) Abracadabra

pls don't come at me  I love the song (it just needs more time)

Edited 3 hours ago by chromaticainmyhead

[gagzus 15,154]

After another watch I sooooo cannot wait for the tour that accompanies this album I just know it’s gonna be sickening and Parris’ choreography is gonna EAT.

I also hope Honey Balenciaga joins her on tour as a main dancer.

i love that Parris understands she has Fibro so she incorporated choreo that she could do sat down, with a cane and without heels

Edited 2 hours ago by gagzus

[mightyriverz 2,024]

i've been watching this MV all day today, honestly, she hasn't put out such eye candy since G.U.Y.

with Disease she reached for storytelling, cinematography, and I love it just as much

but with this one it just has that little spice to it, the scenes, the choreo, the camera movement, everything is so in sync it just catches you

[bornthisway135 450]

Video Easter Eggs (to me)

0:14 Abracadabra  // 2:29 Alejandro

0:16 Abracadabra  // 2:21 Born This Way

0:20 Abracadabra // 3:38 Alejandro

1:19 Abracadabra // born this way cross

1:25 Abracadabra // BTW shoulder pads, Bad Romance choreo stature (it's a 0.5 second blip though)

1:47 Abracadabra // 1:37 Perfect Illusion

1:51 Abracadabra // 1:33 Disease (reference)

1:57 Abracadabra // 9:58 Marry the Night

2:28 Abracadabra // 2:28 Disease 

3:17 Abracadabra // 5:10 Alejandro // 2:43 G.U.Y (ARTPOP film)

3:53 Abracadabra // 3:32 911

4:26 Abracadabra // 13:19 Marry the Night

 

[FrederickSpears 2,070]

This is the Gaga i've missed!

[HeavyMetal Halcyon 1,538]

30 minutes ago, bornthisway135 said:

Video Easter Eggs (to me)

1:57 Abracadabra // 9:58 Marry the Night

 

I legit see this everytime I watch the video and keep waiting for someone to point it out. 
 

EDIT: oops! I see Marry the night at 1:03. When she dances facing the camera with someone carrying her train. 

Edited 32 minutes ago by HeavyMetal Halcyon

[Starmie25 14,822]

3 hours ago, Jill said:

then where's ARTPOP

It's got that slight trance vibes like "Aura" and the euphoric operatic bridge is very "Venus" (maybe)