Abracadabra (Rehearsal Video)

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This rehearsal slaps more than some folks finished videos.

Mother said "I'm putting a feeding tube down your throat and I'm not stopping until gay death or universal entropy."

[Ladle Ghoulash 17,454]

Ngl I wish they kept the choreo/staging from the beginning of verse 2. Not only is it fierce, it would send the satanic panic crowd into pure hysterics.

[freebit 6,147]

OMG, that was great. As a fan who has been stanning since 08, I really do think this is the best she has ever moved in her career. Parris outdid Laurianne IMO. On Youtube someone compared Gaga becoming a vessel for Parris in the way she did for Alexander McQueen and her other artistic collaborators etc., and I think that's 100% accurate. They collaborated so well here. This is literal art. 

I really love that part around 2:30 when they start out chaotic looking with those spastic movements (reminiscent of Thriller), but then start using the canes and it comes more controlled. That had to have been difficult to pull that off, but that transition from chaotic to controlled is perfectly executed. 

16 hours ago, nexus said:

It's cool she put this out, I haven't really seen Western artists do these style of videos. It's been common in kpop for almost two decades and I've always wanted one from Gaga 

It reminded me of K-Pop too. Speaking of which, I feel like Abracadabra is like a culmination of where she was initially headed with Venus with the different hooks all rolled into one song (very K-Pop), but I find Abracadabra much better than Venus (don't hate me Venus stans), it's far more elevated, more interesting, and shows her evolution. She knocked it out of the park on all levels with this one. 

Edited yesterday at 09:14 AM by freebit

[Melania K Trump 6,192]

I really love how that wasn't just a dance rehearsal, but based on how they set up and edited the video it was a full technical demo of the music video shoot itself. I know it's very unlikely this was edited and finished before the actual edit of the video (even if it was shot beforehand), but on the off hand it was, really shows how well planned and executed the production was.

[Ladle Ghoulash 17,454]

1 hour ago, Starmie25 said:

They all looked fierce asf!

I am lowkey glad they switched out the 2nd verse moves though. 

Nah, it’s a huge serve and should’ve stayed, I fear 

[Psyduck 1,343]

this slaps?? Omyy

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1 hour ago, SpadesToStart said:

This man is the king of just being there and vibing 

He's so cute 

[Starmie25 15,736]

43 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Nah, it’s a huge serve and should’ve stayed, I fear 

It is but they pick up her in the final bridge so ..

[Ziggy 10,904]

1 hour ago, freebit said:

OMG, that was great. As a fan who has been stanning since 08, I really do think this is the best she has ever moved in her career. Parris outdid Laurianne IMO. On Youtube someone compared Gaga becoming a vessel for Parris in the way she did for Alexander McQueen and her other artistic collaborators etc., and I think that's 100% accurate. They collaborated so well here. This is literal art. 

I really love that part around 2:30 when they start out chaotic looking with those spastic movements (reminiscent of Thriller), but then start using the canes and it comes more controlled. That had to have been difficult to pull that off, but that transition from chaotic to controlled is perfectly executed. 

It reminded me of K-Pop too. Speaking of which, I feel like Abracadabra is like a culmination of where she was initially headed with Venus with the different hooks all rolled into one song, but I find Abracadabra much better than Venus (don't hate me Venus stans), it's far more elevated, more interesting, and shows her evolution. She knocked it out of the park on all levels with this one. 

Agreed. Laurieann’s moves were individually more memorably iconic so far but Gaga was still a bit stiff dancing and getting used to that side of being pop star. This is very much a woman who has iconic moves AND knows how to feel her joosh in them. Hello fellow OG fan 

Edited Thursday at 07:40 PM by Ziggy

[Jill 29,183]

2 hours ago, Vimo said:

They are MILIKING the sh*t out that abracowdabra now eh? 

If you think that now just imagine being a fan between 2009 and 2011, you would die of overstimulation

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37 minutes ago, Jill said:

If you think that now just imagine being a fan between 2009 and 2011, you would die of overstimulation

I was. The good old Littlemonsters.com days. Tv Performances in every country possible. Hôtels and airports looks. I remember yeah.

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3 hours ago, avalon x said:

I just realized she's wearing the same top she wore in Dusseldorf (Chromatica Ball's 1st date).  

Resourceful queen 

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This is so cool to see. 

It's reminding me of Gagavision times 

[Ladle Ghoulash 17,454]

1 hour ago, Starmie25 said:

It is but they pick up her in the final bridge so ..

And who said there can’t be multiple lifts in one video?  (Also they show her being lifted in this crucifixion pose during the first pre-chorus for a split second, so there are already multiple lifts in this video )

[TheFriend 1,923]

I wish they could've kept the 2nd verse  and delete some of the chair scene...and add the Mayhem hand gestures and it would have served more I think. I really hope the fan version will have new scenes 

 

Mother Gaga...thank you so much for blessing us this era...