Gaga Scholar 232 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 Today I went to Hal Leonard's website to purchase the MAYHEM PVG songbook for my piano-playing sister as a gift, and looky what I found in the sample pages preview (see "Sample Page Six"): As you may note from the image above, the preview page for "Die With A Smile" includes the subheading "from JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX." Is this an honest mistake or proof of what was supposed to be before plans changed?! Some of us suspect that DWAS was actually written by Gaga for J:FAD--not by Bruno Mars as a one-off (nice story though, Gags)--and I think we are correct. Discuss! "The truth is..." --L. Gaga, 1986-present Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 54,790 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 i think its just a mistake... mother, what must i do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 18,456 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 I don't think so. Might have been thought tò be added to credits, but It all pointed tò the Song being done pretty late. Hal leonard doing a mistake ... They're sheet music like Isnt the best thing. You're cute for this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 124,090 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 well, the song is kinda talking about their hallucinations as a dream, like Bruno's part is very Joker POV So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamite 65,645 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 How much longer is the origin of this song going to plague us Like a poem said by a neydy in red Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 124,090 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 3 minutes ago, dynamite said: How much longer is the origin of this song going to plague us It’s the real disease aka first single So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 170,317 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 16 minutes ago, Gaga Scholar said: Some of us suspect that DWAS was actually written by Gaga for J:FAD--not by Bruno Mars as a one-off (nice story though, Gags)--and I think we are correct. Nah, Bruno and Gaga have very different styles when it comes to lyricism and general vibes in their music. The reason I never liked DWAS much is 'cause it's written like a Bruno song. She herself said he approached her with the song and they finished it together. There's no way to know just how much he already had done. Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayhemMadness 34 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 So, was this just a reject and Gaga decided to release it anyways, or was this supposed to be a promo for Folie à Deux? Or both? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Scholar 232 Posted March 28, 2025 Author Share Posted March 28, 2025 15 minutes ago, Killa said: I don't think so. Might have been thought tò be added to credits, but It all pointed tò the Song being done pretty late. Hal leonard doing a mistake ... They're sheet music like Isnt the best thing. You're cute for this Teehee. Yeah, I can see an editor with murky pop culture literacy thinking, "Isn't this from that Joker movie...? Better make a note to credit it." "The truth is..." --L. Gaga, 1986-present Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railing 2,799 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 7 minutes ago, dynamite said: How much longer is the origin of this song going to plague us DWAS is Gaga's best standalone single from Bruno's album, cut from Joker: Folie a Deux, and always intended for MAYHEM, lead single but not, reverse Warholian expedition Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamite 65,645 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 Just now, Railing said: DWAS is Gaga's best standalone single from Bruno's album, cut from Joker: Folie a Deux, and always intended for MAYHEM, lead single but not, reverse Warholian expedition Like a poem said by a neydy in red Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegidadedios 4,168 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 Okay but if it was a mistake wouldn't it be a very specific mistake? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Scholar 232 Posted March 28, 2025 Author Share Posted March 28, 2025 5 minutes ago, PartySick said: Nah, Bruno and Gaga have very different styles when it comes to lyricism and general vibes in their music. The reason I never liked DWAS much is 'cause it's written like a Bruno song. She herself said he approached her with the song and they finished it together. There's no way to know just how much he already had done. I appreciate your commitment to the narrative we are supposed to accept! You're a dutiful fan. I'm always suspicious of this woman and her ability to shape shift, though. She's skilled at pretending to be other people, writing in various styles and genres. I love that she keeps me guessing. "The truth is..." --L. Gaga, 1986-present Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisapillar 10,018 Posted March 28, 2025 Share Posted March 28, 2025 The movie may have been her biggest flop but this song (which to me was always clearly written for Joker originally) is now her biggest hit. We love to see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Scholar 232 Posted March 28, 2025 Author Share Posted March 28, 2025 16 minutes ago, dynamite said: How much longer is the origin of this song going to plague us Trying to decipher the actual lore is a lot of the fun for me. For history's sake. "The truth is..." --L. Gaga, 1986-present Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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