Ranking Disease

[Nessun Dorma 10,389]

Gaga gave us three amazing versions of this song, once again showcasing the brilliance of her musicianship! 

As much as I adore the main version and consider it one of her strongest songs, I love how she turned a mid-tempo dance track into a dark ballad. So my ranking is:

1. Disease (The Poison)

2. Disease (The Antidote)

3. Disease (Main version) 

How would you rate the three versions?

[Alxjcgn 2,298]

I would put it as:

1. Disease (Main version)

2. Disease (The Poison)

3. Disease (The Antidote)

I guess sort of starting with the full song and then stripping away more layers. I only rank it this way because the main version slapped me across the face so hard I still blast the song today and it may be my favorite off MAYHEM. The Poison is number two for me because of the vocal techniques she uses and I love watching her sway to the song in the video... It feels like watching a super intimate performance in a bar or something. I put the Antidote as three because it feels like an early version of the song (like how she perhaps began writing parts of it) and it has such a raw emotion but it is not a version i frequently go back to listen to.

But all in all, each version really is equally as good as the other because of how different they all are. Disease was the song that told us Gaga was making a return, and quite honestly it was the highlight of my entire 2024 when she released it alongside the mv.

 

[Anderson123 43,047]

1. Disease (Main Version)

2. The rest of music history.

[Nessun Dorma 10,389]

4 hours ago, Alxjcgn said:

I would put it as:

1. Disease (Main version)

2. Disease (The Poison)

3. Disease (The Antidote)

I guess sort of starting with the full song and then stripping away more layers. I only rank it this way because the main version slapped me across the face so hard I still blast the song today and it may be my favorite off MAYHEM. The Poison is number two for me because of the vocal techniques she uses and I love watching her sway to the song in the video... It feels like watching a super intimate performance in a bar or something. I put the Antidote as three because it feels like an early version of the song (like how she perhaps began writing parts of it) and it has such a raw emotion but it is not a version i frequently go back to listen to.

I see what you mean and I agree with your perspective. Antidote does seem to be an early version of the song and it’s so interesting to see what it became, all its beautifully crafted layers! It's definitely one of the best-produced songs of Gaga's career. 

4 hours ago, Alxjcgn said:

Disease was the song that told us Gaga was making a return, and quite honestly it was the highlight of my entire 2024 when she released it alongside the mv.

I can relate! And I loved the MV so much, it's in my top 3 of her videography!

[metalpsi 353]

5 hours ago, Alxjcgn said:

I would put it as:

1. Disease (Main version)

2. Disease (The Poison)

3. Disease (The Antidote)

I guess sort of starting with the full song and then stripping away more layers. I only rank it this way because the main version slapped me across the face so hard I still blast the song today and it may be my favorite off MAYHEM. The Poison is number two for me because of the vocal techniques she uses and I love watching her sway to the song in the video... It feels like watching a super intimate performance in a bar or something. I put the Antidote as three because it feels like an early version of the song (like how she perhaps began writing parts of it) and it has such a raw emotion but it is not a version i frequently go back to listen to.

But all in all, each version really is equally as good as the other because of how different they all are. Disease was the song that told us Gaga was making a return, and quite honestly it was the highlight of my entire 2024 when she released it alongside the mv.

 

this, also, disease is her THEE DARK BOP, i love this song SO MUCH 

[Ladle Ghoulash 55,401]

Main

Antidote

Poison

[MountainMonster 2,969]

There’s one correct order. 
 

1. the live version with the alternate intro. Truly how the single version should have been. 
 

2. the album version. 
 

3. the rest can be wiped from history.