LG‘s Strongest Lead Single (Lyrically Speaking) … ?

[bxr 2,025]

7 hours ago, SleepingSun said:

While appreciating the Bad Romance lyricism (slay naughty Gaga), I must say Born This Way not only conveys an important message, but does so while combining Gagas own personal experiences with a direct approach of talking to the listener, making the lyrics sound genuine and uplifting. Not to mention the importance these words still hold in today's backwards world. Only the 'orient' part really didn't age all too well, but that's just part of societal changes.

The orient incorporation is the one that skewed BTW a bit for me … but I didn‘t know the etymological background until I was like 10 or 11 … so, before that I thought it was neutral/formal … sometimes we only know what we know when we know it … solid insights though, I appreciate your perspective 

[bxr 2,025]

5 hours ago, Ophelia said:

Gaga is the king of making music&lyrics sound like timeless runway fashion, no one else has done it so well. Bad Romance.

Just Dance has way too little votes tho! The way she’s put „Roses” „thorns” and „hosed” in a verse without making it rhyme in a typical way, yet sounding very smooth and cohesive. v pleasing to my ears

I think I‘m going to vote for Just Dance … I usually wait to see who the underdog is and go from there … Just Dance and Perfect Illusion both fit the bill, but that debut

[Ladle Ghoulash 51,444]

48 minutes ago, bxr said:

she‘s too pretentious with the intention to be pop and not precise enough with the pen to be art

This is honestly the perfect distillation of my issues with a lot of the framing re: ARTPOP.

48 minutes ago, bxr said:

it leans into its own sophomoric bourgeoisie bricolage

I think this is the only interpretation that really works, IMO, essentially arguing for a somewhat self-parodic approach (which is fairly consistent with her allusion to Bowie’s Scary Monsters era, as well as the source material of Pierrot the sad clown) where she assumes the role of the pretentious art student thumbing her nose at the philistines in the audience as a way of both mocking them, but perhaps also shielding herself from the pain of their rejection of her.

As always, an excellent read and a great discussion 🙏

Edited 17 hours ago by Ladle Ghoulash

[TheMontebello 1,095]

I'm going for Bad Romance because I think the lyrics match the grandness of the song. "I want your love and I want your revenge" just feels POWERFUL somehow.

 

But I almost voted BTW for all that it stands for and "Don't be a drag just be a queen" is so fun.

Edited 17 hours ago by TheMontebello

[JohnnyVersace 9,262]

tbh

I would have said BR, but I think the bridge in BTW is really unique, and the lyrics really shifted the cultural needle. This song is still played during Pride and beyond (BR obv is still mega huge as well).

 

[Controversiaga 15,793]

It’s BTW and Bad Romance.

[ActualPatient 2,509]

Lyrically:

BR > BTW > Just Dance > Disease > Perfect Illusion > Applause > Stupid Love 

BTW is probably the most socially-important though 

[bxr 2,025]

4 hours ago, TheMontebello said:

I'm going for Bad Romance because I think the lyrics match the grandness of the song. "I want your love and I want your revenge" just feels POWERFUL somehow.

 

But I almost voted BTW for all that it stands for and "Don't be a drag just be a queen" is so fun.

[bxr 2,025]

2 hours ago, JohnnyVersace said:

tbh

I would have said BR, but I think the bridge in BTW is really unique, and the lyrics really shifted the cultural needle. This song is still played during Pride and beyond (BR obv is still mega huge as well).

 

[Sepsami 20,802]

Bad Romance but Applause is aging like fine wine and the hets seem to really love her. She needs to permanently add it to her tour catalogue

[Lord Mayhem 3,385]

Lyrically...obviously BTW...no other lead single (even Bad Romance) saved more lives and had more of a cultural impact by its message than this song. 

Fight me...

[bxr 2,025]

1 hour ago, Sepsami said:

Bad Romance but Applause is aging like fine wine and the hets seem to really love her. She needs to permanently add it to her tour catalogue

Spoiler

 

[bxr 2,025]

10 minutes ago, Lord Mayhem said:

Lyrically...obviously BTW...no other lead single (even Bad Romance) saved more lives and had more of a cultural impact by its message than this song. 

Fight me...

Spoiler

 

[Ricardo 8,079]

anyone who answers other than BR is deaf 

[bxr 2,025]

8 hours ago, Ricardo said:

anyone who answers other than BR is deaf 

Edited 28 minutes ago by bxr