I don’t write about girls on this blog much. After all, it’s mostly for girls. But i really want to say a few words about Lady Gaga. (Just for eye candy, i’m also posting a picture of Adam, sometimes called the male Gaga.)
Now, i realize by the time someone my age knows something exists, it’s no longer the latest thing. So apologies to those of you who are really cool. But i saw Gaga on the Today Show last week and was blown away. I know she was seriously toned down from her usual performances (like Adam on Ellen or Oprah), but she still knocked all sox off. It wasn’t the performance (which was great), it was the ENERGY!.
Starting with the old standard “Someone to Watch Over Me”, she put her very pretty voice on big display, but the sentiments were so un-Gaga. “There’s a somebody i’m longing to see. I hope that he turns out to be, someone to watch over me.” Then, seamless segue into “Bad Romance”. “I want your ugly, i want your disease, i want your everything as long as it’s free. I want your love.” What an incredible juxtaposition of old female values with new ones. And i don’t mean that in a derogatory way. Quite the contrary. What is long-term love really about that doesn’t include those moments of ugly and disease and horror and psycho? We’re only looking for someone to watch over us in romance novels.
In the middle of the concert it started to pour, and Gaga just kept singing. Drenched, she lay on the stage thanking New York and “her little monsters” that had been waiting for her in line for two days (she sent them water and pizza.) She thanked the underground clubs and the gay community. She thanked all the people who had “made her dreams come true”. It was a class act.
The world loves people who do things their own way. Gaga is not just outrageous, she’s talented. Her songs are memorable and often have something to say. Her singing is great. A friend who knows her says she’s a nice, appreciative person. She’s definitely come to forge some space in our minds. I love that.