tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post2316566129062470847..comments2023-12-21T11:09:00.632-05:00Comments on Rants of a Diva: An Open Letter to Lady GaGa FansDame Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02684030137746709310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-11009825920256942652010-06-12T03:43:46.028-04:002010-06-12T03:43:46.028-04:00I like her, but it's almost becoming a chore t...I like her, but it's almost becoming a chore these days. Having to qualify everything about her in giant long tedious essays. An essay about one aspect of her music video, an essay about her hairstyle and so on and so on. I enjoy her music and I enjoy her image (although my criticism of her still stands, she's an awesome Grace Jones personality with the songs of a top 40 recording artist. nothing wrong with that, but it's silly to call her music such things as "haute culture" or "weird" - it's not, it's standard pop music albeit elevated over the likes of personalty-free drones that have hogged the limelight of recent years).<br /><br />I think the obsession with GaGa is very indicative of a lot of things lately actually. Obsession with the NOW with little to no knowledge about anything else. No, GaGa wasn't the first to do what she's doing as you say. <br /><br />BTW, as an average GaGa fan and a <i>Glee</i> fan I thought the two GaGa numbers on that show were two of the weakest in the second half season.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-23963823908109529882010-06-05T20:44:49.348-04:002010-06-05T20:44:49.348-04:00"Paparazzi" is her only single so far to..."Paparazzi" is her only single so far to not break the top 5 in the U.S. (well except "Alejandro" but that's at #6 right now and it hasn't peaked yet) SO.<br /><br />I really do think it was more "Bad Romance"/<i>The Fame Monster</i> that did it.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17126912928153855523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-21355798771472660222010-06-05T09:37:27.484-04:002010-06-05T09:37:27.484-04:00I generally agree with you. I think it's stran...I generally agree with you. I think it's strange how Paparazzi seems to be the song that turned everything around. It's ok and all, but I never thought it would turn into such a huge hit.<br /><br />Re: Persona<br /><br />It always gets on my nerves when people act like it's something <b>extremely</b> deep. I always thought she was just joshing us, having fun and watching people's reactions etc. I've always taken her diatribes about art and everything else with a grain of salt, so it perplexes me when people break up into fights over her latest soundbite.<br /><br />I can't even go on ohnotheydidnt anymore without wanting to bang my head up against a wall.Darn Dirty Damehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682908775020884857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-41507279541483462162010-06-04T18:43:28.791-04:002010-06-04T18:43:28.791-04:00And even her persona is nothing but a mishmash of ...And even her persona is nothing but a mishmash of things Madonna, Annie Lennox and Bjork were doing before GaGa was even a fetus. <br />One of my friends got very pissed at me because I didn't belong to the church of GaGa.<br />In the middle of a coup in my country and political chaos he was more distressed at the fact that I didn't agree with his new saint, than at the bombings out in the street.<br /><br />Fuck 'em all I say!Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Socialeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423835555933819338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-37573601909501376412010-06-04T14:55:24.767-04:002010-06-04T14:55:24.767-04:00I have been wanting to make a post like this for m...I have been wanting to make a post like this for <i><b>months</b></i> now, but I guess I'm just not blunt enough.<br /><br />I ♥ YOU JAMES. I ♥ YOU SO MUCH.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17126912928153855523noreply@blogger.com