tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post7856263103438359363..comments2023-06-27T01:34:35.359-07:00Comments on Ted Burke LIKE IT OR NOT: Wither Lady Gaga?TED BURKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610296721891201100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post-23483035847901620462010-01-12T17:54:50.529-08:002010-01-12T17:54:50.529-08:00I don’t know if you’ve seen much of the Lady’s vid...I don’t know if you’ve seen much of the Lady’s video work, but what’s most interesting to me about it is the ambiguity of the images and what they may signify to her fans. In “Paparazzi,” for instance, Ms. Gaga is a murder victim, a cripple and finally a boyfriend-killer. You can isolate scenes from the song’s video and envision her as a tortured female or a triumphant murderess as you choose. And I think that’s the point – her transcendence of any one role is not only an assertion of pure ego, but empowering to her fans. Sex seems the least of it – “Paparazzi,” “Poker Face” and her new hit “Bad Romance” wrap a pack of venomous insults around a very thin shaft of erotic enticement. While her music is the least adventurous part of what she does, I will credit the Lady for having lyrics that are far more congruent with her video imagery than Madonna was ever willing to attempt. Think of the bland, boilerplate romance lyrics of Madonna songs like “Open Your Heart” and recall how dissonant they were with the transgressive nature of (some of) her videos. Ultimately, Lady Gaga seems to be a visual than an audio artist, a fusion of Ms. Ciccone and Marilyn Manson, just edgy enough to goose the mainstream.Barry Alfonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624298347392911828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post-57866677758877791862009-10-14T06:30:41.575-07:002009-10-14T06:30:41.575-07:00Good post. I recall that one of Bowie's old ba...Good post. I recall that one of Bowie's old bass players started a band called Golf Has Grown. This trio released an incredible slow blues jam titled IT'S ALL I CAN DO TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE. Absolutely devastating.mantmarblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350882479535662318noreply@blogger.com