Gaga Saga

Gaga: a slang for insanity.

Gaga: a slang for obsession.

Gaga: a dancing technique for the regular.
 

No wonder, Lady Gaga has symbolized the three in recent years. A fabulous stage name, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, I must complement. She has launched three studio albums, featured in two tours, won 5 Grammies and literally a hundred other awards; she just doesn't seem to stop. Be it the crazy costumes, weird hairstyles, pop rhythms or the dancing, she has left a print everywhere.

I did not listen to much of pop before Gaga. I have a theory about pop music. It sounds good in mere two places: in a pub and in the backseat of my car. But there's something different about Lady Gaga's songs. Each song is as revolutionary and artistic. Pick up a line from any of the songs and it has some deep meaning attached to it, just like Jim's poetry. Love it.

I really hate it when the media portraits her negatively or when people make comments on dressing style or behavior. Only after watching her interview on VH1, I realised that beneath all the mascara, it's a very sensitive soul in there, trying to break free, trying to show the world what she feels, trying to display her love for art through music, make-up, dance and more. It amazes me when she does experimenting with dresses. The police ribbon costume is my favorite one.

It looks like to me as if she needs fame to survive. As if she can't live without million eyes staring at her, a thousand lips humming her tune, hundreds dressing up just as weirdly. Her first two albums named as The Fame and The Fame Monster. She does remind me of Jim. But I think of all this fame thing as only natural.

Everyone's been talking about her latest single Born This Way and why shouldn't one? She's indeed a genius. She surely picked up some good things at Tisch. May be she wants co transform one's inferiority complex into attitude and pride. 'Fuck the world, this is how I am' attitude. What all those Yes, Yes+ people couldn't do it, she did it just with a song. The world is thankful to her for that. Some might think of this video as viral , anti-cultural or even disgusting; but for her fans it's seven minutes of pure pleasure.

Don't you get it? Lady Gaga taught us to love ourselves, howsoever we are. Even the Gleeks made a version.

Epic Rap Battles of History

I was browsing youtube as usual when I came across these videos. They ARE viral. They might look creepy but I love the idea of comparing two personalities through rap music. Despite the usage of foul language, I must say that they are quite innovative. The producer must be spending awful lot of money for these videos. And what does he gets in return? Your laughing faces. (And of course the money through adverts)

Just enjoy the god damned videos.

And my favorite one

Rock MJ

If you say 'I love pop' to a hard core rock music fan, chances are you would be punched right in the face.

I can't figure out the reasons why rock and pop just can't go together. The battle is quite is old. They say that these two are two extreme ends of a string called music. The only similarity is the prominent use of drums. 

Beat It by Michael Jackson

I cant stop myself telling you about this particular song where the king of pop and the guitar hero, jam together. Beat it. A single from the album Thriller by Michael Jackson. Eddie Van Halen being on guitar. I couldn't believe myself when I found out that this single went on the list of 100 Greatest Guitar Solos, despite belonging to a pop album. The song's marvelous. No doubt about it. A perfect blend of  beats and strings.

Van Halen and MJ jamming up in a concert

It is wonderful to know that they were not together just for namesake. Van Halen showed up in MJ's one of concert Victory Tour. It fetched MJ two grammies. It is very sad that we didn't get to see another such melody. Whenever I listen to it, I get stuck at this part of the song.

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right