lady gaga 'fame-era' singles poll

agree with some dude on "paparazzi"'s limpness

i would probably rank them

bad romance
telephone
poker face (after i went months hating on it lol)
alejandro
just dance
paparazzi
lovegame

i'm not actually sure how "eh eh" even goes

in fact it's almost exactly like GGGB in the sense that there were 4-5 singles off the initial album release, and then 3-4 more from the new songs added to the deluxe edition. (xpost)

had no idea the lyric in the first verse on alejandro that i could never make out was "she hides true love en su bolsillo" until i did it at karaoke

yeah but...i'm sure there'd be more than 3 singles if it was a completely distinct album and not an 8 song addendum to a preceding album

i'd call it a sequel, or "evil twin", or something, rather than an addendum. and it's more of an EP really (though the entire thing does show how meaningless these distinctions can be)

yeah but in terms of marketing and public perception and singles campaigns, the only difference between Fame Monster and Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded is that one had 5 more new non-singles and one didn't, which doesn't make a huge difference in the bonus track-crazy world we live in.

Paparazzi: the sad-sack melody & delivery is the point and it is a point well-made.

but Bad Romance and Alejandro are right about equal with it

ok i'll rank these

Paparazzi
Alejandro
(gap)
Telephone
Poker Face
Bad Romance
Eh Eh (What Can I Say)
Just Dance
LoveGame

Underrated GaGa song from The Fame: Brown Eyes.

Bad Romance is titanic, so I voted for that...although I kind of adore most of these.

whats this about gaga has a new single out?

yeah when is it coming out!!??

and what about "you and I" -- have y'all heard that one? she premiered it on the today show or whatever like months ago? it's good! kind of like a sister to speechless

Alejandro

xp could you link it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muXg2qPFcKY

alejandro but only because it reminds me of ace o' base

alejandro but only because it reminds me of ace o' base

i think this is perhaps why i don't like it quite as much as i could/as others seem to

You and I is promising now, but it is going to be incredible with bombastic Speechless-style production.

Yes, I am excited for Born This Way.

:D :D

yea i really like you and i. takes me back to something, and sounds very her at the same time.

Has anything else leaked btw? Popdust seem to be covering it quite carefully, but I haven't been following as I should..

for whatever reason "Just Dance" has always been my favorite. I really love "Ehh Ehh" though, that was one of the first songs of hers I heard. I think The Fame is very patchy, whereas The Fame Monster is all solid tracks overall.

yeah echoing the "speechless" praise wrt her voice - probably her strongest vocal perfomance for me. i've also said this before but i love the little yell at the end there ("ohh boy WHY you so speechless). reminds me of courtney love almost

Speechless was my tune last year.....played it a lot during my depressed phase.

was the fame monster polled? every track should pick up at least a few votes

feel like it was (ilxor poll?) but i can't find it

so good i can't decide

just dance
bad romance

less good than those 2 & roughly in order

paparazzi
poker face
alejandro
telephone f/ beyonce

bad enough i don't care to distinguish or listen to them

eh eh (what can i say?) <-- lol
lovegame

bad romance just gives me a headache i liked the HALA dub of it tho

If a remix would qualify for the poll, I'd go with the Stuart Price remix of "Paparazzi" which is one guitar overdub away from being a long lost chillwave/NDW pop sensation. I like it more than the original.

"So Happy I Could Die" should have been a single release instead of "Alejandro" - tremendously great song that doesn't get namechecked that often.

Voted "Bad Romance" - about as unstoppable as an asteroid strike.

The very anonymity of "Just Dance" is attractive in retrospect -- like listening to Madonna's "Everybody" in 1986 and trying to divine how she became so massive.

She's still not as good a songwriter as Madonna was in 1985: she has a problem with either lame choruses or pedestrian verses. To me only "Alejandro" and "Just Dance" are complete in themselves.

You and I is promising now, but it is going to be incredible with bombastic Speechless-style production.

^^oh totally. unsurprisingly, i love it

happy in the club wit a bottle of red wine
stars in our eyes cuz we're havin a good time
eh-eh, eh-eh
so happy i could die
be ur best friend yea i'll love u forever
up in the clouds we'll be higher than ever
eh-eh, eh-eh
so happy i could die and it's alright

alejandro's tepid homage-ination is laughable in comparison to early madonna, dear lord

problem with the Fame Monster is I bought it during a very low point for me last year, which just so happens to correspond with a breakdown I had one night, so every time I put the cd on, those memories come back.

they should fade over time tho so it can be a fun album again and all.

"Bad Romance" it is. But many really strong ones.

As for "Speechless" it really should have been a single. Not least because, while great, her songs are all very stylistically related. With "Speechless" she might have had a completely different hit single, which would probably do her career good in terms of becoming long term.

Madonna would never have managed to stay on top for almost 30 years now if all of her subsequent 80s hit singles had sounded like "Holiday".

Just Dance in a walk for me.

With "Speechless" she might have had a completely different hit single, which would probably do her career good in terms of becoming long term.

I can't believe I agree with Geir. "Speechless" is her best song imo.

However, "Paparazzi" was when I finally gave up and started to like her. I personally think her first album is patchy as hell and like to think Monster is the real debut.

Another thing I find funny is that Gaga and others who take from Madonna really don't actually change their image or concepts from album to album. Closest I can think of is P!nk. I hope Gaga does something different image wise.

what does everyone consider the 'duddiest' tracks on The Fame?

For me, it's "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" (real boring hook), "Money Honey" (again, boring hook, and verse melody that is ok except for the last few notes), and "Boys Boys Boys" (meh)

my #1 is probably "telephone" but i'm gonna show "just dance" some love for being the not-so-secret proto-"telephone" song in gaga's arsenal ("i lost my phone / just dance / it'll be okay")

"telephone" for its two great videos, the original and the one done by the soldiers in Afghanistan

"Alejandro" = "Bad Romance" =/> "Telephone" >>> "Paparazzi" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Just Dance" > "Poker Face" > "Ey Ey" >>>>>>>>>>>> "Love Game"

LITERALLY FALLING OF THE EDGE OF MY SEAT WAITING TO SEE WHICH SONG WINS THIS ONE

paparazzziii

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Another thing I find funny is that Gaga and others who take from Madonna really don't actually change their image or concepts from album to album.

still think the closest we've got to that was xtina's stripped campaign, when she completely upended her image on every single (the album itself being a lot more homogeneous (but great!) than this indicated).

i kind of agree that "speechless" should have been a single too, for much the same reasons :/

i think the only great video she's done is "bad romance" though

bad romance
paparazzi
just dance

poker face
telephone
alejandro

eh eh
love game

i kind of agree that "speechless" should have been a single too, for much the same reasons :/

I guess she, and whatever people she may take those decisions together with, felt that it was too early.

After all, it did take Madonna a couple years before she took the chance on doing "Crazy For You" and "Live To Tell" as well.

Geir what are your thoughts on "Born this Way"?

Haven't heard it yet.

if you clipped B's part out of "Telephone" i would never think to compare it to any Beyonce song

^^^^

What on earth on Dangerously in Love does it even remotely sound like????

TS: "Telephone" vs "Paparazzi"

"Telephone"

What on earth on Dangerously in Love does it even remotely sound like????

ha – shorthand for singles-plus-filler

not that it much matters particularly but none of gaga's songs age well at all imo, i already find it difficult to talk about her in retrospect

we'll be wondering wtf that was all about in ten years time, probably on this same thread

"Telephone" is HUGE though, I honestly did not realize there was anybody who didn't like that song!

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, October 14, 2012 3:52 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

srsly. "Bad Romance" is her only single that compares. Also I would never guess it was Darkchild if I didn't otherwise know.