Today marks the first birthday of the video for "Bad Romance". I can still remember watching this video for the first time. It had been announced that it would be shown on LadyGaga.com at a specific time - of course the second it went online, her site crashed. All of her fans sat on the internet pressing refresh, hoping they would at least get to see a second of the video that we had all been DYING to see.
How normal is it now for people to automatically associate "Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah..." with the infamous song?
"Bad Romance" is GaGa's current masterpiece. When she made this video, it brought her to new levels of fame. So many people came to adore her because of this song, and this video. So many more grew to hate her - she was doing all of this for attention, she claimed it was art but all it really was was another way to get her face into the spotlight.
People can think what they like.
I still sit and watch the video whenever it comes on. To me, it will NEVER get old. This video was a turning point in the career of Lady Gaga and as a "little monster" it became something of a cultural phenomenon.
From every visual standpoint, this video, in my opinion - was a turning point in society. Alexander McQueen provided all the clothes for this video, and his stock has risen ever since then. Despite his death earlier this year, his clothes are now worn more than ever. Who can forget the infamous "alligator heels" worn by GaGa? The ending scene (now edited out of most showings of the video on television) where GaGa lies on the bed beside the burned carcass of the man who tried to sell her in the video, shows that she will not be controlled by any man. This can be seen as somewhat of a message toward female empowerment.
Then again, this video can also be taken with a grain of salt. A simple view. Only entertainment. But I analyse anything and everything GaGa does - what each individual takes from her work is their business.
This video was the most watched video on YouTube for quite some time. It was overtaken by Justin Bieber a few months ago (and seriously if Justin Bieber's video is seen as better by ANYONE over the age of 16...go see a psychiatrist), but it is adored the world over by so many people. This video won Video of the Year at the MTV VMA's last month. Nobody can deny that with the creation of "Bad Romance", Lady GaGa brought the music world back to places it had never seen since the likes of Madonna and Michael Jackson in their heyday.
Love it or hate it, "Bad Romance" has become a staple in our society. What other modern day popstar has the intelligence to reference Alfred Hitchcock films in their music...?
"I want your psycho, your vertigo shtick...want your in my rear window, baby you're sick..."
Happy Birthday Bad Romance! Paws Up! (") (")
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