Remember when everybody was so shocked by Madonna performing “Like a Virgin” in a wedding dress? These days, Lady Gaga can croon soulfully about rough sex on an afternoon talk show in an outfit that mixes cleavage baring ’70s disco denim with…uh, whatever that thing is on her head, and no one bats an eye (at least she kept her pants on). Anyone who buys into GaGa’s arty talk should catch the intro here–it’s the most egregious kind of pure pop ego flexing. Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing; flagrant displays of ego are part of what people turn to pop for, but this is obviously designed to prove that she really can sing without a lot of studio effects helping her along. I still hate the song, and I’m still not sure she knows what she’s doing, but the recognizably human traits she demonstrates here almost make me respect her. Cool set, too (and I mean that literally).
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