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LOL. If that's original, then I'm extra tasty crispy.

Yep. But her fans still think she's an original. And they love and respect her. And she uses them. Sad, sad.

This producer compared her to Janis Joplin/Jim Morrison.

God, her entire persona is a damn lie. I think watching that interview with her made me even less endeared to her. "I grew up in privilege, but I felt like an outsider. I was bullied and teased for being an artist." BITCH PLEASE! I love how they went to her old apartment and the chick inside was like, "Uh, no cameras please. I don't give a hell who you are." It's gonna be a LONG next couple of years. Let's just hope the latest radio sensation gets in there and totally knocks her off her "throne."

He would know a thing or two about "sharing melodies." LOL. Beyonce/Kelly Clarkson anyone?

Well she's an "artist." It's all up for interpretation. She says it's an egg. And I believe it's a turd. Much like the new single.

Lady Gaga arrives to the Grammys in a turd: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lady-gaga-arrives-at-grammy-99089

As much as I detest Ke$ha for her annoying lyrics, overplayed songs, and fake image, at least she's just doing her own thing instead of comparing herself to Madonna or to anyone else. Ke$ha doesn't take baths, she has chapped lips in all her videos, and she autotunes about drinking while pregnant and back alley abortions before going out to the clubs. She's not trying to pass along some social message to an audience or is even attempting to be "the voice of a generation." She's just gonna be who she is, fake image or otherwise. Honestly, I really don't think Lady Gaga has the composure or the humility to accept commercial failure. And as I've mentioned in this thread before, part of Madonna's "success" was always her ability to lick her wounds and try again. That's what made Madonna have staying power. And this was well before the internet, TMZ, Perez, etc. where everything was shoved down your throat via all forms of media. Madonna made her way via great promotion, hard work, and coming to accept that not everything would be as successful as she or Warner wanted it to be.

Yeah, I agree. That was pretty weak.

Color me surprised! They're the most campy, flamboyant songs on the album. I thought you'd love them.

But everything celebrates the asocial and troubled. LOL. Glee is a perfect example of that. So is alot of what is behind this ridiculous bullying campaign hyped up by the likes of Ellen, etc. It's not to say that bullying is a "good" thing and I'm not endorsing that, but since when has it ever been a good thing to raise a nation of overly sensitive people that just always accuse someone of bullying them and are never taught to stand up for and defend themselves? ANYWAY... As far as that goes, what I meant by "recording more songs" like the ones I mentioned is not so much the same sound or the same style, but she needs to realize that she's not some political figure with a message. She's a pop star. And her lyrics need to be fun and fluffy.

And as far as this actual song is concerned? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I don't even really hear shades of "Express Yourself" in it. I feel like Gaga has turned from being a fun, oddball sensation to someone with a political/social message that she needs to cram down our throats through her public image. I want to hear more infectious tunes like "Beautiful Dirty Rich," "The Fame," "Money Honey," and "Boys Boys Boys." Those four tracks from the CD are clearly the best and ones that kind of flow together. And it harbors no secret agendas or political messages. It's about sex, fun, dicks, you know, all the stuff you're vying for when you're at the club or the bar.

I have a friend who's first generation Asian-American and she HAAAAAAAAAAAATES the term "oriental." She hates it. I mean, I can kind of understand it...it would be as off-putting as saying "colored." It's not "the n word" but it's still not PC.