Note that scene with the burning polar bear rug. Must say, what a disconcerting sight she makes with those big cartoon eyes, kinda creepy like THE GRUDGE. The sound of the thing? It's not in my own personal taste, I prefer girl bubblegum disco pop, but for Lady Gaga here, I just turn up the volume and let it go. And, we do get to see Lady Gaga all scrubbed of makeup, or at least almost all scrubbed of makeup, and she is really quite beautiful. It doesn't make sense to me, reading the plot outline on Wikipedia, there are so much holes, stuff not explained, like how come she looks like, well, an anime doll, an embryonic baby bird days before it is supposed to hatch, whatever? But never mind, just sit back, enjoy the weird and wonderful ride, just enjoy. Never mind the actual story-line of this video, I just see a crazy jumbled crow's nest concoction of absolutely out-of-this-world imagery that appealed to Lady Gaga's creative spirit, her alien sense of style, in short, an excuse for Lady Gaga to do what she likes, getting her jollies by acting weird. Bad Romance is a modern masterpiece and (one of) Gaga's best music videos, and it simply towers over even the best music videos of Gaga's contemporaries. I think that the video represents the complex relationship we have with the patriarchy and with power structures, all with incredible choreography and stellar cinematography that was rarely seen in music videos at the time. "I want your love, and I want your revenge" Gaga sings, and in an interview with Fuse during her Fame Monster days, Gaga claimed that the song is about love so profound that you want someone whole, even their most disturbing traits and qualities. All of this imagery, symbolism and storytelling is just a manifestation of Gaga's experience as a pop star, a product to be sold, and represent the capitalistic exploitation of the female form in every facet of American culture. All of this is basically irrelevant to the meaning behind the video itself though. ![]() Bad Romance tells the story of a Russian bathhouse, and Gaga is sold to a group of men who are bidding on her, only to have the highest bidder be murdered by Gaga in an act of fiery revenge. I don't know that it is the best music video of the 21st century, I don't even know if it's Gaga's best video, although it is a masterpiece, a modern day Thriller if you will, and in some ways it's more ambitious than Thriller. And while I do think this video is stunning, and an artistic and musical triumph. ![]() Here are Lady Gaga’s full “Bad Romance” lyrics and video below.Billboard said it, not me. The song won a slew of awards, including two Grammys, and the video helped establish Lady Gaga’s provocative image during this era. The first single from the album, “Bad Romance” featured lyrics in both English and French about catching feelings for someone and wanting to know everything about them (but especially the bad stuff). The reissue of the singer’s debut album included some of her first hits like “Alejandro” and “Telephone,” and her commercial smash “Bad Romance.” ![]() Nearly a decade before she portrayed fictional pop star Ally in blockbuster film A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga was a real-life rising star following the release of her 2009 The Fame Monster EP.
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