Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra" + Mayhem (Mar 7)
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I'll wait until the visual comes out and give it time before ranking it amongst other leads, but it is for me the most instant love I've felt for a Gaga lead since Bad Romance. The lyrics immediately resonated with me, you can feel the pain, devotion, and desperation in her voice, and the chorus is a bombastic earworm up there with Gaga's best. This is coming from someone who isn't a stan and felt underwhelmed by her last three albums.
Some of Gaga's best songs sonically (in my opinion), are Bloody Mary, Heavy Metal Lover, Government Hooker, Mary Jane Holland - and this song fits right in with those, but with much more emotionally affecting lyrics. I just absolutely love it.
Some of Gaga's best songs sonically (in my opinion), are Bloody Mary, Heavy Metal Lover, Government Hooker, Mary Jane Holland - and this song fits right in with those, but with much more emotionally affecting lyrics. I just absolutely love it.
Let’s wait for the first day streaming numbers before disliking it
Came here to say this exactly. And it wasn't even the chorus that had wormed its way in, but that boppy little "Ah-AHH" pre-chorus.Well I woke up with this replaying in my head.
Anyway, I love it and am excited for more worldbuilding and visuals these next few weeks. So far, it's right around Applause for me on her lead single rankings: a big, raging sledgehammer of a song that doesn't have quite the level of melody and left-field lyrical hooks of her very best. Also, vocally and production-wise this is a 10/10. Whoever said AI could have made something similar... It really couldn't. Structure and songwriting could be more exciting. The rest is pretty detailed, intricate, and fun.
She/her
I can't wait to see what she does with the last minute of the song in the video.
She forces you into that crescendo with such forecity. It's overwhelming and exhilarating at the same time. I can't think of the last time a song ended on such a high. Marry The Night is the only song that comes to mind and even that ending seems tame in comparison.
I'm not sure how she can match that feeling in terms of visuals but it will have to be utter chaos. There are those layers of vibrating synths that increase in frequency and pitch and build in the post chorus "aaah aahas" after the second chorus and all throughout the final section. But then just as they reach their climax for the second time in the final 20 seconds this gutteral chainsaw bass tears it all to shreds. It's a spectacular feeling and expertly crafted.
She forces you into that crescendo with such forecity. It's overwhelming and exhilarating at the same time. I can't think of the last time a song ended on such a high. Marry The Night is the only song that comes to mind and even that ending seems tame in comparison.
I'm not sure how she can match that feeling in terms of visuals but it will have to be utter chaos. There are those layers of vibrating synths that increase in frequency and pitch and build in the post chorus "aaah aahas" after the second chorus and all throughout the final section. But then just as they reach their climax for the second time in the final 20 seconds this gutteral chainsaw bass tears it all to shreds. It's a spectacular feeling and expertly crafted.
It makes me visualise the full force of the elements. Lightening punctuated by booming thunder. This isn't even taking into consideration the gale force vocals hammering down on you at the same time. It's like the sonic equivalent of being in a category 5 storm. Hurricane Gaga.
None of that fits with the theme of disease though. Unless the answer is Godga ridding the earth of the human disease.
None of that fits with the theme of disease though. Unless the answer is Godga ridding the earth of the human disease.
What I said was a collective response
to all the posts relating to AI I’ve seen in this thread throughout release day, which, does include your Chat GPT reference, but not necessarily a direct response to you. Please don’t call me stupid.
When will we get them?
Is this a good result?
he/him
Yeah its really good
She’s definitely pulling from the best elements of her past songs to inspire this, in the same way AI would I guess if you prompted it to make a hit Gaga single, but I think it’s realized and expressed in a human way AI could never quite capture or replicate. I think it’s jaded and cynical to think otherwise?
After spending the past several years diverging from her experimental pop roots, I think it was a conscious decision to recreate the energy that fueled her hayhay - which I think she did in a way that feels familiar but not like a retread.
And honestly, while the sound might feel familiar to Gaga fans, it feels quite bold and like nothing else out there to a new generation of listeners. What else sounds like this that’s been on the radio in the last 10 years? Nothing. It may be familiar territory for Gaga, but it’s daring in the sense that you haven’t heard this aggressive electronic sound from other pop artists in the mainstream in awhile. I feel like BRAT opened people up to it a bit more recently. But this song dares to smack you in the face when you hear it.
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Mr.Arroz
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he/him/his
You weren't being called "stupid" - your point was.
Maybe gay culture was a mistake
It also doesn’t seem like we’re getting a traditionally fun Gaga release week.
I was excited for the appearances and looks and interviews etc.
Hopefully it’s coming because I really enjoyed the Harlequin roll-out even if I didn’t enjoy the music!
I was excited for the appearances and looks and interviews etc.
Hopefully it’s coming because I really enjoyed the Harlequin roll-out even if I didn’t enjoy the music!
My point was an artists authenticity is now questioned because of the standards of AI and it’s become an easy take, I don’t think that’s a stupid point, but whatever.