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Subwaykid

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Joanne

average 8.09
Highest: 11 x 4 (@Petty Mayonnaise @ohnostalgia @R92 @Guy) 10 x 19 (@aaronhansome @yeRleDanaL @Phonetics Boy @UncleDeSeanAli @Alenko @elektroxx @Sprockrooster @DJHazey @MrMannacroix @Trouble in Paradise @Lindsay Lohan @Ashling92 @Slice of Life @sfmartin @KingBruno @Remorque @Laurence @eliminathan @heavymetalGAGA)
Lowest: 3 x 1 (@Ana Raquel)

The poppers are rotting your brains. A song that's been in the making since she included the Joanne penned poem in the liner notes of The Fame. This exploration of generational trauma was essential to her discography and, judging by some of the things she's said since, her life. The scene where she plays this for her grandmother in Five Foot Two is probably one of my favorite things she's involved in. The 3 different reactions to grief on display, with her father having to leave the room, Gaga choking back tears, and the grandmother, who has had her own time to grieve, finding it nice but, y'know, a little maudlin. It was raw and genuine when they could've easily gone for a more tear tugging approach. Any complaints I had about the vocal take on the album track were quickly squashed with the tender, affecting piano version which later snagged her a Grammy. It's also a bit of a moment live so I'd hope it remains a staple of her shows.







So subtle, yet so effective. She sounds fucking heartbroken, but there's that hint of acceptance and relief in her voice, which only a true artiste like Gaga can channel. @remorque

This is really pretty. I love her voice and the production. @music is life

For some reason this one has never really clicked for me, it’s great but I don’t quite hear what everyone else is saying. @syPOPhantic

The alternate version is an elevation to an already perfect song. @Sprockrooster

Tremendous ballad. Heartbreaking. I love the original but also the slowed down version. Gorgeous vocals dripping with emotion mixed with incredible songwriting. @sfmartin

Her best ballad. So much of the talk around the time we heard of the concept of the album was from people not understanding how Gaga could mourn a family member she didn't meet without understanding that you can mourn the lack of someone in how you see it shape those left behind, and in how you learn to spot these voids in people despite ever being intimate with what was originally there. Grieve can reverberate through generations, and this song remains a powerful testament to that. It's also a powerful testament to talent, as the Grammy currently acting as a paperweight on the first draft of her cookbook will attest. @RJF

I can't decide anymore which version of this I prefer, but both are gorgeous ballads that show Gaga at her most stripped and gentle. @R27

yawn @31entrance

This is fine. She put on a solid performance but the instrumental isn’t particularly exciting. @Petit nain des Îles

@R92 blackmailed me into giving Joanne my 11. Not that he needed to; I was always going to give it to Joanne. Before I was born, three of my grandparents died of cancer. My dad was also adopted and chose not to meet his birth family. Both of these experiences had profound effects on my life and identity. Do you remember that scene in Five Foot Two where Gaga played Joanne for her grandmother? That really hit me in the heart. Like Gaga, it seems like I carry more pain from these events than my mom and dad. I know that’s not the case, that they’ve had time to process and move on, but it doesn’t always feel that way. All the times I asked if my dead grandparents would like me, all the times we did family tree projects, all the times I hated how my adopted grandmother treated us, it was like living that Five Foot Two scene over and over again. Thank you Gaga for taking these emotions and validating them. Thank you for your most beautiful song yet. @ohnostalgia

This is really pretty. I love her voice and the production. @Music is Life

(Rated the version which has a Grammy), this is just too beautiful. The album version is a tad boring and this is so sweet. Those vocals? Wig. Also it's just too good? Could not get enough when this was released and gladly did not overplay it. I go back to it a lot. @Laurence

bumped the score up because the "take my hand" meme still makes me fucking CREASE @Laura Vanderbooben

Hands down the best ballad on the album, maybe even of her complete catalogue. It’s the divine hook and much-needed vocal restraint that sets “Joanne” apart. @KingBruno

A fantastic ballad and much better than anything on Artpop @jtm (this drive by dragging ff)

Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz evokes more emotion about a blowfish, soz @daninternational (sis how is all your commentary so awful fsjdfhjk)

Fucking beautiful. ‘Every part of my aching heart needs you more than the angels do’ is a LYRIC. Heartbreaking. @Ashling92

Simple, stunning song and I'm screaming at this snatching a Grammy. I don't know how many times I've cried during the bridge. @Alenko

Gags is like the last popstar I expected to reduce me to tears and yet here we are. Would've been my 11 had this rate happened early enough for Joanne the album to still hold recency bias. And honestly anyone complaining about the vocals can take a swift paper knife to the gut and soar along @Phonetics Boy
 
Joanne's me is very strong and I'd rate it high just based on the chorus. I
fff now it's ready

Let's get one more in tonight because I thought it's placement was interesting.



After Joanne's elimination I thought that You and I was the ballad winner. But it's already gone. I'm so surprised, i thought everyone loved this song, am I delusional? Is this not a huge fan favourite?
 
Just hit me up. Because this is crazy love. @stradiwhovius
Oh hell. I thought I cut this. It was basically a running joke in my commentary where whenever I got bored I'd just go listen to Norman Fucking Rockwell instead. I cut it for being self-indulgent and also shit. Which ironically is exactly how I feel about Always Remember Us This Way. But couldn't be bothered to even look at the ASIB commentary.

But anyway, why did you do that to Joanne.
 
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