Lady Gaga-Born This Way

Lady Gaga (2011). Born this way [CD]. Los Angeles, CA: Interscope Records. ASIN: B004K4AVAG

Summary

Born This Way is another installment to keep Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters jumping on the dance floor. Its play list includes “Marry the Night,” “Born This Way,” “Government Hooker,” “Judas,” “Americano,” “Hair,” “Scheibe,” “Bloody Mary,” “Bad Kids,” “Highway Unicorn,” “Heavy Metal Lover,” “Electric Chapel,” “You and I,” and “The Edge of Glory.” Her single, “You and I,” earned her a 2012 Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance and the album is nominated for Album of the Year.

Critical Evaluation

Lady Gaga was born Stefani Germanotta on March 28, 1986 in Yonkers, New York. She attended private all-girl Catholic school in Manhattan, Convent of the Sacred Heart, and then began studying music at New York University at age 17. She was influenced by David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and her stage name is drawn from “Radio Ga-Ga,” a Queen song. Other influences are Madonna and Michael Jackson. These influences are apparent in her songs, which have been described as pop and dance with theatrical performances. Her songs often have controversial messages.

 

Lady Gaga launched onto the music scene in 2008 with her debut album The Fame. Her song, “Born This Way,” promotes self-acceptance regardless of race or sexual orientation. Her vocals are expressive and emotional, and many lyrics have themes dealing with love, sex, sexuality, materialism, money, drugs, religion, freedom, and individualism.

 

Information about Lady Gaga was obtained through Wikipedia.

Genre

Music

Pop

Dance

Why did I include this title?

Lady Gaga is fascinating. I didn’t know much about her before researching for this blog entry. She is hard to miss, though, with her outlandish costumes. Her music is fun to listen to and she is entertaining to watch.