Lady Gaga - Genius or Madwoman??

A few years ago we didn't know who this woman was. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was just another wannabe trying to make it on the music scene, writing songs for other people.

Then all of a sudden  this elusive woman appeared, she dressed a bit wacky and Akon had signed her to his label and featured on her song, she must have been good, we thought.
Little did we know whilst we were strutting our stuff on the dancefloor to 'Just Dance', the monster she had created for herself.

When Lady Gaga began trying to make it in the music business, she went by her real name and dressed fairly normally - we didn't want to know, no matter that she was sitting on future hits such as 'Bad Romance'. She was just the same as everyone else, and we had had enough of that. Britney, Christina, Jessica and Mandy. We weren't bothered anymore, we were just about growing out of the others as it was.

Then, as if by magic, she changed her name, her style and her attitude. Just as Britney was going a bit mad and shaving her hair off, Lady Gaga took her turn in the spotlight and never looked back.

We are currently awaiting the release of that 'difficult' second album, and last week we had the lyrics released for her forthcoming single 'Born This Way' - not the video or a snippet of sound - the lyrics.
That is just Gagas way of course, she likes to do things differently. She wore a dress made of meat afterall. I don't think she's mental at all, I think she's quite clever. She keeps people talking about her. Even when she is not around.

Behind the facade of meat dresses, pvc corsets and the array of hats she has, is a brilliant songwriter. If you listen to 'The Fame Monster' you will hear some beautiful lyrics. Speechless, Brown Eyes, Bad Romance and even her new song Born This Way. They are so full of emotion and tenderness. In particular, Speechless is a touching account of being so in love with someone that it renders you speechless when it comes to an end.

I’ll never talk again
Oh boy you’ve left me speechless
You’ve left me speechless, so speechless

I can’t believe how you slurred at me
With your half wired broken jaw
You popped my heart seams
On my bubble dreams, bubble dreams



It is quite clear that Gaga has lived through some serious heartbreak, along with a whole host of other emotions, and cleraly for the music industry she came along at the right time. She wasn't stupid, she never gave up, she knew in the end that we would want to hear what she had to say. So what if she dresses a bit weird in bubble dresses and with Coke cans on her head. It's a talking point - and she WANTS us to talk about her.

When I did my degree I got told that the best form of advertising is through word of mouth, all she is doing is harnessing it's potential for her own gain - after all isn't that what Britney, Lilo and Paris do with the paps? She's just playing the game to her own advantage. You can't blame her for that.

I love her album, I never rated it at first until I heard it, but it is beautifully written. So I would definately go and see her show, no matter how much it cost. She's an individual and is allowed to do what she wants - she's not mad, just very very clever.

And maybe just a little kooky.