New Lady Gaga single 'Born This Way'!

[Trixie Belden]

Check out pluggedin.com's review of Lady Gaga, Psyche.
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/tracks/2 ... mance.aspx

[EK]

I mean people raise gaga on this pedestal of being like this champion of the underdog/musical genius but the fact is...she's not that great. Her music just isn't that great. She's just getting alot of attention because she's weird. >_>

[AIO Psyche]

Check out pluggedin.com's review of Lady Gaga, Psyche.
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/tracks/2 ... mance.aspx

To be perfectly honest, I have never put very much stock in anything PluggedIn has to say............

[bookworm]

You don't have to take it from them, you should be able to see it for yourself. The majority, if not all (I haven't heard them all), of her songs are very inappropriate in their messages.

[Steve]

Huh. The same can be said for about all mainstream pop.

[AIO Psyche]

You don't have to take it from them, you should be able to see it for yourself. The majority, if not all (I haven't heard them all), of her songs are very inappropriate in their messages.

Well, I personally love her. And the equal rights work she does is very admirable.

She is just cool, and her songs are insanely addictive.

[Steve]

Addictive in a good way (like popcorn) or a bad way (like drugs)?

[The Top Crusader]

This is gonna be the anthem of a generation. This album, and this song, reflects the feeling and struggles of millions of people the world over. She is the voice of the feeling and emotions of this generation. Feeling like an outcast, like a freak, like an abnormality, all these feelings and restlessness of this generation. She is the voice of that.

People don't understand the real motives and emotion of Lady Gaga. She isn't just doing all these things to get attention or cause a spectacle. She isn't doing any of this to get publicity.

Her fans are outcasts and anyone who feels different or weird. And her style reflects that. Cause Gaga is one of them.

She was made fun of and teased in school. And thus, Gaga was born. She created the character of Lady Gaga to be a symbol of the rebellion that she stands for. A celebration of weird, of odd, of crazy clothes and expressing yourself in insanely addicting pop songs.

If you have ever heard Gaga in concert, you will see that she refers to her fans as 'Little Monsters'. The term is yet another means to emphasize the idea of embracing your oddities and flaws and what makes you different.

'I'm beautiful in my way, cause God makes no mistakes. I'm on the right track baby, I was born this way. Don't hide yourself in regret, just love yourself and your set. Rejoice and love yourself today, cause baby you were born this way."

What a message of love. What an ideal to live by. What a motivation!

She is blazing a trail that few artists have. She is not catering to her record label, she doesn't care about sales, she doesn't care about recognition. She doesn't care about anything but supporting, celebrating, encouraging, and most importantly, loving her fans. It is all about her fans with whom she so strongly identifies with.

That is why Lady Gaga is my favorite artist.

And that is why this album is going to be the greatest album of the decade.

My goodness, this is the anthem of our time. It's seriously that good. It's gonna influence music in the future. It's that original.

The raw expression of exactly who Gaga is, as a person, as a human being. It's more than music. It's more than sales. It's more than even fame now. It's about making her statement. It's about helping change the world for the better.

The song, once and forever more, plants Gaga's flag into the ground saying loudly and proudly, "It doesn't matter who you are or what you are. Everything. It's all accepted. It's ok. There's nothing wrong with loving who you are, cause God made you perfect babe. Be proud of yourself, and don't let ANYONE tell you otherwise. Love yourself. You're beautiful in your own way. Cause God makes no mistakes. You're on the right track baby. You were born this way."

That is what this song and this album represents.

That is why this will be the best album of the decade.

Just saying.

I'm certainly not one to be like MUSIC IS AN EVIL DRUG. That being said... all that is basically summed up with "She says BE YOURSELF!" ...is that really a new concept in music? Are fans really liking an artist and an artist liking their fans something new and original?

I guess I just don't see the big deal. >_> I don't really agree with her message, but it is hardly an original thought in the music world.

[Steve]

Be original while being just like everyone else is the way of the music industry. And the TV industry. And the film industry.

[SoccerLOTR]

Check out pluggedin.com's review of Lady Gaga, Psyche.
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/tracks/2 ... mance.aspx

To be perfectly honest, I have never put very much stock in anything PluggedIn has to say............

I'm not a big fan of plugged in either (they can make a pastor's sermon sound evil if they want to) but sometimes they have good points. Lady Gaga may have a few good songs, and I'd never thought of some of the stuff you brought up about embracing uniqueness--that's kind of cool. Though some of her songs definitely have some sexual innuendo, and some of her costumes can be very revealing.

I'm personally not a fan...catchy songs, but a little toward the annoying side of catchy.

[AIO Psyche]

I'm not a big fan of plugged in either (they can make a pastor's sermon sound evil if they want to)

Indeed!!! HAHAHAHA They are great at over dramatizing and fear mongering.

[Trixie Belden]

I'm not a big fan of plugged in either (they can make a pastor's sermon sound evil if they want to)

Indeed!!! HAHAHAHA They are great at over dramatizing and fear mongering.

They do their best. I actually like that they state absolutely EVERYTHING bad in the movie. If they didn't, you would have a bunch of irate parents saying, "You didn't tell me about that!" I've seen a couple of other parental movie review sites that truly don't state even half of the objectionable content in the movie, and after seeing the movie I think, "Really? They forgot to mention that explicit scene?"

So yes, I do think that they can make a pastor's sermon sound bad, but it's their job. And personally, I would rather have them say things that don't turn out to be much of an issue then not say the important things that parents should know.

[AIO Psyche]

They do their best. I actually like that they state absolutely EVERYTHING bad in the movie. If they didn't, you would have a bunch of irate parents saying, "You didn't tell me about that!" I've seen a couple of other parental movie review sites that truly don't state even half of the objectionable content in the movie, and after seeing the movie I think, "Really? They forgot to mention that explicit scene?"

So yes, I do think that they can make a pastor's sermon sound bad, but it's their job. And personally, I would rather have them say things that don't turn out to be much of an issue then not say the important things that parents should know.

See, they focus on NOTHING but the negative.......it's all about the 'objectional content' that is in the movie or song, not the movie or song itself......


BORN THIS WAY!!!!!

[Trixie Belden]

They do talk about the positive. They've got an entire section of each movie review (they don't do this for music for some reason) focused on the positive aspects. However, that's not what their site IS. It's a site for telling parents about the things that they may not approve of in media, so that they don't walk into a theater or let their kids download a song, and then be shocked by what they find.

[Aaron Wiley]

"The messages of her music are wonderful themes to be conveying."


@Aio Psyche: Are you talking abotu her lyrics as a whole, or just the lyrics of this song? generally, all of the songs I've heard by her have been about sex. I'm not sure where you got this source that tells you she isn't doing all of this for publicity. I somehow don't think I can believe that (but really I am in the same boat as you, as neither of us actually knows her personally). The image I've seen of Lady Gaga is in no means positive. And how is even the message of "being an outcast" a positive one? I don't understand how that is going to benefit anyone's confused worldveiw out there.

[AIO Psyche]

"The messages of her music are wonderful themes to be conveying."


@Aio Psyche: Are you talking abotu her lyrics as a whole, or just the lyrics of this song? generally, all of the songs I've heard by her have been about sex. I'm not sure where you got this source that tells you she isn't doing all of this for publicity. I somehow don't think I can believe that (but really I am in the same boat as you, as neither of us actually knows her personally). The image I've seen of Lady Gaga is in no means positive. And how is even the message of "being an outcast" a positive one? I don't understand how that is going to benefit anyone's confused worldveiw out there.

The world tends to have the same attitude and as a lot of people here. Being treated differently because you are different from others is wrong. And it's not God's will.

There have been alot of suicides among young gay and lesbian teenagers recently, all abuse people are teasing, making fun of, and ridiculing these poor kids. And someone like Gaga is a beacon of light. She might be the only person in the world that a young teen might hear say the things she says. And if she can save even one life by taking a stand the way she does, she has done her job, in her eyes.

A pop star with a REAL desire to effect change. Doesn't too much today.

Love you Gaga!!

[Steve]

But...she tells them that what they do wrong is either acceptable or the right thing to do.

You're epicly missing that point.

[Aaron Wiley]

@AIOP

Ok, so encouraging kids to feel comfortable living in their sin is a good thing now? Now I see where you're coming from. This totally makes sense, lady Gaga IS a bacon of life. (wut?)

[AIO Psyche]

But...she tells them that what they do wrong is either acceptable or the right thing to do.

You're epicly missing that point.

@AIOP

Ok, so encouraging kids to feel comfortable living in their sin is a good thing now? Now I see where you're coming from. This totally makes sense, lady Gaga IS a bacon of life. (wut?)

Clearly, you guys arent able to understand the meaning and motives behind Gaga's music.


As Gaga says in the new song, "There's nothing wrong with loving who you are." Seems like a lot of Christians and churches feel like people today shouldn't love themselves or be ok with who they are. As long as that person doesn't fit into your idea of 'normal' (there is no such thing as normal), then that person is 'wrong' or 'needs to be saved'.

The church conveys judgement and an incredible sense of hatred. How can anyone feel loved or accepted when they have that kind of message being pounded into their heads?


Gaga herself said that the lyrics of her new song would make a lot of people mad, cause people are afraid to love themselves. So the people who are most vocal against the content of the single and album most likely has self-love problems. I'm not saying people who dislike the style of music or Gaga, but people who have an issue with the CONTENT of this song.

My two cents.

Peace guys!

[gunblader3]

Its okay I guess. She obviously wrote this song dedicating to the LGBT community though. Lyrics are a lot stronger in this song (positively) then her other hit songs such as Poker Face, Alejandro, and Bad Romance. Though unlike the last three songs I listed, this one isn't as catchy. When the music video comes out, I'm not going to watch it as the music video like "Telephone" ft. Beyonce totally killed it for me.

Anyways not a big fan of hers, but she knows how to make catchy pop music.