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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
No, it's not that we aren't capable of discussing it. It's that we think it's ********. This song was hyped by other sources and wasn't even officially confirmed until the last minute. BTW was hyped since VMAs 2010 by Gaga herself. So, you (and I'm sure many others) raised your expectations purposely just in case if it doesn't "meet expectations" you can start a crazy comparison like this one here. Why are some of you so bothered by Adele? She's not even "one of the pop girls."
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I don't really see why the comparisons or expectations are so unrealistic. Born This Way trailed Gaga's last single from her era by 10 months, and Skyfall trailed the last single from 21 by 10 months. They're both coming off of monstrously successful eras with a large-scale hunger for new material, they were both released on a Friday with radio deals, similar media coverage, and what I believe were similar sets of expectations. If you look at the news coverage graph, you can even see that there was actually
more media coverage of Skyfall prior to its release.