Honestly I think Bruce is to blame for BTW, he is clearly the main inspiration behind the album....but he himself just about pulls off those types of wildly romantic lyrics. He's never really been cool (which is why I love him). But for Gaga it was a total mismatch and it crashed and burned.
The first Gaga song I ever liked was Starstruck then Love Game (I bought the song & the video).
All while everyone was raving about PF. I was always so anti-mainstreamGa.