Okay but just imagine if they actually released this remix immediately after her SNL performance and/or the one used at the VMA's right after that iconic performance - Paparazzi would likely be at 4,000,000 in sales in the US easily.
Charts aside, this remix is killer.
This version will never stop sounding cheap to me.
"Monsters' Lament"
(parody of "Adelaide's Lament" from Guys and Dolls)
by TheGreatestThing
It says here:
The average Lady Gaga fan,
Basically insecure,
Due to times between eras, may react
With psychosomatic symptoms,
Difficult to endure,
Affecting the upper respiratory tract.
In other words, just from waiting around for that single or album of gold,
A Monster can develop a cold.
You can tell him that his Little Managing and ideas are beserk
You can explain about Gaga and the industry, but it just won't work
If he's tired of sending nudes for leaks from insiders,
A Monster can develop a cold.
It says here:
The Monster without new music,
Just in the released sense,
Shows a neurotic tendency, see note:
Chronic organic symptoms,
Toxic or hypertense,
Involving the eye, the ear, the nose, and throat.
In other words, just from worrying if "Till It Happens to You" is on or off,
A Monster can develop a cough.
You can console him all day with those fifty album copies of his,
But the music never gets anywhere near where the trouble is.
If Gaga is with Asia and Koji, and not in the biz,
A Monster can develop a cough.
And further more, just from stalling, and stalling,
And stalling the next release,
A Monster can develop la grippe.
When he finally sees the new era,
And his inner church bells chime.
Gaga has flawless mascara,
And the lead single's sublime.
Then, the music video is delayed for the fourteenth time!
A Monster can develop la grippe,
La grippe,
La post-nasal drip.
With the wheezes,
And the sneezes
And a sinus that's really a pip!
From a lack of any new music,
And a longing for what Gaga withholds,
A Monster can develop a bad, bad cold!
We have such a big and diverse collection of performances, looks and awards, in only 5 years. She will always be my #1. I can see myself in 50 years watching her performances of Poker Face and getting chills.
I remember when Poker Face first came out. I was OBSESSED, converted to stanhood right there and then!
I wanted to be buried to Poker God when I died back then still do tbh.
Before you started working with Diesel or Mugler, you became really well known for styling Lady Gaga early in her career. What was that like? Are you still collaborating with other artists?
Gaga introduced me to the music world and the entertainment world, and for me, it was very new, so I kind of treated it as if I was doing a collection or as if I was doing a magazine shoot. And I think we created some of the most amazing stuff I've done, like the beautiful music videos and some of the crazy looks. I did that for four or five years, and then it was time to move on and concentrate on my own stuff with Mugler and Diesel.
Now that I have a little bit more time, I'm working with this young rapper called Brooke Candy. I really believe in her. She's going to release an album this summer, and I'm doing all her visuals, and Sia is the executive music producer. So she's not going to go wrong. [Laughs.] She's got a great look and great music. I mean, what else do you need?
Six years ago, it was a big deal for you as a high-fashion designer to be working with Gaga, but now it seems like every designer is forming similar relationships with up-and-coming talent.
It's crazy. You know, when I first started working with Gaga, everyone used to go against me, saying, "You work in high fashion, you shouldn't work with a musician." Back then, you could name only a few [artists] that were really collaborating with fashion designers, like Madonna with [Jean Paul] Gaultier and Bjork with [Alexander] McQueen. So when I first started borrowing clothes for Gaga, people said no. They were like, "Oh, I'm so sorry, we don't think she's right," or, "She's a bit crazy looking." So I made stuff, and we had young designers make stuff for us, and there were a few designers that were really into her from the beginning, like Alexander McQueen and Miuccia Prada. And that was how many years ago? Now, it's like [as a performer] you have to have a designer making stuff for you for the red carpet. And I love it. We're all one giant industry working on entertainment and fashion and technology.
Do you have any plans to work with any other musicians or celebrities for Diesel?
Yeah, last year we worked with Beyoncé on her tour. I made some crazy denim outfits for her. That was amazing. We also do specific tour outfits and red carpet [outfits]. That is my passion, so I want to go big on it this year. I'm still thinking about who else to collaborate with.
The Fernando Garibay remix of Paparazzi is the best though. It turned Paparazzi from dark to real ****ing dark. The beat sounds like Gaga interpreting LP1 or Yeezus.