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Music News: The New York Post: What Went Wrong with Gaga's TEOG
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The New York Post: What Went Wrong with Gaga's TEOG
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Lady GaGa's videos are opulent affairs thanks to complex storylines, extravagant costume changes, an army of back-up dancers showcasing the latest moves from genius choreographer Laurieann Gibson and visually dazzling screenshots that could hang in any respectable art gallery.
But when her latest music video for "Edge of Glory" premiered last night, the general consensus was "huh?" As in, "what the hell is this pared down, choreography-deficient, one costume, dancer-free piece of rubbish?"
At first, fans leapt to judgment and began harassing Joseph Kahn, the visionary director who has helmed videos for artists like U2, Britney, Mariah, Snoop. He also was the man behind "Edge of Glory."
Emphasis on "was."
Yesterday he Tweeted, "I did NOT direct Lady Gaga's 'Edge of Glory' video. Lady Gaga did -- I don't co-direct. One canvas, one paintbrush. Respect the art. Very simple rule with me."
This seemed to imply disagreements on the set, a theory that has been corroborated by Joseph's team, sources close to production and, well, watching the video.
One such insider, Chancler Haynes (Kahn's on-set editor), revealed on Twitter exactly what went down in a series of DM's with a fan ... who then released the conversation.
It seems that the mermaid motif GaGa debuted on "Le Grand Journal" was supposed to be the video's theme as well. "[Joseph Kahn] had sets built for a hospital scene, Brooklyn Bridge, and a big underwater mermaid scene. It all made sense. Concept was done," Chancler wrote.
But somewhere along the way there was, to hear Laurieann tell it, "an issue." One that, according to Chancler, stemmed straight from The Haus of GaGa. "GaGa changed her mind and told Joseph what to do. His hands were tied. The director just didn't have control over GaGa after she started making changes [and] Joseph's concept died."
A concept that according to three leaked production stills (which Chancler confirmed to be real) looked suitably epic.
If only the drama stopped there. Last night, after the underwhelming video made its grand debut, her Little Monsters proved just how sharp their claws are and began Tweet-tacking Laurieann on Twitter. NBD, this happens all the time when you participate in an open dialogue with fans. The difference here is that Laurieann returned fire when one fan accused her of stretching the truth.
"listen u disrespectful f**k they had an issue on set I don't lie!!!!!" Her 140 character verbal vomit also included, "creative Changes happen always educate ignorant Monster's!!!" She then went on and personally responded to two dozen angry comments that varied from "you r sick Get some help u have no clue" to "who r u!!! don't talk negative to people u don't know it's foolish!"
And that seems to be the buzz word here since foolishness reigned from start to finish. It was foolish of GaGa's team to stop trusting the director they hired, it was foolish of GaGa to think this subdued video would please the fans that have been conditioned to expect something grander, it was foolish of Chancler to have that conversation online and it was foolish of Laurieann to open fire on fans.
But most of all, it was foolish of us to expect that GaGa would never stumble because, despite the preternatural image constantly presented, she is only human after all.
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Smh Gaga..
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despite the preternatural image constantly presented, she is only human after all.
Except she tries so hard not to be.
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God, when are all these threads are going to stop? I LOVED the video!
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So, basically, it's a grand excuse for a poor video.
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[Joseph Kahn] had sets built for a hospital scene, Brooklyn Bridge, and a big underwater mermaid scene. It all made sense. Concept was done,"
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well is this the truth? cuz it only seems some speculation for me. I want an official Gaga statment.
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[Joseph Kahn] had sets built for a hospital scene, Brooklyn Bridge, and a big underwater mermaid scene. It all made sense. Concept was done,"
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No words. Seriously.
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Ugh. This music video could've ******* on careers, and could've been possibly better than Bad Romance if it was as good as it seems it was going to be. I'm so upset that this happened. 
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"listen u disrespectful f**k they had an issue on set I don't lie!!!!!" Her 140 character verbal vomit also included, "creative Changes happen always educate ignorant Monster's!!!" She then went on and personally responded to two dozen angry comments that varied from "you r sick Get some help u have no clue" to "who r u!!! don't talk negative to people u don't know it's foolish!"
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YESSS NEW YORK POST GO IN ON THAT PIECE OF TRASH! 
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[Joseph Kahn] had sets built for a hospital scene, Brooklyn Bridge, and a big underwater mermaid scene. It all made sense. Concept was done...
Oh my god. 
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It could have been EVERYTHING and then some.
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OMG 
The TEOG video could've been so epic
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Too many threads for 1 video 
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[Joseph Kahn] had sets built for a hospital scene, Brooklyn Bridge, and a big underwater mermaid scene. It all made sense. Concept was done...
Good lord this video was destined to slay hard, it would be the smash video of the summer, maybe the year, why you ****ing did this to us GaGa, noooooooooooo!
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It could have been the Bad Romance of this era.
VOTY again.
Why Gaga why?
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Who knows, maybe she'll re-do it.
I hated it but love the song.
**Plays it**
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