She said that she didn't get emotional during the Glory performance but did when Gaga perform. And then she kept saying "Gaga's voice" a couple of times confused as to why she was serving BR, an apparent diss. She said she has a voice like Susan Boyle, a compliment for her, and that she should keep doing what she did at the Oscars.
Bloody hell. I keep trying to watch what Queen Julie Andrews said after Gaga's performance, but they all cut off as soon as she takes to the mic. And now I'm watching the Oscar Highlights and they cut it off again.
She said that she didn't get emotional during the Glory performance but did when Gaga perform. And then she kept saying "Gaga's voice" a couple of times confused as to why she was serving BR, an apparent diss. She said she has a voice like Susan Boyle, a compliment for her, and that she should keep doing what she did at the Oscars.
I think that's what her next album's going to be tbh. Not a pop dance record.
Maybe not an album like "21" or "In The Lonely Hour", but something similar. If that's what the people want, then give it to them.
[–]sarcastroll 14 points 9 hours ago
I totally admit to misjudging her talent.
When she took the stage I literally told my wife "Lady Gaga? Well this is gonna be a trainwreck".
My wife apparently knows more than me (about a lot of things!) and told me "Just Wait".
I then spent the next 5 minutes with my mouth hanging open in awe and pleasant surprise.
I was wrong. What an awesome and pleasant surprise to be wrong in such a great way.
[–]GhettoPharmacist 4 points 9 hours ago
Never have been a fan of her music but that was truly an amazing performance.
[–]HumSol -1 points 9 hours ago
I ****ing hate Lady Gaga. This was really good.
[–]Teknolicious 5 points 8 hours ago
This was the only part of the Oscars I happened to catch. Even for an artist who is "out there," I've enjoyed her music. But last night, she was in a completely different element.
TL;DR she ****ing killed it
[–]j3434 5 points 9 hours ago
Who the **** knew she could really sing ? It was not perfection but it was MUCH better than Madonna could do. But Whitney Huston back it the day could have done a nice job. I just thought Lady Gaga was a pop hack - but I thought that was the highlight of the evening. When someone goes beyond expectation it is always nice to see. On the other hand Maroon 5 stunk the joint up.
[–]atikin_ 6 points 12 hours ago
Goosebumps the entire time. As someone who used to watch The Sound of Music when I was a little girl, I can honestly say that Lady Gaga did these extremely moving and difficult songs to perform absolute justice. Incredible.
Bloody hell. I keep trying to watch what Queen Julie Andrews said after Gaga's performance, but they all cut off as soon as she takes to the mic. And now I'm watching the Oscar Highlights and they cut it off again.
Classic FM presenter and classical singer extraordinaire Catherine Bott delivers the verdict on Lady Gaga's much-discussed medley of Rodgers & Hammerstein's songs from 'The Sound of Music'.
Bott, who has made a plethora of acclaimed early music recordings, praised Gaga's performance at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony:
"Lady Gaga has the vocal quality of a mezzo. It was very convincing… I would think that several million people didn't know she could sing like that."
Gaga's technical ability was also singled out: "She used portamento - gliding smoothly between the notes, very romantic phrasing - which is usually the province of straight opera singers."
"Most people who sing musical theatre now don't know anything about that - they only know either to sing very, very loud, or very very quiet."
Despite the success of the performance, though, Bott noted that the performance was ultimately always going to be compared to Julie Andrews' original version.
"It did occur to me that she was holding the mic closer than Julie Andrews ever needed to. I am sure she would have the technique to carry over the orchestra. I think she could sing with the microphone a bit further way."
Andrews was present at the ceremony and appeared emotional and grateful for Gaga's performance: "It was a very endearing moment, a very generous performance because ultimately it was a tribute to Julie Andrews. Gaga had gone out on a limb in the service of a much greater voice."
Yes, she does. She wants to cast her as the lead role / her on-screen daughter for the movie version of Gypsy and has praised Gaga singing jazz when The Lady Is A Tramp dropped -
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Switching to other topics, she was asked about Lady Gaga. “I like her a lot,” came her quick, sure answer. “I think she really has something. She’s gifted, a real talent. Her television special was amazing. She has a very good voice, which she doesn’t show in a lot of her songs. But when she sang with Tony Bennett, it was like, ‘What? Who is that?’”
28. Cheek to Cheek (Deluxe) (=)
29. Cheek to Cheek (=)
480. The Fame (-4)
736. The Fame Monster (Deluxe) (-6)
737. ARTPOP (+31)
1070. Born This Way (Bonus Track Version) (+36)
I think that's what her next album's going to be tbh. Not a pop dance record.
Maybe not an album like "21" or "In The Lonely Hour", but something similar. If that's what the people want, then give it to them.
I still don't want Gaga to give us a beauty pageant type of album, you know, one for the people but not really genuine. I hope she is able to showcase her writing ability this time around. ARTPOP was full lyrical failures but I don't believe she is a bad writer. Whatever comes naturally for her will likely be her best.
I'd like to hear her vocals more too. She seems into the 'soul' of music. Her vocals during the artRAVE livestream DWUW performance were killer. On the right songs this could be very magical
26 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Cheek to Cheek (Deluxe Version)
27 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Cheek to Cheek
455 Lady Gaga The Fame
690 Lady Gaga The Fame Monster (Deluxe Version)
691 Lady Gaga ARTPOP
928 Lady Gaga Born This Way (Bonus Track Version)
