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Originally posted by Rodrighost
ASCAP says no
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1.- For those that are saying that Katy isn't risky... do you remember some I kissed a girl and I liked it?
2.- For those that are saying that Gaga is growing musically and Katy isn't, can you tell me why The Fame is way above Artpop and PRISM is over One of the boys? Both critically and comercially
3.- For those that are saying that Katy releases everything that the GP wants for succes, why do you think that her label release Katy's favourite song of the record instead of the quick smash? on the other hand Do What U Want was released over Venus just because it was #1 on Itunes for a couple days. Plus she says that Artpop was going to be full on radio friendly hits... you know what it means ... general public.
4.- For those that are saying that Katy is generic and plays it safe, doesn't Gaga do this too? I mean... it's like she is trying to re do her again and again and her music sounds almost all the same.
4 and even more excuses...
For me Katy is a better musician, and as a person, i don't know how Lady Gaga is and I don't care anyway
I don't use Gaga (I used to listen a couple of her singles) and I understand that you don't use Katy but you try so hard to shade her and it shades your fave too.
I have so much respect the monsters that are respectful, let's educate your peers please.
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1. How was that risky? You act like it was released in Uganda.
2. Anyone knows The Fame is easily her weakest album yet remains superior to any of Katy's. She has grown musically. ARTPOP explores other genres she hasn't tried before unlike others. The Fame had 4 massive singles and the hype around her was enormous so it's only right that it sold more. That's a pretty weak comparison. OOTB sucks so obviously PRISM is better.. no one used that album and the sales reflect that.
3. Cause why else would she write songs aimed at pre-teens and teens. I mean her second album was titled 'Teenage Dream' for the love of god. If you're writing songs with Dr. Luke and Max Martin that focus around the themes of romance and love then who exactly are you trying to appeal to besides the GP and what risks are you taking? None. Just because her label took her choice to release yet another song about love doesn't mean that they knew it would flop. They probably thought it'd do well just like the rest of your fanbase. Labels are always going to release the songs that appear to be potential smashes. For example, Dark Horse was released since it was doing exceptional as a promo single and DWUW did well on its release so it'd serve as the second single. Gaga's 'radio friendly' definition and ATRL's is clearly very different. It's evident on ARTPOP since most of the songs are super risky for radio, something I wouldn't expect you to know.
4. Gaga totalllllllllllly plays it safe. I mean she took a year out of the spotlight and came back with a single about living for the way people clap for her with verses including the lines 'One second I'm a koons then, suddenly the koons is me.'' I mean who can't relate to that right? You're doing too much. If it's that hard to accept that your fave can't take risks because she's clearly worried too much about her success and her label has her on a leash, that's your problem.