Round 21 Summary: GaGa's 'Alejandro' gets kicked off after a strong fight for the last two rounds. It is now the final 3, and TWO of her songs are still in! The other is a collabo from Timbaland & Katy Perry, 'If We Ever Meet Again'.
Lady GaGa: 'Bad Romance'
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"Bad Romance" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It is the lead single from her second studio album, The Fame Monster. The track was produced by RedOne and was inspired by the paranoia that she had felt while touring through the previous year. After the demo version of the song leaked, Gaga premiered the song at Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 Paris Fashion Week show on October 6, 2009, followed by the release of the cover art. Composed in a similar tempo to her previous singles, "Bad Romance" features a spoken bridge and a full-throated chorus. The song was written by Gaga while touring and was inspired by German house-techno music. Lyrically it talks about being in love with one's best friend.
Contemporary critics gave positive reviews of the song with the majority of them comparing the song to Gaga's second single "Poker Face". It has since reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, Irish Singles Chart, Canadian Hot 100 and the Swedish, German, Austrian and Danish charts, while peaking at number two in countries such as the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The accompanying music video takes place in a white bathhouse where Gaga is kidnapped by a group of supermodels who drug her and then sell her off to the Russian Mafia for sexual slavery. The video received positive response for its treatment and innovation with critics noting more its craziness and symbolic plot.
Gaga has performed "Bad Romance" on a number of television shows including Saturday Night Live and Gossip Girl as well as award shows such as the 2009 American Music Awards. It was the closing song of Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour, where she performed it while standing inside a giant gyroscope. Rolling Stone ranked the song number nine on their list of the "25 Best Songs of 2009".
Lady GaGa: 'Telephone (ft. Beyonce)'
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"Telephone" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her second studio album The Fame Monster, featuring American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. The song was written by Gaga and Rodney Jerkins. The main inspiration of the song was Gaga's fear of not being able to enjoy herself because of her dedication to her career. The lyrics portray the singer as preferring the dance floor, rather than answer her lover's phone calls. Gaga explained that the telephone addressed in the lyrics of the song, is in reality a person telling her to continue working harder. Musically, the song consists of an expanded bridge, verse-rap and an epilogue where the line is disconnected. Knowles appears in the middle of the song, singing the verses in a rapid-fire way, accompanied by double beats.
"Telephone" was appreciated by contemporary critics who frequently noted it as a stand-out track from The Fame Monster. The song charted in a number of countries due to digital sales, namely in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and Hungary, following the album's release. The song has been particularly successful in Europe, reaching the top of the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom. She performed an acoustic rendition of "Telephone" mixed with "Dance In The Dark" at the 2010 BRIT Awards in memory of Alexander McQueen. It was also added to the setlist of the European leg of The Monster Ball Tour.
Gaga explained that the music video is a continuation of the video for "Paparazzi", and is also shot as a short film. The video features Gaga in a prison, from where she gets bailed out by Beyoncé. They go to a diner where, after a series of events, they kill the guests having breakfast. It ends with Gaga and Beyoncé escaping from the police. Paying homage to Quentin Tarantino and his films Kill Bill (2003–2004) and Pulp Fiction (1994) and Callie Khouri's Thelma & Louise, the video was positively received by critics.
Timbaland: 'If We Ever Meet Again (ft. Katy Perry)'
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"If We Ever Meet Again" is a song from Timbaland's third studio album, Shock Value II. The song served as the album's second worldwide single. It also served as the fourth single in the US. The song features pop singer Katy Perry.
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Results
Lady GaGa: 'Bad Romance'
Lady GaGa: 'Telephone (ft. Beyonce)' -1
Lady GaGa: 'Alejandro' -8
Timbaland: 'If We Ever Meet Again (ft. Katy Perry)' -5
Eliminated
Lady GaGa: 'Alejandro'
Ke$ha: 'Your Love Is My Drug' [R20]
Usher: 'OMG (ft. Will.I.Am)' [R19]
Miley Cyrus: 'When I Look At You' [R18]
B.o.B: 'Airplanes (ft. Hayley Williams)' [R17]
Rihanna: 'Rude Boy' [R16]
Owl City: 'Vanilla Twilight' [R15]
Kris Allen: 'Live Like Were Dying' [R14]
Jason DeRulo: 'In My Head' [R13]
B.o.B: 'Nothin' On You (ft. Bruno Mars)' [R12]
Adam Lambert: 'Whataya Want From Me' [R11]
Lady Antebellum: 'Need You Now' [R11]
Taio Cruz: 'Dirty Picture (ft. Ke$ha)' [R11]
Kelly Clarkson: 'All I Ever Wanted' [R10]
Orianthi: 'According To You' [R10]
Christina Aguilera: 'Not Myself Tonight' [R9]
Jay Sean: 'Do You Remember (ft. Sean Paul & 'Lil Jon)' [R9]
Jason DeRulo: 'Ridin' Solo' [R8]
Timbaland: 'Carry Out (ft. Justin Timberlake)' [R8]
Usher: 'Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)' [R7]
Usher: 'Lil' Freak (ft. Nicki Minaj) [R7]
Black Eyed Peas: 'Rock That Body' [R6]
Black Eyed Peas: 'I'mma Be' [R6]
Ke$ha: 'Blah Blah Blah (ft. 3OH!3)' [R6]
Michael Buble: 'Haven't Met You Yet' [R5]
Taio Cruz: 'Break Your Heart (ft. Ludacris)' [R5]
Train: 'Hey, Soul Sister' [R5]
Jay Z: 'Young Forever (ft. Mr. Hudson)' [R4]
John Mayer: 'Heartbreak Warfare' [R4]
The Script: 'Breakeven' [R4]
Justin Bieber: 'Eenie Meenie (ft. Sean Kingston)' [R3]
Trey Songz: 'Say Aah (ft. Fabolous)' [R3]
Rihanna: 'Rockstar 101 (ft. Slash)' [R3]
Avril Lavigne: 'Alice' [R2]
Boys Like Girls: 'Heart Heart Heartbreak' [R2]
Jay Z: 'On To The Next One (ft. Swizz Beatz)' [R2]
Justin Bieber: 'Baby (ft. Ludacris)' [R2]
Drake: 'Over' [R1]
Iyaz: 'Solo' [R1]
Pixie Lott: 'Turn It Up' [R1]
Taylor Swift: 'Today Was A Fairytale' [R1]
Young Money: 'BedRock' [R1]