Impact? Umbrella. Bad Roman was better, but that doesn't mean it had more impact. Everyone was singing that "UNDA MA UM-BA-RELLA ELLA ELLA EH EH EH UNDA MA UM-BA-RELLA
"BAD ROMANCE" has set so many trends in the industry... Some may say that I'm reaching, but the song & the video are both truly iconic. They will not be forgotten. "Bad Romance" is much more of a quality track (lyric, production, etc.). Both are great songs, but "BR" definitely wins.
The BR video isn't iconic though....... Tell a NON-stan, someone on the street to name their favorite scene from the video. They won't have one.
But I'm not saying the Umbrella video is iconic either.
"BAD ROMANCE" has set so many trends in the industry... Some may say that I'm reaching, but the song & the video are both truly iconic. They will not be forgotten. "Bad Romance" is much more of a quality track (lyric, production, etc.). Both are great songs, but "BR" definitely wins.
You are reaching. What are these "trends?" It was a great video and great song but it wasn't trendsetting.
The repetitious "ella, ella, eh eh..." itself is more memorable than the majority of Bad Romance.