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Originally posted by Samuel
I just really can't wrap my head around a performance at an awards ceremony being considered more memorable than the most-watched telecast of all time in the US.
+ you can't argue that the people that say Katy was overshadowed by Left Shark, etc aren't delusional.
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The Superbowl half time show is a big event regardless of who is performing. It's a huge platform.
The Oscars, while still being a big event, is not quite as big of a platform as that to start with.
The reason I personally think Gaga's might end up being more remembered is because Gaga surprised people and got everyone talking when it could have gone another way. It garnered a much bigger reaction and response from people. There were several other performances at the Oscars that went unnoticed and not really talked about, but Gaga has gotten tons and tons of praise, views, trends, searches, etc. Personally, I've been seeing a lot of people on my own FB news feed (that aren't really big music people) posting the video, posting about it, etc.
Katy delivered a great performance, but I don't think it was quite as eventful. I didn't see quite as big of a reaction in the days following it as I've seen for Gaga. Most of the stuff I did see were memes and articles about the shark and stuff about Missy Elliott's comeback. (Again, not to take away from Katy because she did do a great job).
Katy was given a huge platform and did a fine job with it. Gaga was given a smaller platform and blew it out the park.