I’ve had quite the love/hate relationship with Lady Gaga. Currently I’m in the love stage, and think it’ll stay this way for quite some time. When she first came out, I thought she was incredible. I loved how different she was from all the blonde bimbos in the music industry. But then…I saw her in the muppet outfit and was thoroughly irritated. I thought she was a complete idiot that was wearing stupid shit, not because she liked it, but purely to be different. It didn’t help when I saw her wear a mask to an interview, which muffled her voice making it impossible to hear her, or understand what she was saying. At that point, I thought she was completely obnoxious. I figured she should of started off being that much of a whack job, if it was genuine. I thought that she was simply pulling this shit to get people talking. But then it happened. The love. I saw her Bad Romance video, and just like that, I was converted, I was a fan. I started researching her and gained the utmost respect for her. She truly is unique and different. She’s not just putting on an act; it’s all her. Perhaps since she’s gained fame, she’s gained a larger budget to express herself artistically the way she wants. She’s very tuned into the fashion scene; I love that she wore an Academy Art student design in her Poker face video. That gave her serious street cred. This girl has done her research. Did you know that she’s called Lady Gaga, because of Queen’s song “Radio Gaga”? Apparently she’s a huge Freddie Mercury fan, which I absolutely love! Don’t even get me started on how much I love that she wore Alexander McQueen in her Bad Romance video. That deserves an entire post of its own. [Okay must interrupt this blog post for one second...my best friend from Vancouver just called me to tell me he just got out of the Lady Gaga concert, where he was seated dead center, 3rd row...I'M SO JEALOUS!!! He said her shoes were unreal...*sigh*] Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, Lady Gaga’s relevance in pop culture. She’s doing wonderful things; she’s literally our generation’s Madonna. She’s bringing fashion to the masses (ie McQueen in Bad Romance; none of my friends back home knew who McQueen was until they watched that video). And I love what she wore to meet the Queen – so totally, utterly Gaga, and so much better than the crap Miley Cyrus wore. Mmm, and lastly, her hair bows, made of real hair, perfection. I’ve been trying to replicate this with my own hair for weeks now, without any luck.
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