base talk Was Lady Gaga ahead of her time for this song?

[Maroonx]

I still find PI better than SL, but it's not a decent single when you compare to her other songs x

[kataraqueen]

Maybe in some timeline unfamiliar to this one, yeah

[Outlaws]

38 minutes ago, LatinFreak said:

What Dua does has class to it... I'll say that. 

What do you know about CLASS these days, dear? 

[wulmite]

I imagined every single Gaga song before opening this thread except this one  mama this is garbage

[Devin]

it was bop back then and still a bop today

 

[BrokenMachine]

The instrumental is good. The song by itself it's only ruined by the weird vocal production on it 

Edited November 6, 2023 by BrokenMachine

[Archetype]

Her vocal delivery on the track is too much.  She should have just emulated Kevin’s original vocals and it would have easily been one of best and most unique songs.  

[Ethereaaal]

1 hour ago, perfectillusion204 said:

Obviously. It’s one of her best songs. I think it helped that I was going through a breakup when this song came out. So I related to it in every way possible. I agree that the demo production would’ve been better, and no key change.

 

I also feel like Perfect Illusion was a very last minute addition to Joanne. They needed a “smash” for the lead single and didn’t have one yet. However, no matter what she released back then wouldn’t have been a smash hit anyways. 

Million Reasons as the lead would’ve low-key done well/better.

 

Perfect Illusion, while good, was/is too ‘noisy’ for the GP.

[aotearoa]

no

kevin's demo is way better

[Happylittlepunk]

She always ahead of the game. 

[GraceRandolph]

1 hour ago, Erreur2 La Nature said:

ATRL calling every awful flop song "ahead of its time" never fails to amuse me 

Not true. I’ve never heard anyone call Manjobi or Britney Jean ahead of its time. 

[kataraqueen]

That song really wasn't ahead of its time, unlike let's say Manjobi or Britney Jean

[Gladiator]

yes

[G.U.Y.]

2 hours ago, shookspeare said:

the eurovision'd key change kills it for me

It demands vocal range. Not every popstar has that.

[perfect blue]

26 minutes ago, G.U.Y. said:

It demands vocal range. Not every popstar has that.

Does that explain the cheesy, cawing, theatre kid vocals on this song?

[Shimenawa]

Yeah but the result was bad and the song flopped. Dua will deliver and the song will smash

[DiamondHoe]

PI was cute… the production is great… I’ll say that 

[Heidi's Chair]

She should've toned down her dope-y vocal delivery and sang the way Kevin does in the demo

[teenager]

it’s horrible and her shrill vocals in it are horrible too - can’t believe she released this monstrosity as well as the album that followed it 

[ChrisTheLoner]

4 hours ago, GraceRandolph said:

Yes, but ATRL is not the place to expect Gaga to get any credit. 

Half this site is Liddo’s, she gets plenty of credit 

 

Ot: The demo version is really what she should’ve went with, still a good song overall though 

Edited November 7, 2023 by ChrisTheLoner

[naval23]

Came here for Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)

[Matthew4815]

If you know, you know.

[flower moon]

easily one of the worst, most bland, and generic songs shes put out. so no!

Edited November 7, 2023 by flower moon

[ozlovezashlee]

It's not bad, it's just not good.

[Digitalism]

Yes and this song marked a first for Kevin Parker. The first time he made a horrible song.