base talk What was it like when 'Bad Romance' was released?

[Radical Pessimism]

I was 15 and oh boy, Gaga was the IT girl in 2009. I remember the day the music video was uploaded on VEVO. It was such an event. 

[BlahBlahBlah]

I remember very young buying it on iTunes with that single cover of her munching on a bedsheet 

[RideOrDie]

i was like 10 on youtube listening to the LQ demo leak gagged gooped and gaping 

[Radical Pessimism]

23 minutes ago, Rino said:

back then we still mostly watched TV as a form of entertainment in our house, and I remember randomly catching Bad Romance's video on a music channel. 

 

girl let me tell you it hit me like a truck. a clear moment that divided my life before and after Bad Romance. I was never the same

OMG, I loved those days!! I loved watching MTV Europe, VIVA, and all these music channels.

All the early 2010s girls were constantly on heavy rotation.

[Buffy]

Gaga followed my friend after we posted a video we made to Bad Romance. A mama we made it moment. Gaga still follows my friend.

[Kayseri Mantisi]

24 minutes ago, RideOrDie said:

i was like 10 on youtube listening to the LQ demo leak gagged gooped and gaping 

aww your first moves as a little insider

[Doctor Dick]

3 hours ago, Blackout2006 said:

I was only 3-4 when the song came out

[Mocha]

it was on RIHpeat alongside Selena's Naturally and P!nk's So what. But back then i took these big pop smashes for granted and was more of a lyric/Music video on youtube kinda listener 

Edited Thursday at 03:08 PM by Mocha

[Mupps]

It was very big for pop enthusiasts. It was also big for the gp but not as big as atrl makes it out to be lol

[Blackout2006]

13 minutes ago, Doctor Dick said:

at least I was 18 for Die With A Smash ig

[Outlaws]

almost like

 

[nadiamendell]

It was a game-changer. It was when we all realized that "oh, she's here to stay" and played a big part in dragging us millennial gays out of the closet.  

 

This era truly was one last hurrah for monoculture before everything started changing. 

[viego]

I was a kid too, legit scared of her and remember everyone talking about the video and how catchy the whole "rah rah ah ah" was. As a kid between the BR video and the meat dress I thought she was an entity or something.

[Doctor Dick]

1 hour ago, Blackout2006 said:

at least I was 18 for Die With A Smash ig

[Blackout2006]

1 minute ago, Doctor Dick said:

don't  me, u can't be that prehistoric now

[Raphy23]

It was cute. But not as big as Die With a Smash.

[Bethenny Frankel]

I remember hearing it on the radio and life was never the same

[naval23]

She was already smashing with "The Fame" (Just Dance -> Poker Face -> Paparazzi) but Bad Romance catapaulted her to a whole new level

 

It was everywhere that winter

 

 

[frankvert]

This: 

 

[Nico Robin]

Idk tbh I was too young back then, however I remember being shocked that a video like Bad Romance was the most viewed on the platform

[genio]

I was 13-14 and it was played a lot for sure. She was the most talked about celebrity in all of 2009, I remember everyone talking about her and her videos being everywhere. 
 

The Fame era was the actual female Thriller. 
 

 

[edutada]

The Fame + The Fame Monster era was moment. 
Maybe the songs from 10's didn't aged well as 00's but was a magical time for queer, especially the gays.

[Erreur2 La Nature]

This thread makes me feel old 

 

There was a lot of pop songs smashing at that time, I remember really loving Bad Romance which sounded unusual and catchy. 

[Pheromosa]

I didn't have gay friends or knew any gays so I found out she had a new song 2 weeks late 

[Comedor]

My reaction: "That's a Nintendo nunchuk!"