Lady GaGa: Poker My Eyes Out

by Bradley Stern
filed under: David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Lady Gaga


There’s so much wrong going on here.

She looks like the poor man’s drag queen reincarnation of Frenchy from Grease, sounds like Christina Aguilera getting a colonic, and dances like she’s being raped by wolves. I mean, for God’s sake, what is with those spastic body tosses?

The sheer gall involved in making a song about “bluffin’ with my muffin” as self-indulgent as this four minute flop-fest is simply beyond my comprehension. A shameful, cheap attempt at evoking Freddie Mercury and David Bowie. There’s no punchline here…the video does much more than I ever could.

For all those times I’ve wavered, those times I’ve even slightly considered the notion of joining Team Gaga, I just want to say I am truly sorry, Muusers. Really, I am.

I don’t know what I was thinking.

Video credit to MJ’s Big Blog and ONTD.

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  • terence

    actually this performance is quite cool,especially her voice is not heavy like previous.

    As you say,the spastic body tosses really laughed my ass off!!! hahaha!

    without this , this is one great and amzing performance.

  • xolondon

    She gilds the lily every time. It’s overkill. The black eye is an example – the costume and hair were enough. She has talent, no doubt, and I appreciate that. I just don’t like her music.

  • JJS III

    "and dances like she's being raped by wolves" <–This is why I love you.

    I've come to a place where I'm slightly embarrassed by Lady Gaga but really respect her as a songwriter and marketer. She's sort of like a more-talented (baby) Madonna in that respect, though I'm not sure if she'll have the same staying power. We'll see…

  • Ray

    I actually liked the performance! She’s the most original pop act out there right now and her songs are catchy. I respect her for bringing something different to mainstream pop, even if she steals from other people. Even so, she writes her own music too, which is more than what I can say about other pop artists.

  • countpopula

    There is no question she is talented (who knew she had those piano chops), but there is nothing left to subtlety. The violin is really what killed it for me. She is arguably a better singer than Madonna was in her live shows at this stage (see early Madge and you know what I mean), but that doesn’t make her likeable. Madonna won the hearts of many playing a little less agressive at this stage (remember Borderline?), and it wasn’t really until Open Your Heart that the dominatrix in her came out.

  • Napat

    She over-does ( If that’s a word?) everything.
    I like her at first and totally crazied about ‘Just Dance’ when it came off.
    But her album is just some wanna-be-popstar attempt.
    Well she become one.

    Now Lady GAGA, could you please be satisfied and leave the stage?

    Cause you’re starting to ruins pop music, making everything that’s cool into boring shit.