Oh, Lady Gaga. We love everything about you, from your weird, childlike name to your endless costume changes. You define pop stardom even as you mock it. And you trusted so fiercely in “the Fame” that you made yourself famous by the sheer power of self-belief (and maybe a little hard work). Bravo. Tony Robbins couldn’t have done it better. But people. Don’t forget that Lady Gags is not just a fashion icon, not just a purveyor of top-class video events, not just a provocative performer. It’s about the music, dears. The music. And so we survey the pop scene Gaga has entered -- and reinvented -- with a bunch of playlists to get you going.
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Gaga’s Universe: Pop in '09
The Lady’s avalanche of hits, some of 2009’s biggest stunners, plus guest verses she’s thrown down for the likes of N.K.O.T.B. and Kid Cudi, among others. We even include a few tracks she’s penned for other artists.
Blurred Lines and Dance Beats: Pop’s Gender-Benders
Gaga loves a good gender gag. (‘Member that whole thing about whether she was, in fact, male? Shocking. Just shocking.) Tune in to other gender-benders who’ve invaded the pop charts over the years.
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Really, isn’t this what it’s all about? You, a couple of vodka tonics and the dancefloor? Don’t let anything get in your way. Gaga’s just one element in this set of serious neo- and retro-disco dance classics.
Further Listening
Synth Pop: Then and Now
Think Lady Gaga invented that wonderful Euro-trash sound? Think again. Chuck Eddy takes us through a panoply of Synth Pop artists, from Missing Persons to the present.
Close to the Vest: A Gay Pop Sampler
Lady Gaga dedicated her 2009 VMA award to “god and the gays” -- and she owes a serious debt to a community that provided many of her earliest fans. Queer pop, yes!
The Lady’s avalanche of hits, some of 2009’s biggest stunners, plus guest verses she’s thrown down for the likes of N.K.O.T.B. and Kid Cudi, among others. We even include a few tracks she’s penned for other artists.
Blurred Lines and Dance Beats: Pop’s Gender-Benders
Gaga loves a good gender gag. (‘Member that whole thing about whether she was, in fact, male? Shocking. Just shocking.) Tune in to other gender-benders who’ve invaded the pop charts over the years.
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Really, isn’t this what it’s all about? You, a couple of vodka tonics and the dancefloor? Don’t let anything get in your way. Gaga’s just one element in this set of serious neo- and retro-disco dance classics.
Further Listening
Synth Pop: Then and Now
Think Lady Gaga invented that wonderful Euro-trash sound? Think again. Chuck Eddy takes us through a panoply of Synth Pop artists, from Missing Persons to the present.
Close to the Vest: A Gay Pop Sampler
Lady Gaga dedicated her 2009 VMA award to “god and the gays” -- and she owes a serious debt to a community that provided many of her earliest fans. Queer pop, yes!
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