July 31, 2014

Lady Gaga already being predicted to be the new "Queen of Jazz"

Yup! It's true! Calling Lady Gaga the new "Queen of Pop" is not enough for some people. Now they're calling Gaga the new "Queen of Jazz". A little premature, don't you think?

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Here are Take40's reasons for Gaga's new title:
1. She's already proved her chemistry with Tony Bennett in his previous album!
Tony Bennett has two duet albums (Duets: An American Classic and Duets II), and every song on those two albums is a duet with other artists. Lady Gaga and Bennett have only one song together on Duets II, The Lady is a Tramp - and somehow this demonstrates to Take40 that she's going to be the new "Queen of Jazz". Bennett worked with a total of 35 artists between the two albums... does that mean all 35 artists are the new Queens and Kings of Jazz too? That's a lot of imaginary crowns to pass around!

k.d. lang was featured on both of Bennett's albums, she plays in jazz shows, she plays in jazz festivals, she's going on Broadway for a jazz revue... arguably she's an actual jazz artist now. So why isn't k.d. lang the new Queen of Jazz? Why is it Gaga?

Oh, I know why. Because Gaga is special.
2. Her voice is built with sweet Jazz tones
Again, so is k.d. lang's voice. So are a lot of people's voices. Having jazzy tones in your singing voice does not make you the "top" of the genre, especially if you haven't really worked in it yet...

But of course for Gaga, it does. Lucky her!
3. Gaga was singing jazz in high school
Really? Gaga's the new "Queen of Jazz" because she was in a musical in high school?  How many other people in the world were in plays and musicals in high school? And what does high school have to do with anything?

So Gaga was in a Guys and Dolls production in high school over a decade ago... so what? It's not like she's been releasing jazz music since high school. Now that would be an accomplishment. But no, she released two jazz songs - one of them THIS WEEK, and somehow this makes her the new "Queen of Jazz".
4. She can turn any of her songs into a perfect jazz track
Again - what's their point? These guys turned Thrift Shop by Macklemore into a perfect jazz track, so what does that say about them? Are they Kings and Queens too?


It's not unusual to find jazz remakes of pop songs, and you certainly don't have to be the absolute best in the genre in order to redo a song to give it a jazzy twist. Sorry, but there are a million better songs out there than the jazzy remake of You and I.
5. She's gives jazz music a whole new image
First of all, outlandish outfits are not a new thing (in any genre of music). And second, if her costumes are part of the reason why she's the new "Queen of Jazz", then why was she asked to tone it down when performing with Tony? Surely if she was the new Queen of Jazz, she would be able to wear whatever she wants to!

Yeah, right. Gaga's bringing the same amount of novelty to jazz as she did with pop: zero.

 Sigh.

The article is HERE if you want to check it out for yourself.

In summary though, it was just another article worshiping Gaga for accomplishments she hasn't yet earned. Her jazz (duet!) single hasn't even been out two days yet, and she's already the "Queen" of the genre.

Tell me, readers, does this happen with any other celebrity? Why is Gaga automatically the very best at everything she does, even when she hasn't done it yet?

Lady Gaga - the new Queen of Pop... Lady Gaga - the new Queen of Jazz...
What's next? Will she be announced as the new "Queen of Metal" when she does a collaboration with Rob Halford? I wouldn't doubt it!