No More Applause For This G.A.L.

Can it get any worse for G.U.Y.? I'm going to say N.O.  Gaga's third release from ARTPOP has had fans and critics talking - and what they're saying isn't good. 

The music video (which is almost 12 minutes in length - including 4 minutes of credits) was shot at Hearst Castle in California.  Much of the video takes place in the Neptune Pool, which according to sources was filled with 300,000 gallons of water, chlorinated, and promptly dumped out.

Sure, it's a massive waste of water. But why are so many people talking about it?  Because the state of California is suffering from its worst drought of all time.  Of course that didn't mean anything to Gaga or her people, though. 

Hypocritical Gaga made sure money spoke when she allegedly said she would "donate" $250,000 to the Hearst Castle Foundation, as well as film PSAs to demonstrate to local Californians how to conserve water, in order to use the pool.

Yes, she's going to tell people to conserve water, even though she just dumped 300,000 gallons of it.

Of course, there are some sources stating the water was only "lightly chlorinated" and therefore could be reused - but others are calling that a big fat lie.

More on the Hearst Castle debacle, though: according to radaronline.

(http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/04/lady-gaga-difficult-diva-music-video-shoot/), Gaga is a nightmare to work with.

Apparently, employees were forbidden to speak to her for the three days it took to film the video. Wow! She can't even put aside her attitude for a few days to talk to her overworked, underpaid staff? 

Maybe that was a good thing. Allegedly, she was frustrated that Hearst Castle remained open to the public during filming. 

The castle being open caused a lot of problems with security. Having hordes of her fans at the castle was a major problem and setback - but state law required that they stay open during business hours even during private events and filming... and a Lady Gaga video was no exception. 

The video itself had mixed reviews - naturally her fans loved it, but most critics thought it was a ridiculous spectacle. 

But was it worth the budget and all the hype?

You tell me.



Sources: http://www.hitfix.com/news/lady-gagas-new-guy-video-is-a-ridiculous-real-housewives-assisted-spectacle
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/15/did-lady-gaga-waste-massive-pool-water-in-draught-stricken-california/
http://www.designntrend.com/articles/12803/20140416/lady-gaga-gets-no-applause-extremely-difficult-work-with-during-guy-music-video-shoot-californias-hearst-castle.htmhttp://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/04/lady-gaga-difficult-diva-music-video-shoot/

What entrepreneurs can learn from Lady Gaga’s career

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Lady Gaga's career is drowning!

Quick!  Someone throw her a life raft!  Predictably, Lady Gaga's knight and super fan, Anthagio (Anthony Ashcraft) came to her defence.  Which makes the read even more hysterical. There's nothing funnier than watching him writhe in pain as his idol falls off her perch.  

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Thank you Sun Ra for the link.

Be sure to read Recovering Monster's post "Parade of Celebrities Come Out Against Gaga".

Lady Gaga - G.U.Y.: THIS SONG SUCKS

               

Review by Luke Giordano.  The song really does suck.  I posted Luke's review for Applause when it came out but it's so spot on, it deserves to be posted again.

               

Akon Throws Major Shade at Lady Gaga. He Cashed Out!

I know Lady Gaga feels like a victim so badly betrayed by the music industry, or she wants you to believe she is. But, let's get real shall we? The music business is a business and businesses are there to earn money. The entertainment industry is no exception.  Of course, in order to earn money, they have to find the right people to mold and shape into a fast selling package.  Gaga was (maybe still is) a commodity, like most pop stars are.  Pop stars have a shelf life, like milk.  The glory days of pop are over.  There will never be another Madonna or Michael Jackson ever again.  Very few have managed to harness the longevity needed to survive in such a fickle career with an even more fickle public.

Akon's relationship with Lady Gaga in the early stages of her career is no secret and he was crucial in helping her rise to the top for that short period.  But like all good businessmen, they know when to walk away.  Listen to Akon's interview with Sway in the Morning. When asked about Lady Gaga, he says "Actually I cashed out. I got out while the gooding (sic) was hot. It's like a business, you build it to sell it. When I got it to the peak of where I felt it couldn't go nowhere, and there was nowhere left to go but down, I cashed out, in other words I sold my share and got out before it was too late." When asked if he's surprised at the critics saying Gaga's fallen of the pedestal and the sales of Gaga's last album, Akon responds "No. That's why I got out". Ouch!

Skip to 3:43 and listen up to 5:47.

             

Make no mistake.  Gaga isn't this broken bird who was kept from flying because of these horrible executives.  I don't doubt that there are horrible people in the music business.  I'm sure there's a lot of shrewd and ruthless suits for artists to deal with.  But they are not responsible for Gaga's waning star. She is; and she's said many times how she's in control of her career.  It's convenient and it's human nature to pass the buck to others when it's too hard to swallow that pill of accountability. The truth is Gaga used them as much as they used her.  The fact that she had to go to court to seal scandalous documents permanently that would ruin her reputation testifies to that.

Thank you Pizzazz for the story.

Lady Gaga G.U.Y. video applies same, old, tired pop formula.

             

Lady Gaga's video for G.U.Y. came out yesterday and it's evident in the video that she's desperately trying to promote her entire album ARTPOP and not just the song the video is meant for.  The almost 12 minute video, which four minutes of it is just credits (implying this is some sort of masterpiece film) paints Gaga to be the (surprise!) perpetual victim who suffered at the hands of her handlers who trying to stifle her creative, and artistic vision, which involves vomiting. 

The video opens with Gaga's single ARTPOP and visually we see a group of men in suits fighting over money.  The men obviously represent music industry executives that only cared about Stefani for the money and not Stefani the artist.  As the crowd moves away, we see Gaga lying on the ground, beat up and abused. Gaga is wearing bird wings to signify the phoenix that will rise from the ashes.  I guess Gaga didn't get the memo that ARTPOP is done and the window for "rising" has long closed.  That of course had nothing to do with Troy Carter and the rest of her management team because Gaga has always made a strong point to let it be known that she is in charge of her career.  Unless it begins to fail.  In that case, it's no longer her fault.  

When Gaga arrives at Hearst Castle, broken and battered, the song changes to Venus, in an attempt to promote yet another song. Gaga is carried to the pool, adorned with flowers, lifted up and placed in the pool for a spiritual cleansing.  Then in a weird, tacky twist, we see the Housewives of Beverly Hills lip synching to Venus and playing in a mock band.  Their significance in the video is lost among the mega promotion and point of the video itself, if there actually is one that doesn't have to do with Gaga.  Then again, nothing Gaga does is about anything else other than her.  Even her do-good attempts at charity is basically one giant stroke of the ego as she places herself in a Messiah-like status.  Thankfully, her foundation was proven to be a scam and anyone with a brain can see that.

G.U.Y. begins with Gaga playing tribute to sex and it's God Himeros.  Like a bad self-made, low budget music video, a floating Hemiros head appears in the blue sky, looking down upon the pretentious, washed up pop star, smiling.  The scene is stupid and has z-movie status written all over it.  It doesn't deserve much more attention than that.

Cue the predictable dance sequence.  There's several of them, which include back up dancers. Notably, the real dancing isn't done by Gaga.  

The rest of the video is just your typical pop, dance, Hollywood stuff.  Costumes, dancing, dead animals as clothing, sex, masturbation; because it wouldn't be a pop video without touching your crotch.  How artistic.   Gaga looks pretty good and credit for that goes to the cosmetic surgery and Botox she's gotten, which is evident in this video.

Gaga's two-foot stomping about being a real artist is negated by travelling down the beaten pop-star path by including the usual pop music video recipe; sex, nakedness, ensemble dancing, flashy lights and pouty faces.  Gaga can scream "I am an artist" until she chokes because it's clear as the bluest, ocean water that underneath all that noise, Gaga is nothing more than just another pop star applying the same, old, tired formula.  Staying in line with her empathy for child molesters and sexual deviants, Michael Jackson makes an appearance in the video as well. Speaking of Michael Jackson, the scene where he, Ghandi and Jesus exit their tombs is a direct reflection about how Gaga thinks of herself.  A victim, beaten, crucified and humiliated for her art.  Gaga thinks she is a martyr for pop.  The delusions of grandeur are hysterical and sad.  

The video ends with a panoramic, exterior shot of Hearst Castle, the stunning California mountains and ocean. This is the best part of the video.

The song G.U.Y. itself isn't bad.  The best part is the chorus.  I predict, like the rest of ARTPOP, the song will fail to reach the top of the charts despite the expensive, long and colourful video and pathetic fan attempts.  But then again, Gaga doesn't care about the charts and that's obvious by placing two unrelated songs in the video and tweeting this.

TREND #GUYMusicVideoTomorrow make it #1 and I'll release a never before seen still!
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) March 21, 2014