I flipped the television to SNL, was laughing a skit and then realized

[RB TexLa]

that was the actual music guest and she was wearing that shit because she wanted to wear it. Too funny.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Same here. :) nt

[imdjh]

2. Gaga is cool

[Fuzz]

4. I didn't find her music the least bit entertaining though.

[imdjh]

10. It's a bit blasé and self mocking , I like that. nt

[BOG PERSON]

12. Definitely one of the most interesting pop artists right now n/t

[seabeyond]

3. hubby started rolling eyes, and i am bustin up laughing. the butt taser

a little to much

[Sarah Ibarruri]

5. What was she wearing? She's definitely a weirdo lol nt

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Shit! I missed it. Lady Gaga keeps trying to top herself....

every time she puts on a show.

Dunno when she's gonna run out of steam and just go back to singing.

(And, yes, she CAN sing, behind all the theatrics)

[seabeyond]

7. she topped herself, right over the top, lol. nt

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

66. VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtJNyzw2Y24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Lesgkbf0M

[TwilightGardener]

75. Thanks. I had to laugh when the Saturn rings kept hitting her in the head.

[Gman]

8. The woman's not anything near as hot as she thinks she is

she's rather run of the mill, plain, nothing really especially different.

Nice try, though.

[imdjh]

11. perhaps she's satire nt

[On the Road]

9. There's Lots to Laugh at with Lady Gaga

http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4642023

[Harry Monroe]

13. You actually laughed while watching SNL?

It hasn't made me laugh in years. My wife had it on and I watched some of it with her. I keep waiting and waiting for something funny to happen. Never happens!

[Maru Kitteh]

16. You are so right man. Only the Hoi polloi would find that shit entertaining.

You are SO cool. I bet you keep your T.V. for academic purposes only. You rock.

[Harry Monroe]

19. I imagine you're being sarcastic.

I've been watching SNL from its beginnings in the '70's youngster!! The cast they have now should kiss the original cast's feet!! It has been going to shit for years. If you want to watch real humor, go back and view old SNL episodes from the '70's and '80's. It seems they try too hard for a laugh now and just fall flat. Also you may want to catch some "In Living Color" from the early '90's. Edgy, cutting and hilarious stuff.

[rvablue]

21. If you didn't laugh at some of the Fey as Palin skits, I'd diagnose you with

a broken funny bone.

The one with "Hillary" (Amy Poller) was a very, very funny.

[Harry Monroe]

47. I know you're not going to believe me

But I've haven't seen a single Fey/Palin skit. I travel the world in my job and am often out of touch with the electronic noise and bullshit. I will sometimes not watch television for months on end!! I heard they were funny, however. I'll have to get over to youtube someday when I've got a day or so to waste and have a look.

BTW, I challenge anyone to go without television for a month or more and then tune back into it. You'll gain a whole new perspective on stupid.

[drbtg1]

59. Posts #19 and #47 appear to contradict

just sayin'

[Harry Monroe]

64. In what way?

[WeDidIt]

Fred Armisen's imitation of Obama is actually geting worse

I remember how so many people said to give Fred tiome, he'd get better at Obama.

Instead, he keeps getting worse until now it's the lousiest impression anybody ahs ever done.

[flvegan]

26. Agreed. The opening "skit" was horrible.

It was painful trying to even make the leap that he was imitating Obama.

[WeDidIt]

32. He didn't even do the Obama mannerisms

let alone try to imitate Obama's voice.

Of course, the material he was given was pretty lame. Trying to say Obama hasn't done anything could eb kind of funny except for the fact he's accomplished more in eight months than nearly all presidents accomplish during their entire terms.

[Sebastian Doyle]

31. Armisen (or whoever writes that bullshit for him) is obviously a Repuke

That shit might as well have been written by RimJob himself.

[immoderate]

55. Not so. Check out Chevy Case as Gerald Ford.

Now THAT was loose.

--imm

[WeDidIt]

57. But Chevy Chase was actually funny

I'd cut Armisen some slack if the amterial was actually funny.

[HipChick]

14. I think she dresses to distract from the fact that she is not an attractive female.

but I do like some of her songs

[xultar]

63. Are you serious?

[girl gone mad]

72. Yeah, she's hideous..

:eyes:

[TexasObserver]

15. Lady Gaga is a very talented, impressive young woman with many talents.

She has an excellent voice. She's a well trained musician and accomplished pianist. She was a successful song writer before creating her own career as a performer. And she's 23 years old.

She's got a number of huge dance hits, and she's one of the hottest acts out there right now.

[Vickers]

18. Yer barkin' at a hurricane, amigo.

:thumbsup:

[Harry Monroe]

20. I'm just wondering??

If she has an excellent voice, well trained, an accomplished pianist and a successful song writer, then why does she need all that weird shit? I don't know much about her, but if she is all you say she is, she would be much better off without the bizarre acts and costume. I can understand though, that she may trying to make make some artistic statement with these antics?? If she is impressive as you claim, I'd like to see her perform with all the creepy weirdness and see for myself how good she really is as a singer, and musician.

[rvablue]

22. So that people will talk about her.

She isn't the model or classic beauty type -- so not quite MTV ready according to vapid industry standards.

So, the gimic schtick is for paparazzi attention and press, and to then get on award shows.

And, if you missed last night, although she had donned some weird, space-orbit-like getup, she sat down at a piano and sang soulfully and gently, minus all of the synthesizers and backup music. I was astounded at what a good musician/singer she is.

[TexasObserver]

24. She was accepted at Julliard when she was 11 years old.

She's been playing piano since age 4, and as her ending set showed, she's got both the skills of a pianist and a singer with a strong, powerful, soulful voice.

[LaydeeBug]

34. While Juliard does have a young artist's program, please do NOT confuse it with "being accepted" as

a student. It's just inaccurate.

[TexasObserver]

35. You'll have to have that argument with her publicist.

[Harry Monroe]

46. Sorry, I don't buy it.

Has the industry become that vapid?? Some of the best singers in the business were not models or classic beauty types. Joni Mitchell and Janis Joplin come to mind. Those women had TALENT!!

[TexasObserver]

23. Did you see her perform in the last ten minutes of the show?

She did sit down at the piano, play wonderfully, and sing in a manner more typical of Nora Jones than Lady Gaga.

She's 23 and she's already a success at songwriting, performing, and being a cultural icon to a number of big city bohemians.

There's nothing creepy about her. Why do you react so strongly to her bizarre costumes? She's heavily influenced by David Bowie and Queen. It's art, and it isn't supposed to be the same as every singer that pleases you.

[Harry Monroe]

44. Sorry, I missed it.

As usual, got fed up with SNL 1/2 hour before it ended and switched to something else.

[TexasObserver]

45. Her first tune was typical SNL band fare, but she really performed the 2nd one.

I was very impressed with the quality of her singing, the depth of her voice, and the sultry way she belted out her tune.

[JanMichael]

48. I'd say competant but average both in voice and piano.

Trying to do a short 21st century copy of a decent 70's piano man doesn't woprk if you don't have the chops or the fingers.

Her 15 minutes is at 11 if I guage it right.

[TexasObserver]

52. Well, if you're going to talk about someone being "competant" (sic)...

You might want to spell the word correctly. Otherwise, it suggests that competency really isn't that important to you.

She'll be around a good while. She's got a lot of talent.

[JanMichael]

53. Well excuuuuuuuuuse me you pedant.

I don't consider myself a celebrity, nor do I wrap myself in hoops to try to become one, or a fabulous typist so fuck off - who cares about the spelling.

9 minutes left.

[TexasObserver]

54. You're excused.

[girl gone mad]

50. I actually like the costumes and theatrics.

I just find her music extremely boring. And, yes, I've heard quite a bit of it.

[donco6]

27. She's also a performance artist.

They're not known for being reserved.

She really does have a good voice and can play the piano to knock your socks off.

[TexasObserver]

40. Some of the response reminds me of the way older folks recoiled at the Beatles.

Someone sees her do a song on SNL, and they hate her because she's so over the top. Like Queen wasn't. Like David Bowie wasn't.

When one rejects too quickly youthful talent, it's more a reflection on the old dog who can't learn new tricks.

[donco6]

42. I find her fascinating.

Beyond the dance stuff, she can really belt one out and just . . . entertain like nobody else.

[hootinholler]

56. Why did Kiss? n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

58. Why didn't Ziggy just play guitar?

Why did Jerry Lee have to do all that...stuff. And Little Richard, where does one start? In showbiz, what you call 'antics' are the stuff careers are made on.

[MilesColtrane]

65. Bazinga!

[JBoy]

25. Agree, she's got solid talent. A little weird, but it works for her.

Reminds me of Christina Aguilera. And she'll keep reinventing herself like Madonna. She'll be around a long time.

[TexasObserver]

36. Yes, I think she's more talented than most, like Christina, and also Bohemian.

She's part of the big city club scene.

I agree she will evolve and be around a good while.

[Sebastian Doyle]

33. Yeah, she's more the next Debbie Gibson than the next Britney.

It's still disposable cheesy pop bubblegum crap, but at least it's her own disposable cheesy pop bubblegum crap as opposed to disposable cheesy pop bubblegum crap written by her manager or some Disney corporate tool.

[TexasObserver]

37. Nonsense. Educate yourself.

She's about as close to Debbie Gibson as Madonna was.

She has a range of musical skills far in excess of Debbie Gibson's, and their music isn't remotely comparable.

[donco6]

43. Yeah, if all you've heard is "Poker Face".

There's a lot more to her than that.

[chaska]

62. I was pleasantly surprised. And I've been a musician for 35 years. I liked her.

[bridgit]

17. I'm watching GaGa right now, she needed a better designer on that planetarium thing...

But she is very talented

[Moochy]

28. I thought she might start doing cartwheels

on 6 different axes! She had to remember to duck a bit and forgot a few times. Bonk.
I was entertained.

[SOS]

29. For a minute there

I thought her rings of saturn were going to malfunction, leaving her trapped and unable to continue.
That would have been simultaneously amusing and embarrassing.
Her smile at the piano indicated she was having a minor industrial mishap, but then she pushed up the rings and continued.

If it weren't for SNl musical guests, this old codger would have no idea what's going on.

[MilesColtrane]

67. It would have been a moment rivaling Derek Smalls being trapped in his pod.

[ruggerson]

30. Quite honestly, GaGa has something Madonna never had:

a voice.

As to her "shtick," Queen, Elton, Ozzie and nearly every heavy metal or glam rock band you can think of used outrageous costumes as part of their artistic persona.

Additionally, she is an accomplished pianist with an incredible vocal range.

I think this one's gonna be around for a long time.

[lumberjack_jeff]

38. So, I read the thread. I gather from the context...

... that some entertainer wore something unusual on some television program.

Do I have it right?

Pictures are worth 1000 words. Or more, depending on the value of the words chosen.

[petronius]

68. There are video clips upthread. At the rate of 1 picture = 1000 words,

video is like a gazillion words. :)

But yeah, you got the gist of it...

[FormerDittoHead]

39. I remember when David Bowie dressed in something that made him unable to WALK.

I remember he had to be CARRIED to the microphone. As with you, I thought it was a skit or something.

Full disclosure: Never cared much for Bowie outside of his 2-3 hits that I can remember.

[Politicalboi]

41. Yes she was pretty bizzare looking

But so was Judy Jetson.

[bigwillq]

49. Didn't see it but I love GaGa.

:bounce:

[tuvor]

51. Is that you, Dana Carvey as Grumpy Old Man?

[Bluenorthwest]

60. She's a performance artist and major seller of records

Lots of folks don't 'get' entertainments that are not made for them to get. That is part of what makes it fun for those who do. Here's a hint. The funny is not an accident.

[gatorboy]

61. I hate that I missed her performance.

I have to say, two weeks ago I had no idea who the girl was. I had heard about her. Alot. But I'm 37 and don't keep up with the music trends like I use to.

Anyway, caught her on the VMA's to see what the fuss was about and when she started pouring blood on the stage, I knew she was a keeper. On top of that she seem to actually be singing while performing! Who does that anymore?

[MilesColtrane]

69. She wasn't singing "Paparazzi" during that SNL appearance.

It's not possible to get that consistent of a sound with a handheld mic while you are jerking your body around like she was.

Also, you'll notice how fast she was breathing at the end of the song. There's no way you can support a phrase with decent tone when you're over 35 breaths per minute.

She has accurately calculated that most of her fans are more into the spectacle than the music.

[Harry Monroe]

70. Lip-synching is much more common than people realize.

Ashley Simpson was one of the few to be caught doing it. You're right that most people are more interested in the show and spectacle rather than the actual music. Sad, really.

[gatorboy]

74. Consider me duped, I suppose

Though after I watched the VMA performance I checked out the original recording and noticed there were differences. I suppose she taped a "live" version for the show.

But then, I think of the broadway shows I've seen, especially Les Misérables where there are some pretty physical performances by the actors all while singing. I never noticed anyone out of breath while performing.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

71. The demise of rock & roll

in the 21st Century. It's not the music anymore it's the performance. Can anyone imagine Stevie Nicks or Janis Joplin performing like this? When the music sucks, show some skin. How sad.

[izzybeans]

73. Bland, mediocre pop music is a good vehicle for her performance art.

I can't stand the music but like watching her live performances.

I like it when artists mock their unwitting fans.