Lady Gaga's video for Born This Way, the first version, was released yesterday. If you haven't seen it yet then congratulations on getting yourself a shiny rock to hide under. I say first version because there will be another video for an acapella  version of the song. All of Gaga's proceeds from this second video will go towards a charity, I'm guessing something LGBT related. If you can't wait and must have a Gaga branded item but also want to donate to charity buy her Viva Glam lipstick from MAC.

Back to the video, it seems that people don't really get it, at least none of my classmates did. While I was glowing with joy they were confused. I thought I should write a blog post (since it's been a while) explaining my take on the video and what I understood from it.

In the first ten second of the video there's a pink upside down triangle. That was a Nazi sign they applied on homosexuals in concentration camps. It symbolizes the present.

After that the story begins, and since it's harder to follow a story that you hear, here's a transcript of the 'plot'.

This is the manifesto of Mother Monster: On G.O.A.T, a Government Owned Alien Territory in space, a birth of magnificent and magical proportions took place. But the birth was not finite. It was infinite. As the wombs numbered and the mitosis of the future began, it was perceived that this infamous moment in life is not temporal, it is eternal. And thus began the beginning of the new race, a race within the race of humanity, a race which bares no prejudice, no judgment but boundless freedom. But on that same day, as the eternal mother hovered in the mulitverse, another more terrifying birth took place, the birth of evil. And as she herself split into two. Rotating in agony between two ultimate forces, the pendulum of choice began its dance. It seems easy you imagine to gravitate instantly and unwaveringly towards good. But she wondered, “How can I protect something so perfect without evil?
Now let me explain. The next few scenes depict the birth of the new race with the before mentioned characteristics. It's actually referring to little monsters, Gaga's loyal fans, who are usually so open minded they bear no prejudice, no judgment and have boundless freedom. You can see the birth itself as well as the hatching place (the heads).

Problem is that with the birth of the new race a new form of evil was born as well. This is most likely referring to religious fanatics and other soulless bodies that only bear hatred in their empty hearts. Evil is trying to harm the pure ones. The final question is how can she protect her little monster without evil, without hating and harming others just like they are harming her children.

At the two minute mark her fully grown children, the new race makes its appearance. Speaking of which, the 'horns' are the distinctive mark of the new race, and they are gorgeous I think. This is when the song starts. It doesn't matter if love him or capital Him, him is a person while Him is God. The birth of the new race took place out of God's will and hence God makes no mistakes, I'm on the right track, I'm beautiful in my way.

The lyrics are empowering on the same lane as the video and its plot. The third eye on her chin helps make another upside down triangle.

You might not understand why there is so much dance and joy in the video and I'll tell you that you're down right stupid if so. Can't you hear that you must accept yourself, love yourself and rejoice!? It is the dance of happiness, unity and love (hence it ends with a huge group hug as the new race has a tight bound in itself).

Another issue might be with the Don't be a drag, just be a queen verse. I must say that it has nothing to do with drag queens, it is not against them. It must rather be interpreted as an advice to keep your dignity and chip up high and not stop others who know what they are doing.

Then there's the whole Rico, the human zombie boy, scene. His tattoos are real while Gaga's aren't. I'm still not sure as to how to interpret it but I think it has something to do with versatility, hence the formal outfit which is in contract with the rebellious nature of ink on skin. Gaga has admitted that Willow Smith inspired her to whip her hair back and forth.

The birthing scene is back as the mitosis is infinite. My favorite moment is at the 5:34 mark when evil makes a strong comeback after another scene from its birth. Synchronized hand movement depicts the fact that the new race acts as one and supports each other, motif strengthened by the group hug.

The video ends on a high note as Gaga pays tribute to the King and Queen of Pop, Michael Jackson and Madonna. In the end the triangle is the right side up, symbolizing the fact that there is no wrong, creating a visual for the entire record while establishing a contrast with the beginning of the video.

The final frames of the music video depict Gaga popping a bubble gum balloon, only to get a message across, a passage from her Anderson Cooper interview on 60 minutes: People take me both too seriously and not seriously enough. I hope someone still remembers my seriously phase. In the same interview she declared the following: I just don't care what people think of me to be perfectly blunt.

What's your take on the video? I think it's an either love it or hate it thing.

PS: Happy Birthday Lela!


The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were yesterday...yeah...
You can see the full list of nominees and winners at Grammy.com/nominees
Lady...Antebellum took home most of the gramophones, four to be exact, though the other Lady, Gaga took home three. The group swept the country side of the awards plus the Song and Record categories while Gaga nabbed their Pop counterparts plus the short form video award for Bad Romance. Gaga wasn't even in their categories so I ain't even mad. However Arcade fire taking home the grammy for album of the year is...painful. Looks like neither Gaga's nor Eminem's huge sales had any word in the decision. Next year though Born This Way better fucking break records in number of trophies. And here's the only performance that actually matters:








I've been sitting here with the new post tab opened for over an hour now trying to write my opinion on Lady Gaga's freshly released Born This Way single. I'm sorry but words simply cannot express how wonderful, epic, great, awesome, strong, important, moving, motivating, inspiring this song is. Just fucking hit play below and start trippin'. You better be fucking ready for Sunday's Grammy performance and future video (which has already been shot). It will break records. Make history. Change lives.

 

 

Rihanna has just set free her latest video for S&M, the first track from her latest album, Loud. The video is great, some people even call it her best video to date and I think they might be right. It's definitely interesting and suits the song well. In my opinion the video breaks into several acts, each of them discussed below.

The Crazy Room

The first scene of the video is shot in the pink zebra walled room. I think this is a literal representation of the depiction the press is making in magazines and on the web. I am pretty sure there's a man dressed as Gaga in there, that blonde is probably Britney and I'm sure Katy is hiding in there somewhere.

The Press Conference

Rihanna is dragged and pinned to a wall which I believe represents the fact that she is forcefully watched by the public eye, being put in a window display. The reporters are misinterpreting what she says, exactly how it usually happens, dramatizing events, ignoring the context and selling lies. Sensationalism. The reporters are wearing ball gags for the same reason Rihanna is having fun. This entire video is to prove that even though it's something you shouldn't enjoy, some people get pleasure doing it, hence the lyrics.

The good dog on the front yard

Perez is a known gossiper, he runs one of the webs juiciest celeb stories website. He is in a leash, Rihanna clearly controlling him. This shows that Rihanna does sometimes have control of the media and may stir that fire herself sometimes. She shows that she can play nice.

The prisoners

Unlike the last scene, Rihanna is now holding the paparazzi hostage.However she is still having fun, hence the popcorn. It seems as if it's her turn to watch what they are doing.

The headlines

How many silly stories do the reporters write? Enough to fill and entire room, who needs painting when you can just stick articles about you on the walls. You can see some pretty ridiculous headlines scrolling over her.

The clowns

Rihanna rook a more literal approach in portraying the media now by dressing them as the clowns that they are. Oh the silly things some people would do for a good story. The final shot portrays Riri just the way media usually does.

And to end things on a high note here's a Riri joke:

Rihanna : Oh na na, What's my name?
Person : Why are you asking what your name is?
Rihanna : Shut up and drive.
Person : Who do you think you are!?
Rihanna : Only girl in the world.
Person : Well you're not.
Rihanna : I love the way you lie.




Recently I started listening to Nicki's Pink Friday album and I can't say that I regret it. At first I did not entirely dig the whole rapping thing, too much usually irritates me. However the album has some amazing instrumentals that them alone make the album worth giving a spin. If you want some more Nicki I recommend checking out I'm the best, Save me, Fly (features Rihanna) and Last Chance (features Natasha Bedingfield).


Moving on to her current single, Moment 4 Life. It features the Oh na na, what's his name? Drake. Recently it got the video treatment, the right way. In the video the two get married in a Cinderella kind of story. Nicki is really hot as always and does a lot of funny faces in the video. Adorable?


This is my first Nicki Minaj post so I hope you will all get to love her at least as much as I do.



INTRO:
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU LOVE HIM, OR CAPITAL H-I-M
JUST PUT YOUR PAWS UP
'CAUSE YOU WERE BORN THIS WAY, BABY

VERSE:
MY MAMA TOLD ME WHEN I WAS YOUNG
WE ARE ALL BORN SUPERSTARS

SHE ROLLED MY HAIR AND PUT MY LIPSTICK ON
IN THE GLASS OF HER BOUDOIR

"THERE'S NOTHIN WRONG WITH LOVIN WHO YOU ARE"
SHE SAID, "'CAUSE HE MADE YOU PERFECT, BABE"

"SO HOLD YOUR HEAD UP GIRL AND YOU'LL GO FAR,
LISTEN TO ME WHEN I SAY"


CHORUS:
I'M BEAUTIFUL IN MY WAY
'CAUSE GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES
I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY
I WAS BORN THIS WAY

DON'T HIDE YOURSELF IN REGRET
JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND YOU'RE SET
I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY
I WAS BORN THIS WAY

POST-CHORUS:
OOO THERE AIN'T NO OTHER WAY
BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY
BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY
OOO THERE AIN'T NO OTHER WAY
BABY I WAS BORN-
I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY
I WAS BORN THIS WAY

DON'T BE A DRAG -JUST BE A QUEEN
DON'T BE A DRAG -JUST BE A QUEEN
DON'T BE A DRAG -JUST BE A QUEEN
DON'T BE!

VERSE:
GIVE YOURSELF PRUDENCE
AND LOVE YOUR FRIENDS
SUBWAY KID, REJOICE YOUR TRUTH

IN THE RELIGION OF THE INSECURE
I MUST BE MYSELF, RESPECT MY YOUTH

A DIFFERENT LOVER IS NOT A SIN
BELIEVE CAPITAL H-I-M (HEY HEY HEY)
I LOVE MY LIFE I LOVE THIS RECORD AND
MI AMORE VOLE FE YAH (LOVE NEEDS FAITH)

REPEAT CHORUS + POST-CHORUS

BRIDGE:

DON'T BE A DRAG, JUST BE A QUEEN
WHETHER YOU'RE BROKE OR EVERGREEN
YOU'RE BLACK, WHITE, BEIGE, CHOLA DESCENT
YOU'RE LEBANESE, YOU'RE ORIENT
WHETHER LIFE'S DISABILITIES
LEFT YOU OUTCAST, BULLIED, OR TEASED
REJOICE AND LOVE YOURSELF TODAY
'CAUSE BABY YOU WERE BORN THIS WAY

NO MATTER GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BI,
LESBIAN, TRANSGENDERED LIFE
I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY
I WAS BORN TO SURVIVE
NO MATTER BLACK, WHITE OR BEIGE
CHOLA OR ORIENT MADE
I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY
I WAS BORN TO BE BRAVE

REPEAT CHORUS


OUTRO/REFRAIN:

I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!
I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!
I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY
I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!

I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!
I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!
I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY
I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!

Have you ever wondered what your life will be like after graduation? Have you ever taken a moment in time to day dream about the future?

I often think about my future: future friends, future university, future achievements, future life. I hope that, one day, all of my dreams will come true. The first step on the path towards happiness is the day I finally graduate high school, degree day.

Unlike other people I already know what I want to do in life. I know that I will attend the West University of Timisoara, which I will for as soon as I get the results from my final exam, the Baccalaureate. Computers have always fascinated me but they are no longer a mystery though I would love to know more. Therefore I am planning on obtaining a bachelor's degree in computer science and become either a web designer or developer, though I could kill two birds with one stone. Luckily, the W.U.T offers students the opportunity to be taught in English so I will be able to combine two of my greatest passions.

I've come to realize that I do however have to move abroad in order to get a dream job at a multinational corporation. I believe that if one has enough will to learn he will be able to do that no matter where he is. I am not quite sure studying abroad is worth the money and time. Not even the best professor can teach an unwilling student.

The degree day will be both a beginning and an ending. Graduation day will close the last chapter of a book entitles High School, a novel way too long, tedious and only interesting in certain spots. It will also be a gateway to hopefully a better book, most likely called University. While some try to deny the fact that many friendships will end, I know the cold truth. We will all go our separate ways, only to be reunited by chance or decades. After all it isn't all bad as it most certainly means we will meet a lot of people with common interests, that is why college is sometimes called the best part of someone's life.

Future has yet to revealed though I am waiting for it with my arms wide open. Somehow I know that time will be good to me and I know that this blog and Gaga will always be there for me.

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