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Old 09-09-2016, 05:19
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that key change at 1:50 - wow, not many people could pull that one off.
Yeah I just wish the verses were a little longer as the song is quite short
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Old 09-09-2016, 05:26
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Yeah I just wish the verses were a little longer as the song is quite short
I was thinking the same thing, catchy as hell though!

If this is any indication of what her new album is gonna be like - i'm sold. I loved Born This Way and this sounds like it belongs on it.
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Old 09-09-2016, 05:26
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Upon a few listens, it sounds pretty generic to me. It doesn't have the catchiness or the layers that Applause had (even if the quality of the rest of that album was questionable).

It's OK, it just sounds a bit like they are trying to turn an average song into an anthem by ramping up the production noise. It's a far cry from a return to form IMO.
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Old 09-09-2016, 05:32
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#2 now
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Old 09-09-2016, 05:34
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Yeah I just wish the verses were a little longer as the song is quite short
it gets even more catchier with each listen...

MISTAKEN FORRRR LOOOOOOOOOOOVE
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Old 09-09-2016, 06:10
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You mean 42 or u on about us Coz in the uk she hasn't cracked the top 40 yet in iTunes
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Old 09-09-2016, 06:29
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It may not sound like a huge hit but I really love it. It does sound more BTW than anything else in her career, my favourite album of hers.
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Old 09-09-2016, 06:58
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So much better than anything on ARTPOP

Omg I love it
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Old 09-09-2016, 07:04
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The song is stuck in my head!!
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Old 09-09-2016, 07:08
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I'm pleasantly surprised! I wasn't expecting the instrumental and the rock vibe at all but first listen, I love it! Yeah it does remind me of The Fame/BTW, both of which I love and are much better than ARTPOP.

I'm feeling very happy and can see this being #1 well worth the wait!
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Old 09-09-2016, 07:12
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I'm underwhelmed. But i don't hate it, i basically feel the same way i did about Britney's Make Me, so perhaps this too will grown on me like that did.
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Old 09-09-2016, 07:15
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Have to be honest I think Applause was a better lead single. I don't think this quite has the hook to hang around the charts for long but I'm liking the 80s guitar feel of it. So it does bode well for the album.
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Old 09-09-2016, 07:38
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Just sounds pretty generic to me.
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Old 09-09-2016, 07:47
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Just sounds pretty generic to me.
I like Gaga but disappointed with this generic track, was hoping for a great song but Bad Romance this ain't.
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Old 09-09-2016, 08:08
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I get what you guys mean about it not having staying power. Maybe this will just be a warm up single and the next one will be the biggie.

I mean having now had it on repeat a lot I'm not really sure if Radio One will play list this.

That said though its a grower.
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Old 09-09-2016, 08:22
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It's definitely a grower. I love the middle-8, especially the "ecstasy" harmonies.


I love her lead single always sound completely different to their predecessors.
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Old 09-09-2016, 08:27
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Only heard a bit on ITV just now. Sounds rather generic to me too.
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Old 09-09-2016, 08:33
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It's ok, it seems to build up to something then doesn't go there, and very it's very short

She's said on grimmy theres a Florence duet on the album, looking forward to that
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Old 09-09-2016, 08:56
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I love it. A great comeback song.
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Old 09-09-2016, 09:40
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I think it's a great song!!

The Madonna comparisons are coming in already!! Papa Don't Preach - the "it was a perfect illusion" sounding like "I'm keeping my baby" - which I kinda agree with
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Old 09-09-2016, 09:59
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I think it's a great song!!

The Madonna comparisons are coming in already!! Papa Don't Preach - the "it was a perfect illusion" sounding like "I'm keeping my baby" - which I kinda agree with
Not seeing the Madonna comparison this time but I do hear Bon Jovi vibes.
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Old 09-09-2016, 10:03
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It's very rocky and theatrical, I love it!
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Old 09-09-2016, 10:04
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I'm a bit disappointed. The production on the song is brilliant but I wouldn't expect anything less from Mark Ronson, I think it sounds like Prince.

However having waited with excitement for weeks and weeks the lyrics are 80% of her just singing 'it was a perfect illusion' and it doesn't go anywhere. What is the churous exactly? there is no big moment. I think it was highlighted on ARTPOP that Lady Gaga actually isn't a very good song writer tbh and this just confirms it. I hope the album is better.

Also she said this would be the dance track for a generation... I'm not seeing it?
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Old 09-09-2016, 10:08
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I'm a bit disappointed. The production on the song is brilliant but I wouldn't expect anything less from Mark Ronson, I think it sounds like Prince.

However having waited with excitement for weeks and weeks the lyrics are 80% of her just singing 'it was a perfect illusion' and it doesn't go anywhere. What is the churous exactly? there is no big moment. I think it was highlighted on ARTPOP that Lady Gaga actually isn't a very good song writer tbh and this just confirms it. I hope the album is better.

Also she said this would be the dance track for a generation... I'm not seeing it?
This has always been her biggest problem. She claimed ARTPOP would change music. In the end it was just a generic pop album. Sia's The Greatest is epic both the song and video. Gaga needed something huge because Beyonce is also running rings around her.

I think Lady Gaga is in danger of being left behind.
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Old 09-09-2016, 10:08
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Lol, never underestimate the DS forum's capacity to like anything Gaga related.

I think this song is terrible, stuck between experimental and dance-pop but failing at both because it commits to neither.

I was vying for a Gaga comeback but based on this the album could go either way now. The public will be very unforgiving of another dud in a row.
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