Lady Gaga singing "La Vie en Rose"
Lady Gaga singing "La Vie en Rose"
KellyMetz
Swing Joined: 7/31/15
#2Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 10:59am
She sounds wonderful, but the look is distracting.
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#4Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 12:37pm
I love the way she holds the ritard at 1:35.
But she needs to learn more about economy of gesture from Piaf herself.
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
#5Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 1:16pm
"I love the way she holds the ritard at 1:35.
But she needs to learn more about economy of gesture from Piaf herself."
Why? She is Lady Gaga. Not Piaf. I loved it.
#6Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 1:21pm
Yes, I know she is Lady Gaga and not Edith Piaf. She could also learn a thing or two about gesture from Charles Aznavour or Judy Garland or Shirley Bassey.
Bottom line: She still moves her hands too much.
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
#7Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 1:36pm
I don't think she is aiming her performance at nostalgic older show queens that are set with the way things should be. I know that sounds like a dig. Maybe it is a little. But I usually include myself in that group.
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
#10Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 1:59pm
<----could not be described as an old show queen. Took it as either homophobic or self-loathing.
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
#11Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 2:07pm
<---- Did not mean it that way. But take it any way you want and do with it whatever you want.
#12Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 2:18pm
Interesting interpretation. I enjoyed it, just wish they had picked a peppier arrangement. It seemed to plod along and diminish the impact of the trumpet solo somewhat. Perhaps she needed a slower tempo to work our her phrasing in French. She's arguably one of the more ambitious and talented pop acts out now, at least in the US. Brava!
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Updated On: 7/31/15 at 02:18 PM
junglered
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#13Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 3:10pm
Lady Gaga received a standing ovation this past Wednesday after performing 'La Vie En Rose' here in Atlanta. I really enjoyed her live performance of this classic, as well. Lady G. did a great job with the jazz classics - her voice is very much suited to this style of music. I especially enjoyed her take on the classic -"Lush Life'. None of her pop tunes were featured in the setlist for this show.
It was wonderful observing the dynamic between Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. Lady G. was very respectful, yet playful with Mr. Bennett - who will turn 89 years young on Monday. He is quite an icon and it was a terrific evening overall.
Updated On: 7/31/15 at 03:10 PM
Queen of the Night
Featured Actor Joined: 6/12/07
#14Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 4:23pm
I thought it was quite good. The French diction was decent and I liked how she emulated some of Piaf's vocal style and nasal sound. Lady Gaga is more talented than people give her credit for being. I think her earlier Madonna-esque behavior and fashion choices led to people not taking her seriously. But now that she's more established and getting older she can branch out and do what she wants and still get (positive) attention. I also saw the concert with Tony Bennett and thought she did jazz and standards quite well. She raised a lot of eyebrows (and proved her versatility and that unlike a lot of other pop stars she can really SING) with her Sound of Music tribute on the Oscars. Now someone needs to get her a Broadway show. I still think she'd make a kick-ass Evita.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#15Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 4:47pm
That was okay...and I'm a fan. I wouldn't want to listen to it a second time. Give me Grace Jones's version. I can listen to her version over and over and never get tired.
#16Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 5:25pm
"I love the way she holds the ritard at 1:35.
But she needs to learn more about economy of gesture from Piaf herself."
You are absolutely right, joey. No question that Gaga has pipes, but I always feel like I'm watching the most talented girl in the high school musical.
Since Piaf is a tough comparison for almost anyone, here's how another professional (and de facto "performance artist"), Bette Midler, did the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgWEPJ_FDxk
Song begins about 1:30 in.
Updated On: 7/31/15 at 05:25 PM
#17Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 7/31/15 at 7:29pm
Gaga has the same problem David Bowie and to a lesser extent Tim Curry had before. One can be good at many, many things, very very good even, but it's hard to be masterful at more than one. She's a pretty good songwriter, a pretty good pop star, a pretty good jazz vocalist, a pretty good actress, but she spreads herself extremely thin. You always get the sense that there's not much more to give than you've been given.
You can easily be talented enough to be a pop star while still interpreting Brecht and Piaf. But you've gotta be better than that to be definitive at both.
#18Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 8/1/15 at 7:31am
Meh. Oversung. And I say that as someone who has been pleasantly surprised by how well she's performed much - but certainly not all - of the material she's been singing with Tony Bennett. For instance, her "Lush Life" is incredibly well done and her BIG singing serves that song well.
Updated On: 8/1/15 at 07:31 AM
#19Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 8/1/15 at 11:55pm
You always get the sense that there's not much more to give than you've been given.
That's what people said during the "Poker Face" days. And then came the acoustic performances. Then the more rock-influenced music, then the Tony Bennett collaboration, then the Oscars. And each stage earned her acclaim. She is multifaceted and extremely talented.
Updated On: 8/2/15 at 11:55 PM
lovepuppy
Broadway Star Joined: 12/7/05
#20Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 8/2/15 at 3:22am
What's with the Cher get-up on "Lush Life" here? She's definitely versatile and talented with a good range, but...it's like someone told her "hey, you sound a little like Cher on this one...why not get a wig like hers?" And her body movements are strange and she can't walk in those heels...
I'm mostly a Gaga fan, but I like the Natalie Cole version better from "Unforgettable."
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had the practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." --Alice in Wonderland
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#21Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 8/2/15 at 8:32am
She is multifaceted and extremely talented.
She's a washed-up loser with no talent. Lock her up in a mental ward and throw away the key, please.
KellyMetz
Swing Joined: 7/31/15
#23Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 8/2/15 at 11:08am
You don't have to like her but to say she has no talent...wow
#25Lady Gaga singing
Posted: 8/2/15 at 11:40am
I would love to see her play Amy Winehouse on stage or in a biopic.
