NEW! Gaga & Beyonce’s “Telephone.” Whoa. (Second Update)

Sort of NSFW, but definitely not for the kiddies. Just saw this and thought, immediately, “holy crap.”

Not that I post that many music videos, but I have to agree with the original source, Perez Hilton, that this is groundbreaking.

People are going to be talking about this. Storyline be damned. It pushes boundaries.

(Update: Let me make myself clear, by saying “groundbreaking” I mean she’s pushed some real buttons- love it or hate it- deem it a sexually and ad ladened Kill Bill derivative, you still go “Whoa. What the HELL was that?”  I think as far as Lady Gaga goal concerned, “Mission Accomplished!” You’re having a visceral reaction to it, and in this day and age, that’s hard to do. And you’re going to talk about it with others.)

It cements Lady Gaga as a force to be reckon with, like Madonna, and show us a whole new dynamic to the amazing force known as Beyoncé.

I don’t see Lady G, as a one or two album wonder. Think the girl is here to stay.

Thoughts?

(2nd Update: In the three days it’s been up, Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” has been viewed 7 Millon times on YouTube.com, and touted as the successor to Michael Jackson’s Thriller (seriously, watch it and compare.) Jeepers!  It seems I wasn’t the only peep thinking something, good or bad- your choice, culturally epic happened with this video, The New York  Observer is citing the opinionists at The Awl , the pros and cons are laid out at United Kingdom’s The Guardian.

And if you think you’re too old to deal with this rubbish, think of yourself as pop culture Margaret Mead…  which even I am surprised I’ve made the connection to, but all in the name of high-brow. More Thoughts?)

4 Responses to “NEW! Gaga & Beyonce’s “Telephone.” Whoa. (Second Update)”

1. MattBrox says:

   March 12, 2010 at 9:35 AM

   Absolutely awful. Nothing but a low un-creative mix of strange sexual moves with a noticeably large amount of ads crammed in. None of the lyrics even matched the video.

   Lady Gaga is truly a disgrace.

   Here’s a tip Mrs. Gaga: You try too hard and end up looking… Like that.
2. Joann Sondy says:

   March 12, 2010 at 9:48 AM

   I’ll agree that Lady G and Beyonce have forges new creative paths. Replay the video, here are a few things I noticed:

   Blatant advertising/sponsorships from major brands
   “Pussy Wagon” was the same truck used in Kill Bill
   Some of the dialogue (no lyrics) = Kill Bill
   Lacks some originality because, IMO, it is a collage of scenes from movies like Kill Bill, Chicago, Pulp Fiction and a few others.
3. betsy says:

   March 12, 2010 at 9:48 AM

   I agree with some of what you say. Same for the ads, though I thought “Plenty of Fish” didn’t do ads.

   But I think you can see my point in that it is going to get people talking.

   Still, I just don’t see this chica disappearing into woodwork.
4. Joann Sondy says:

   March 12, 2010 at 9:53 AM

   I’ll concede that point. Heck I though Madonna would have self imploded long ago. Go figure! She’s smart and will be interested to see how it progresses.