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01/07/2009
Lady Gaga Shows Her Acoustic 'Poker Face'
You may have seen Lady Gaga's video for "Poker Face". If you're not familiar, follow this link, which will take you to the recorded version that I haven't been able to get out of my head for days.
Now, for those of you who thought she was all a smoke and mirrors synthesized production, watch her perform the acoustic version, AFTER THE JUMP...
Those Christina Aguilera comparisons don't seem too far off now, do they...
Posted 5:22 PM EST by Andy Towle in Lady Gaga, Music, Music Video, News | Permalink
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When I see an openly bisexual MALE singer hit the top of the American charts, then I'll call that progress. When an openly bisexual female does it, it's conservative and patriarchal, appealing to the sleazy straight guy fetish for girl-girl action.
It's amazing that we in the gay male community enable these bisexual females and not bisexual males. Have we lost the plot? Are we really that dysfunctional?
Posted by: jason | Jan 8, 2009 7:29:25 AM
Lady Gaga's CD and music are not at this point any sort of high art. It's pop music. What you play on your iPod while you're running on the treadmill or outside in the summer. It's for the clubs and house parties.
But she provided clear evidence in that live performance while playing piano that she has some talent to recognize.
I enjoy The Fame. It's a fun CD.
Posted by: Ben | Jan 8, 2009 8:34:15 AM
Poker Face is the only song I like. Everything else sounds like Rhianna's Disturbia, and if anything she sounds more like Gwen Stefani than Xtina.
Jesus.
Posted by: Hunter | Jan 8, 2009 9:29:21 AM
This is what's great about Lady Gaga: she's conceptual. Everything she creates--her music, her fashion, her stage performances, even her everyday wear--is all part of a concept. She is a rare "true artist" that has artistic talent and uses it to her advantage. You don't find many entertainers doing this today.
Posted by: Tom S. | Jan 8, 2009 9:55:46 AM
To me she looks just like Sarah Michelle Gellar playing the righteous pornstar in "Southland Tales". I just can't shake that association :)
Posted by: thirdperson | Jan 8, 2009 9:59:32 AM
actually i was in class with her when we studied musical theatre together at NYU....she has always had a voice that I thought rivaled Christina's......she sings great in this...but she has yet to show the extent of singing skills
Posted by: inalivita | Jan 8, 2009 4:02:40 PM
She is way better than Christina Haguilera and Gwen Ste-phony is just a bunch of Peroxide and glitter
Posted by: Paublo | Jan 8, 2009 5:27:09 PM
I'm sorry I didnt mean to throw Peroxide and Glitter under the bus...after all peroxide and glitter have been holding our Nation together
Posted by: Paublo | Jan 8, 2009 5:40:25 PM
She wears more make-up than my sister, but Lady Gaga is awesome! I wish more people would catch on to her.
Posted by: Becky Christina | Jan 8, 2009 5:48:01 PM
James, you ARE aware that Christina writes her own songs, right?
Posted by: Madeline | Jan 8, 2009 9:27:26 PM
by mistake i had my zune runnig with vanessa
williams playing and i play the link and said, them this girl is really good,
then i found out it was vanessa williams
XD LOL
Posted by: peppe1 | Jan 8, 2009 11:55:49 PM
That is the most horrible wig and fake bangs I have ever seen! And what the hell is that-a fake hair bow? Fuc$in Ugly!
Posted by: Janine | Jan 9, 2009 6:42:24 AM
That's awesome. I <3 her.
Posted by: Conrad | Jan 9, 2009 9:24:11 AM
i really like the sound of her voice in the acoustic...i am not a fan of christina a. but her voice is way better than the voice lady gaga's using here...hands down. she does look a lot like sarah michelle gellar...cute.
Posted by: gia | Jan 9, 2009 9:29:56 AM
I didn't know she and I are the same age!
What am I doing with my life?
Posted by: Eric | Jan 13, 2009 2:06:06 AM
Online poker game has become the flavor of the season. Nowadays, the popularity of online poker games has surpassed the craziness of land based poker games.
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If you are looking to play some poker games online, the first thing that you will want to do is find a good, reputable poker website.
Posted by: naifnakita poker | Jan 29, 2009 4:45:29 AM
The chorus to poker face is a giant ripppp of an 80s song and its driving me nuts i hear the song in my head but i cant place it if you really know music go restream the chorus to poker face over and over it will come to you too!
Posted by: jaime | Feb 10, 2009 1:01:32 PM
Has anyone come up with which 80's or 90's song the chorus for Poker Face was lifted from? It's driving me nuts too. The song is on the tip of my tongue but I just can't remember.
Posted by: Jered | Feb 19, 2009 8:00:36 PM
The closest song I can think of is Real McCoy's "Runaway".... there is some similarity there.
Posted by: Jered | Feb 19, 2009 8:21:07 PM
It was driving me nuts too... but I finally figured it out what it reminds me... it reminds me of that "you belong to the city" song (Glen Frey)... circa Miami Vice.
Posted by: Melanie | Feb 20, 2009 11:56:34 PM
Wow. This acoustic version is amazing. Her voice has an old Hollywood flavor to it. I love it.
Posted by: Joe | Mar 1, 2009 4:02:39 PM