Title: “Bad Romance”
Artist: Lady Gaga
Taken from: The Fame Monster
Genre: Pop
Year: 2009
Suggested by: Batty
Familiarity: Zero - that’s right: I have never heard one single Lady Gaga song.
Comments: Nice little kind of harpsichord opening, then a whole lot of this sounds familiar (and see above) - I think the basic melody, part of the lyric, the rhythm are all ripped off from one or more other songs. I’m thinking Human League’s “Love Is All That Matters” for the main melody with maybe something from Grace Jones in the chant? Whatever. It’s a decent tune, catchy, but definitely a typical example of style triumphing over substance. Still, this
is pop we’re talking about. Good, but wouldn’t make me a fan. Still, in the end I guess you only got one question to answer about a pop tune: is it catchy or is it not? This is definitely catchy.
Rating: 5/10
Resultant interest in album: 30%
Resultant interest in artist: 30%