Lady Gaga
AOG, Madrid
A new song from her album proves to be yet another borefest.
Lady Gaga; we all know of her, and her new album -ARTPOP- has been one of the most waited-for items of the year.
But will it be worth the wait?
Well, it is hard to say.
First we had ‘Applause’,
which left us more or less not applauding, and now, although not the
‘official’ second single (that honor will go to ‘Venus’ it seems), we
have ‘Do what you want’, featuring R. Kelly.
So…what does it sound like?
You start to think yes, this is going to be good!
But
then she starts to channel Christina Aguilera in the worst possible way
and it quickly turns into one of those songs which sound like any other
song that didn’t make it.
And you start to get bored.
And
then R. Kelly kicks in, mellowing the song out, and you, as a listener
are left wondering if this is a Gaga single, or a Kelly single.
The
whole thing sounds like two songs combined in a non-fortuitous way.
Why did she collaborate with him?
Is
she looking for a different kind of Monster to join her club?
I’m all
for that, but please, make sure the music is up to scratch.
This song,
in my opinion, just isn’t. And when you listen to R. Kelly you soon
realize why not. But by then you realize just how bored you are, and how
little you care for this non-catchy tune.
Click here for the YouTube link.
I almost dare not say it, but is Lady Gaga incapable of writing a good tune unless it is Madonna-inspired?
If
we take this song as an example, the answer would be a loud-sounding,
NO.
As far as a tune is concerned, this is very much neither here nor
there.
Too familiar to be a hit, and too samey to be really original.
So is ‘Do what you want’ a hit?
Not if all you want to do is turn it off.
Sorry Lady Gaga, but this is not up to scratch.
Gaga Fans,
fear not, I’m sure somebody somewhere will ensure that, just like with
‘Applause’, the remixes will make this turnip of a tune into a dance hit
somehow.
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