Goo-goo for Ga-ga

Posted by zeno on May 20, 2010

I’m becoming a little obsessed with Lady Gaga. That isn’t an admission that was easy to make so I hope you recognise the strength of character it required to come out of the gaga closet.

I have only ever heard snippets of her songs, so I don’t really know what she sounds like but she is a breath of fresh air in a pop world where everyone is manufactured to fit a “type”, as determined by marketers, to generate the highest revenue. She came along in her plastic underwear, sporting a telephone as a hat, brandishing a teacup and saucer, and she took over the world.

I remember when Madonna did something similar, but Madonna’s various façade’s leant very heavily on her sexuality. She brandished her sex like a club and she smashed British pop culture to smithereens, all by herself. Anyone who says different clearly doesn’t remember. But Lady Gaga is barely sexual. Despite the outfits that show off her female body parts in a variety of ways, not always flattering, she isn’t using her sex to conquer.

For me, the music is secondary, if it even gets that high in the priority list. The exciting thing about her is her singular desire to be exactly who she wants to be in exactly the way she wants. Once again the pop culture is being shaken and kids are seeing that star quality, the X-factor, isn’t something that fits into TV talent shows. Creativity, drive and belief in yourself are much more important than paying attention to what Simon Cowell says.

Anyway, I fancy Lady Gaga quite a lot and I am happy to say that she is on my list.

Any of you have secret crushes?