And I'm not completely sure how I feel about it.
One thing I do know is that I'm an avid fan of Lady GaGa, and most of the time I love what she creates. But since she released 'Born this Way' I feel that GaGa hasn't delivered fully. 'Born this Way' was a generic Madonna-style 'Express Yourself' melody accompanied by GaGa's lyrics and vocals. But it was a weak comeback single, in my opinion. And the video was ridiculous.
Judas, on the other hand, is a damn catchy song. As I write this post, I'm listening to the song. The video, however, is another controversial GaGa creation. Using the story of Mary Magdalene as the basis of the video, GaGa portrays Magdalene herself and through the lyrics often references 'Jesus' and her beliefs. Just like she did in 'Alejandro'. And the video for 'Judas' will no doubt cause as much controversy and offence as what the 'Alejandro' video did.
Personally, I don't understand why GaGa feels the need to use so many biblical references in order to sell records. She is obscenely talented and doesn't need gimmicks to sell records. I'm not religious so I'm not offended by the content of the video, I just think there are so many other concepts she's could've used for the video if she hadn't littered the track with references to being beyond repentance in the most biblical sense and to being a holy fool for being in love with Judas. I just feel GaGa is losing that special something that made her the global superstar she is today. I wish she'd go back to basics. Judas and Born this Way don't come close to tracks like Telephone and Poker Face.
But I've posted the video below so you can make your mind up - is GaGa losing her 'GaGa'?
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