Born this way

Today is the day for Monsters all over the world. If you're a Lady Gaga fan, then you know all about it. Her new single titled, "Born This Way" was released today in the early hours. She's been hinting towards the lyrics and message for months now, so has the hype lived up to the song? I'm currently listening to the track for the second time, and I'm going to say that it's one of those songs that need to grow on me like, "California Gurls". I'm in no way comparing the two songs, so don't jump down my throat just yet. "Born This Way" is surprisingly, a disco track. Even though it's only been out for a few hours, there are already people comparing it to Madonna's "Express Yourself", so much to the point that "Express Yourself" was trending on Twitter. Now, a lot of folks are up in arms over this and are just bitch, bitch, bitching to no end. I felt it was my duty as a fan (not quite to Monster level yet) of Lady Gaga's to say that if the similarities are so obvious to everyone, including me, don't you think that it was intentional? Do you really think Gaga was sitting in her studio, rubbing her paws (pun intended) together and scheming, "Ahahaha! They'll never know what I'm being influenced by!" Of course not. It was deliberate, just as everything else is in the Biz. Man, I sound legit, don't I?

Now, I've also noticed that this has somehow sparked a new flame between Britney Spears' fans and Gaga's. Honestly, I think it's a load of shit. The girls are completely different artists and can't really be compared. The only thing they have in common is that both of their music falls under the "Pop" category, and that's really about all. I've been reading Britney fangirls/boys saying, "OH WELL HOLD IT AGAINST ME SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER." Perhaps in your opinion it's "better", but again, they can't be compared. If you want to know my two cents as far as "Hold It Against Me" here goes: I'd dance to it, but I wouldn't listen to it because I wanted to. I mean seriously, who wrote those lyrics? You feel like paradise? How the hell does one feel like paradise? Don't get me wrong, I love Britney and always have since I was like, 9 but I liked "Radar" and "Womanizer" much better. That's shit I actually have on my iPod.

All I'm saying is calm the hell down, everyone. And for the record, while I kind of like "Born This Way" it's just a decent song. Nothing like "Alejandro" or "Bad Romance". Here's hoping for kick-ass-i-er music from the rest of Gaga's album. Anyway, this has gone on longer than I wanted, but there's my opinion if you were wondering... Which you probably weren't. Stay excellent.

-C.M. xx