June 26, 20196 yr Dope and Hey Girl deserved to go before Come To Mama Edited June 26, 20196 yr by Jordan Lee
June 27, 20196 yr Author it's just a silly song about you TsybPJfD3ZM 17. Brown Eyes // 5.55 Returning to The Fame now, this time for Brown Eyes. A real stand out from the debut, simply because it slows proceedings right down and is a complete contrast of pace. The song was interestingly recorded in one take (after "a lot of red wine and crying"). It is a heartfelt song, but is fairly simple and repetitive with throwaway lyrics of a lost love. Not her biggest moment and it's lost here ~
June 27, 20196 yr Come to Mama is definitely Gaga's worse ballads but not THAT bad. Brown Eyes is pretty awful, should've been last tbh.
June 28, 20196 yr Author I will hate myself until I die 1iSd_wTuA3U 16. Dope // 5.95 A ballad in every sense of the word. Slow, lyrically painful, heartbroken emotion throughout, loss, death, hurt, sins. 'Dope' is the only song on its parent album that slows down proceedings and for that reason it stands out in it as being a huge contrast and change of pace. It was released as the second promotional single from the album, and it tells of how, following her hip surgery and cancellation of the Born This Way Ball tour, Gaga became addicted to drugs, which helped her get relief from the pain of surgery. It's the most autobiographical song on its album, but its dark nature has fallen short here (perhaps quite surprisingly?).
June 28, 20196 yr One of the very few who actually likes Dope! Sad to see it not even making the top 15
June 28, 20196 yr Author I do like Dope! I was perhaps a bit too harsh on it with my score of 6 oops. But compared to what comes after this era... it did have to lose a point or two in comparison to those.
June 29, 20196 yr Author I need you just the same q5VCp4yIhh4 15. Hey Girl // 6.55 Featuring Florence Welch, Hey Girl is the only collaboration on Joanne. The song is an interesting ballad in that it plays as a conversation between the two women, and is intended to be so - Gaga wants women to talk and converse and sing the song to each other as they discuss their issues. A song about loneliness and overcoming this through friendship and finding strength in peers.
June 30, 20196 yr Author I used to find Hey Girl really meh but it did grow on me over time. I don't return to it much but it's a nice enough listen when I do! I value the fact that it's a really well thought out collaboration though and she's not just doing it for the sake of it.
June 30, 20196 yr Not gonna lie, when I first heard we were getting a Gaga/Florence collab I was OVER the moon/insanely excited...but then I listened and just meh. Its certainly grown on me over time but it's nowhere near where it should be in terms of quality.
June 30, 20196 yr Author I wanna fill your empty spaces ePFwJk_RNR4 14. Music To My Eyes // 6.64 The first ballad to fall out from the ASIB soundtrack, Music to My Eyes features Bradley and the duet tells of how connected people are through music. It uses metaphors of music to express the love and devotion between the two characters and is a laid-back tune that perfectly merges the vocals of the two singers. It is majorly overshadowed by the bigger moments on the album however!
