July 7, 20196 yr Author I confess I am lost PehnftZHU6E 10. Angel Down // 7.23 And we're into the top 10! We go to Joanne now and a song that is both haunting and damning. It closes the album and was inspired by the death of Trayvon Martin, who was shot dead by George Zimmerman in 2012. A work tape version is included on the deluxe edition of the album and even without the electronic production it still offers a punching tribute and ode to lives lost to gun crime. A very important song and worthy start to the top 10.
July 7, 20196 yr Yes, love AD. She should comment important events in society more often in her songs.
July 7, 20196 yr Author Yes, love AD. She should comment important events in society more often in her songs. Agreed - and I think she will. Her American Life style era must be coming at some point!
July 7, 20196 yr Ah Gaga The Rapper right around the corner then, driving her Mini Cooper and feeling super duper :wub:
July 7, 20196 yr 'Angel Down' isn't one of my faves. I can probably count on one hand the amount of times I've listened to it tbh :(
July 8, 20196 yr The top 5 I hope: 5th - Speechless 4th - Million Reasons 3rd - I'll Never Love Again 2nd - Always Remember Us This Way Winner - Shallow
July 8, 20196 yr Author There's something real out there for me mfE-Z12fIao 09. I Don't Know What Love Is // 7.35 A ballad in every sense of the word - quaint, heart-felt, beautiful and melodic. I Don't Know What Love Is is the wedding song we need. It is contemplative and melancholic with a sense of loss and yearning throughout. Beautifully sung, with some of the softest vocals Gaga has ever delivered it is one of many shining ballads taken from A Star is Born. As she compares love to the things around her, you get a real sense of how confusing love can be.
July 8, 20196 yr Angel Down is a bit high on here for me. A few songs that went before it I’d say are better. I appreciate the subject matter of the song but I very rarely go back to it.
July 9, 20196 yr IDKWLI has stunning vocals but the composition is a bit underwhelming, although it is meant to be a "simple song" but it could do with a twist or two.
July 9, 20196 yr Author let your teardrops fall JvgB7yX7WV0 08. Grigio Girls // 7.45 A bit of a shock here given it's a bonus track on Joanne, but Grigio Girls has matured like a fine wine and done incredibly well here. One of the most autobiographical songs Gaga has done, this one is about sisterhood, friendship and remaining song with your loved ones around you. In her own words: "One of my friends has stage four breast cancer and there is a song which touches on that relationship on the album but its also quite a fun song. All the different things going on in my life bring me back to the people I love and that can heal you at any moment." Dedicated to Sonja, it teaches you to be strong in numbers and that crying is perfectly fine. A true beauty.
July 9, 20196 yr Author I am personally in LOVE with this song and think it's incredible... but colour me shocked here :o I did not expect this to get as high as it has but I am so happy for it! A song that means SO SO much to her, but also has the power to mean so much to others too. What a true gem of a song. I am so proud of us doing this song WELL and getting it as high as 7 here! :heart:
July 9, 20196 yr Grigio Girls is lovely but I’d definitely put I Don’t Know What Love Is ahead of it.
July 9, 20196 yr Gorgeous song and I get emotional EVERY time I listen to it! Shocked it's #08 but I'm certainly not complaining :wub:
July 11, 20196 yr Gonna go with Speechless next? I don't think it'll be top 5 like I want it to be :(
July 13, 20196 yr Author Could we fix you if you broke? BMcs4pbsmeg 07. Speechless // 7.75 Taken from The Fame Monster, and exploring the fear of death, this song was written by Gaga to convince her father to under-go open-heart surgery whilst also offering a reminder to respect and value parents and loved ones. As a result of this, it's obviously a very personal song to Gaga and this was also shown in the amount of live performances she did for it (including the Grammys and VMAs). A Queen-inspired rock ballad it really stands out on the album as being a complete change of pace, but yet it works perfectly within it.
