December 4, 20204 yr Author Interesting order but of course totally deserved that both made the list :wub: 39. Lady Gaga – “Rain on Me” feat. Ariana Grande Sounds Like: Getting baptized in a club Key Lyric: “I’d rather be dry, but at least I’m alive” Why It Matters: “Stupid Love” may have been the best song on Lady Gaga’s Chromatica, but “Rain on Me” is the album’s definitive 2020 anthem. Gaga and Ariana Grande, both still grappling with their own deep traumas, remind us there’s always a way out. That whether or not we believe it in this very moment, eventually we’ll find ourselves on the other side of the nightmare. Until then? We’ll sob and throw it down in our tiny apartments, with the salty tears stinging our fresh open wounds. But we’ll find comfort in the fifth banana bread loaf we just baked and in the fact that we’re still here and trekking along, nine. long. months. into quarantine. No one ever said the healing process would be pretty. (Side note: How f***ing amazing will it be when the pandemic is over and we can *finally* dance to this house-pop banger in a proper club setting? I get chills just thinking about it.) –Lake Schatz 06. Lady Gaga – “Stupid Love” Sounds Like: Exactly what we’ve wanted from Lady Gaga for a long, long time Key Lyric: “I don’t need a reason, oh/ Not sorry, I want your stupid love” Why It Matters: “Stupid Love” is the song you want to hear on the dance floor at your friend’s wedding, the song you blast with the windows down on the drive home from work, the song that you listen to at the gym while powering through whatever horrible exercise you’re doing. It’s a perfect pop song that, in a normal world, we might be sick of hearing by now from radio overplay, but in quarantine, it’s just a figment of something we’re all hoping for: dancing together with friends. –Annie Black https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/12/top-50-songs-of-2020/
December 4, 20204 yr Author Cleveland: 24. Lady Gaga – “Chromatica” Lady Gaga’s work from the 2010s found her exploring different genres with, at times, amazing results. But it was certainly nice to hear her refocus on dance-pop with 2020′s “Chromatica.” It doesn’t take long to realize it’s what she does best. “Chromatica” is one of her most consistent albums in years. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/202...-2020-from.html
December 4, 20204 yr Author Rolling Stone 11. Lady Gaga, 'Chromatica' A callback of sorts to Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” origins, Chromatica nimbly and reverently touched on sleek house and electro-pop grooves, packing the songs full of delectable hooks in “Stupid Love,” “Enigma,” and “Rain on Me,” the latter a winning duet with Ariana Grande. The angular “911” swerved into chilly Italo disco territory, while K-pop stars Blackpink rode a deep house riff on “Sour Candy.” Running through the album was a thread of struggle, resilience, and healing, culminating in the euphoric, trance-influenced numbers “Sine From Above” (featuring Elton John) and “1000 Doves.” It was a message many of us needed to hear on repeat throughout 2020. —J.F. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-li...tica-2-1096853/
December 4, 20204 yr Crack has Chromatica at #33 https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-l...albums-of-2020/ Rain On Me is the 22nd best song of the year for these guys too!
December 7, 20204 yr Author Lindsay Zoladz places Rain on Me fifth on her YE list 5. Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, ‘Rain on Me’ Lady Gaga’s otherworldly return to the dance floor wasn’t about blackout, where-are-my-keys-I-lost-my-phone escapism so much as the importance of partying on in spite of past trauma. “Rain on Me,” her winning house-pop duet with Ariana Grande, captured this complicated feeling particularly well: “I’d rather be dry, but at least I’m alive,” the two sing, before the beat drops and the chorus explodes into an embrace of cathartic acceptance. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/arts/mus...l#link-5f6149a1
December 7, 20204 yr Author Pitchfork has it at #11 :o :clap: 11. Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me” Following detours into Tony Bennett-style crooning, lightly country-fried rock, and Oscar-winning melodrama, Lady Gaga made her ferocious return to the club with the all-bangers-no-ballads Chromatica. On an album centered in dance music’s ability to heal, “Rain on Me” is the apex, a group therapy session disguised as a turn-of-the-millennium Euro-house floor-filler. Gaga’s lusty bravado and Ari’s airy coos complement each other perfectly as they sing about the restorative power of uncontrollable sobbing. No tears left to cry? That’s so 2018. In 2020, it’s all tears, all the time. –Amy Phillips https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-gu...est-songs-2020/
December 7, 20204 yr Author How brilliant to see TWO songs from her getting recognition. Truly a successful era!!!!!!
December 7, 20204 yr Author Chantal Waldholz of Teen Vogue chose Rain on Me too Empowering bops? Check. Strong and talented musicians? Check. Lots of solo dancing in my home? Check. This is the music that literally helped me get through 2020. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-songs-...n-vogue-editors
December 7, 20204 yr Author Riff Magazine places Chromatica on their list!! 47. Lady Gaga — Chromatica Pop queen Lady Gaga returned to her throne after a four-year hiatus with Chromatica. She gave listeners a whopping 16 tracks, including multiple high-end features from Ariana Grande, Sir Elton John and BLACKPINK. “Rain On Me” became a powerful beacon as many endured hardships. The song constantly reminded that life is worth living. Most notable about the relaunch of Lady Gaga into the pop scene is that it felt as though she never left. While she experimented plenty with new sounds, styles and stories, there are moments when you completely forget she’s the same actor from “A Star Is Born,” which was much more of a grounded turn for her. Her vivacious sound and spunky lyricism on Chromatica wasn’t tired or overdone. Lady Gaga built off of her pop past while simultaneously incorporating elements from some of the art forms she’s experimented with over the last few years. https://riffmagazine.com/opinion/albums-202...rt-3-lady-gaga/ Edited December 7, 20204 yr by Sour Candy
