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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Date: Apr 06 2009

Themes: Celebrity, Music, Pop Culture

Grammar: Be able to

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Some artists write serious songs with deep, poetic lyrics. And others write songs with lines like “I wanna take a ride on your disco stick.” Can you guess which group Lady Gaga belongs to?

If you guessed the second group, you’re right. Her music makes you want to run straight to a club and start dancing. It may not be all that meaningful, but it’s fun to listen to. Her debut album, Fame, has achieved worldwide success. Find out more about her from Ella and Dale.

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Dale

Dale

Ella

Ella

Dale:  OK, I gotta know. Are you a fan of Lady Gaga?

Ella:  I am a mega-fan. It’s kind of a guilty pleasure, but I really like her.

Dale:  “Just Dance” is one of the most popular songs and it does sound really catchy, it’s really fun, and when anybody plays it, everybody just seems to kinda move their body. But I don’t know anything about the artist at all.

Ella:  She started out performing with drag queens and go-go dancers in New York.

Dale:  Is she a…is she a drag queen?

Ella:  No, she’s a woman, but sometimes she looks a little something else. But she has this kind of glam rock…It’s very techno but pop. It’s just very catchy, and I like all the other songs on her CD too.

Dale:  How many other songs does she…I mean…

Ella:  Oh, she just came out with a new album. And all of them are kind of the same style, and kind of some sexual innuendos.

Dale:  Are they danceable?

Ella:  They’re all very danceable. Her new song that just came out, “Poker Face,” is another catchy tune that people are obsessed with.

Dale:  It sounds like an innuendo!

 

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Discussion

“Just Dance” is a really popular single right now. Dale has heard it a lot and he finds it really catchy and fun to dance to. But he doesn’t know anything about the artist who sings it, Lady Gaga. Ella tells him a little bit about Lady Gaga’s history. It sounds like she has a wild past!

Ella is a little embarrassed by how much she loves Lady Gaga. Maybe that’s because Lady Gaga is all about partying and having fun. Her songs are sexy and they have great beats. But she isn’t very serious.

Do you like to go dancing? What are your favorite songs to hear when you go to clubs?

 

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Duking

Duking

China

just no special feeling.

06:01 AM Aug 31 2011 |

Hiczka

HiczkaSuper Member!

Poland

OMG! I’m really surprised cause u guys call her music “techno music”! I have been at many events and definitely I can’t agree with u! In my opinion it’s pop music which is good to play at the clubs cause her songs are danceable. I’m not a big fan of Lady Gaga but she found out how to become a famous and she’s been doing very well for a many years. I prefer a bit different kind of music but when I’m at the party and dj’s playing her songs I can’t stop moving! She’s a star and I wish her good luck :] cheers!

05:50 AM Aug 31 2011 |

dina spears

Monaco

I like her songs! My favourite songs are Just dance, Born this way, Bad romance. ;)I love to dance and she is one of my favourite artists and she has fun and catchy songs which are easy to dance to. :*

01:08 PM Apr 11 2011 |

Michael Hot

United States

I like her very much :D

My fav songs

Lady Gaga – Bad Romance, Lady Gaga – Paparazzi, Lady Gaga – Monster

And so many more (:

05:04 PM Mar 20 2011 |

Tila Tequila

United States

I like that photo picture!

11:26 AM Feb 22 2011 |

tup~tup~tup

Romania

YEA BABYYYYY

11:25 AM Sep 20 2010 |

tup~tup~tup

Romania

rah-rah-a-a-a-ruhma-ruh-ma-ma-a-gaga-o-la-la-want your bad romance-rah-rah GAGA I LOVE YO ::

07:22 AM Sep 11 2010 |

tup~tup~tup

Romania

rah-rah-a-a-a-ruhma-ruh-ma-ma-a-gaga-o-la-la-want your bad romance-rah-rah GAGA I LOVE YO ::

07:21 AM Sep 11 2010 |

lorilyn_r@yahoo.com

Philippines

Yeah I love Lady Gaga's songs, I like it to dance every time I hear it. My favorite Lady Gaga's song is Bad Romance it's fun to dance and I love it very much. It's nice song. 

02:57 AM Sep 03 2010 |

Ainadancesalsa

Kazakhstan

LOVE LADY GAGA!!!

01:03 PM Jul 19 2010 |

Ainadancesalsa

Kazakhstan

LOVE LADY GAGA!!!

01:03 PM Jul 19 2010 |

ciccleo

ciccleo

Brazil

Nowadays Lady Gaga is one of my favorite singer and i really don't fell guilty about it! All the time we're surrounded by bad things, sometimes we have to get a little bit of fun.

In dance clubs, I have to listen to techno music specially Gaga's songs! And lots of people here loves her too, even thinking she's not bery attractive. I like her style.

 

 

06:29 PM May 22 2010 |

wild-girl

wild-girl

Germany

i hope i can meet her and we can do alot of crazy things togther:)

i hope you´ll come to Dresden(Germany):))

 your biggest fan Jane 

 p.s.  be yourself ;)

07:13 AM Apr 19 2010 |

wild-girl

wild-girl

Germany

Lady GaGa is my idol xD i like her  because she is crazy like me ´n´everybody like her, her Music is simply the bestr next to Michael Jackson:)

and her vidios are funny:)) 

07:10 AM Apr 19 2010 |

ROSE3

ROSE3

Saudi Arabia

hi

how r u

I'm a big fan of your

Love you

Rose

03:36 PM Mar 25 2010 |

miss_tekla

miss_tekla

Georgia

I like to dance under her songs,but not listen,songs are really danceable

08:02 AM Feb 10 2010 |

kathleen22

Philippines

Many people especially the teens are really obsessed with Lady Gaga but I'm not one of those mega-fans. Most of her songs have deep lyrics that sometimes make it hard to understand. To wrap up, she's good and her style of music will really move one's body.

01:47 PM Jan 20 2010 |

JC JIMENEZ

Mexico

I LIKE TO LISTEN ELECTRO MUSIC IN THE CLUBS LIKE HOUSEMINIMAL, TECHNO, THAT´S REALLY CLUB´S MUSIC, AND YEAH A LIKE TO DANCE

09:01 PM Jan 19 2010 |

mauricio.rey

Colombia

When i go clubbing, i like to dance Poker Face ´cause is a sticky song, moves me to dance everytime… and of course i´m a mega fan of Lady Gaga and Techno as well

12:29 PM Jan 02 2010 |

00judyta00

00judyta00

Poland

I like her songs Smileare nice xD

 

03:49 AM Dec 28 2009 |

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