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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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eru1071

eru1071

United Kingdom

i listened to "just dance" song and it is really funny. i enjoyed.

07:55 PM Apr 07 2009 |

gaoquanli

gaoquanli

China

wow…so nice her song . i love listening to her songs when i am chatting with others . and love to dance to music…...Cool

02:35 PM Apr 07 2009 |

alibadri@hotmail.com

Morocco

good

10:53 AM Apr 07 2009 |

michael1028

China

i don't like to go dancing, and i love the songs that lyric is so meaningful and catchy. but i think i will listen the song via the internet.

03:03 AM Apr 07 2009 |

tiagon85

Brazil

That kind of song is not my farvorite one, sometimes is really nice listening, but i never listen to when i´m alone, i mean, i prefer other kinds of music like rock and black music.

 

01:55 AM Apr 07 2009 |

الرئيس

الرئيس

Yemen

Hi

I;m ready to help anyone

12:24 AM Apr 07 2009 |

الرئيس

الرئيس

Yemen

Hi

I;m ready to help anyone

12:24 AM Apr 07 2009 |

Hani44

Hani44

Saudi Arabia

Go lady Gaga

12:15 AM Apr 07 2009 |

Hani44

Hani44

Saudi Arabia

yah as she say: just dance gonna be ok.

Really feel happy when I listen to her musics.Wink

12:14 AM Apr 07 2009 |

gianlu

gianlu

Italy

I like Lady Gaga, I think I were able to marry her, ah,ah, I'd like to dance "poker face", unfortunately I'm getting too old for this music, sigh…

09:43 PM Apr 06 2009 |

Marcelolic

Marcelolic

Brazil

I love to hear rock,heavy metal,gothic metal,trance,drum n bass,new age in my free time,but I don’t know the Lady Gaga’s songs yet,but I will know ;)

08:21 PM Apr 06 2009 |

milena_1

milena_1

Ukraine

Ohh i like Lady Gaga very much. Especially her songs Just Dance and Poker Face-very cool! Cool

08:09 PM Apr 06 2009 |

sexy_33

Mexico

I agree with you completly! For example.. when you have a lot of energy you want to dance salsa, reggaeton, techno, etc.. but when you're driving or just making another activity its better to listen another kind of music, jaja

08:07 PM Apr 06 2009 |

91patii

91patii

Poland

I like lady gaga so much..i like her song..

and its true that when we listen her music we want to go to the disco and dance all night :D

08:03 PM Apr 06 2009 |

Marcelolic

Marcelolic

Brazil

Nowadays I go to the club dancing dance of the hall like Forró,Zouk and Salsa…I love to dance this styles,but this are not the rhythms that I like to hear in my car or at home hehe…Stranger is it not? hehe

07:43 PM Apr 06 2009 |

Marcelolic

Marcelolic

Brazil

Nowadays I go to the club dancing dance of the hall like Forró,Zouk and Salsa…I love to dance this styles,but this are not the rhythms that I like to hear in my car or at home hehe…Stranger is it not? I like to dance,but I don't

07:43 PM Apr 06 2009 |

miffoo

miffoo

Slovakia

Yeah, I agree with Dale and Ella  her music is very catchy and funny and I'm her a mega- fan. 

07:28 PM Apr 06 2009 |

miffoo

miffoo

Slovakia

she’s really cool :)

07:21 PM Apr 06 2009 |

sexy_33

Mexico

Well…  I think Lady Gaga's music is cratchy and funny! I LOVE dance, sing and compose, and i know that this kind of singer doesnt have deep lyrics, but the world of the music also needs this kind of beats! :D There are many ballads, and quiet love songs, but we need to express our feelings by the magic and sexy art of dancing! :)

06:57 PM Apr 06 2009 |

Danone

Danone

Germany

Her songs are not bad at all^^ . At first you can't compare her songs with other serious artists like Britney ;).... But honestly she has got something magnetic in her songs that makes you feel dance. Its up to you wheter you like electronic music or not.

 

Post scriptum: "Digitalism Pogo" my favourite g.music

 

06:50 PM Apr 06 2009 |

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