Changing the world one sequin at the time goes our precious worldwide newfound Lady GaGa about herself. And supposedly, her music.
I wanted to write this piece a while back but I kept postponing it because I thought the matter was rather sensitive, with all those GaGa fans out there. However, I have to take this seriously since the threat of a Lady GaGa clothing collection is upon us. (don’t miss the rest of this story and the pictures right after the jump!)
We’re living curious times. In almost every aspect of our existence there’s a stripping-down moment. When it comes to music, it seems there’s no more sound appreciation, but body appreciation lately. (at least where women are concerned)
It’s hard to say who was the first and why, but I tend to believe it was all about audience. And when I talk about numbers, I can’t help but thinking about Madonna. Her Madgesty is an enterprise by herself. Singing, acting, dancing, promoting, she stuck her pretty little head everywhere as long as she was cashing-in.
So that brings us to her famous Dolce & Gabbana tour-outfits. While she was trying to crown Christina Aguilera or Britney Spears, the music industry has spawned more little Madonnas ready to follow her (marketing) success and her spectacular cash-ins.
Years after her Dolce & Gabbana underwear-concert-outfits, Madonna is alone, divorcee, raising her three kids between Kabbalah and Guy Ritchie’s dearest London. I guess bringing your undies in the world’s attention has some negative effects too.
Getting back to the wannabes, I’m having a hard time picking the winners. Without any significant liaison between the music and their shortening their pants and wearing the lingerie out, the new song birds are now engaged in a who-was-first battle forgetting to point out the essential: that they’re following their Madgesty steps.
Whether it’s about Beyonce, Britney, Christina, Lady GaGa, Rihanna, their stage outfits already announced the recession by using less and less fabric. Counting numerous teenagers in the audience, the new found lingerie stage beauties fail to send out a moral message. Instead, the world wonders who was the first showing her undies while singing a happy tune.
Instead of putting “A ring on it”, a coat on it should be more appropriate. Explaining the entire institution of an apparel with its attached functions seems obsolete and vintage now when our teenage daughters and sons only need to watch a music television channel and our logic disappears in smoke!
Who was the first one mistaking her underwear for stage outfit? Who found the shortest way to the top? (that’s gotta be our very controversial Lady GaGa who found herself from the underground dark and anonymous stages to music and fashion superstar in just few months. So she was certainly not the first one!)
As for the old fight Christina Vs GaGa, there must be a clever marketing plan in the background, something that’s taking over the pop scene as we speak and challenge ourselves to find the original underwear singer.
Something’s trying to rewrite our morals and aesthetics and turn them into something only seen in Disturbia. I’m not trying to take sides, I dislike robots, robo-hands, cyber-shades, stage wardrobes issued from sci-fi and sm- movies it’s really not my kind. I’m hardly a pop listener but I do care for morality and sanity.
While everyone is wondering who’s copying who and who’s shock-factor is more elevated, I think about who’s voice is stronger. About who’s songs bear more quality. Now you tell me, does it really matter who was first? Aren’t they trying to change the world one undie at the time? (you can watch Beyonce’s Single Ladies here, Britney’s Circus here, Christina Aguilera’s Keeps Getting’ Better here, Lady GaGa’s Pokerface here, Rihanna’s Disturbia here) (photos via 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Nina Hagen was the first actually, she wore a bra on stage before all of them did!
I thought it was cher. Do you reember he sheer bodysuits?
I think the ladies in the strip- and sex clubs are the one and only originals. I’m not a prude but this has become soooooo tiresome……
Ellington, is Nina Hagen known in Canada? Nina was original with a lot off things. And without a stylist or a big designer name!!
Since music is for me all about “sound appreciation” I really, really hope marvelous singer [songwriter] Adele shall win every Grammy this weekend she’s nominated for and hopefully she shall not change and stay whom she is!
I know of Nina Hagen because of my eclectic music tastes when I was in high school ( and now). I always liked music and people who were creative in their art form. Like Nina Hagen, Lena Lovitch, Kate Bush, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel,The Talking Heads, U2, The B-52’s, The English Beat, The Cars,The Cult,Radio Head, Everything But the Girl, Robert Palmer,Nirvana,Oasis, The Verve, Duke Ellington,Felonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane to name a few of the groups and people that I listened to and still listen to!
Nina was so uber cool! She did the Blonde bra wearing thing way before Madonna ever did!
Ellington, LOL! I love(d) or like(d) all the names you mentioned! I’ve such a long list too. I’ve a very eclectic music taste. People often don’t understand. The Cult? That’s funny because their drummer Matt Sorum left the band to join Guns n’ Roses in [their best years] when I loved them the most. I liked The Cult too btw. And I was wondering of late what has happened to Everything But The Girl. The male half of the duo has a very strange disease I wanted to google that up coincidentally!
Ja, ja der Nina, sie ist so unbeschreiblich weiblich!
Gosh, I’ve (or we) viewed yesterday a 1,5 hour long documentary about The Dixie Chicks and the stir just one remark about Bush and the Iraq war caused! They were right of course and I love them too. Great voices, great musicians, great artists and great mothers and intelligent. And beautiful women too…..So different than all these lingerie stars!
Sorry but Madge was wearing her underwear as outerwear as early as 1983….. Quit with the cher crap, that was in 1989!! Madonna revolutionised the way women were percieved full stop! She changed things… Ga Ga and the other pop muppets are mere followers from Madonna’s example, none of them will achieve what she has or amount to anything more than die hards, Madonna is in a league of her own. Wannabes from the Spice Girls, Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue have been trying to topple her for years, they couldnt and neither will this lot! Madonna will bow out when SHE’S ready to.
madonna is the biggest of all time.and at 50 she still kicking their a*es
Ofcourse Madonna is doing great for herself.
But what is this ‘blogger’ dude’s problem?
There are many reasons why artists wear little leotards on stage.
1. Its pretty hot, moving around – singing your heart out AND dancing.
2. It would be pretty stupid to wear a big coat on stage…
3. Beyonce and Lady Gaga look amazingly hot, (im a woman, so im not being sleazy or anything)
4. Obviously, they all get it for publicity, but hey.
Lady gaga, is an AMAZING songwriter and singer so I dont know what the problem is?
Madonna is the original one. Lady Gaga is just a copy with no talent, Lady Gaga Sucks!!!!
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