In general, I pay very little attention to Western artists. Sure, I read the tabloids every week when I’m bored at work, but since I don’t listen to the radio I never actually hear whatever song so-and-so has just put out. However, it seems everyone’s been talking about Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” recently, so I thought I’d give it a listen. Though I’d heard of her (who hasn’t?) and seen her … unique fashion sense, I’d only heard a couple seconds of “Poker Face” at most.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed “Bad Romance” — I’m not sure what it is exactly, but the song is catchy enough to stick in your head. The video was as strange as I expected, given what I’d read about her, but at the same time, it’s relieving to have such an odd video to watch. So much of mainstream Western music these days is made up of cookie-cutter pop stars, it’s refreshing to have an artist who dares to be as different as Lady Gaga does. I might not necessarily understood half of what she does, but I am all for her creative expressions. At least it’s not more of the same — haven’t we had enough of that?
That said, I’m going to go back to my Nightwish marathon now. I discovered them a few days ago and I can’t get enough of them; I’ve been listening to their albums Once and Dark Passion Play on repeat. I have no idea why it took so long for me to discover them, but I’m thrilled I did!