the gaga performance

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lady gaga was at the VMAs last night in case you didnt know. she had been hyping her perfomance for a while, talking her gaga speak about how it was going to be more performance art than production, and her ideas about the clothes and lighting of the show. blah blah. so did she put her money where her mouth is?

um, succinctly... yes.

the first half of the performance is fairly tame, excluding her bizarre outfit. some really nice singing and dancing, but things take a turn for the strange when she adopts a crutch and starts hobbling around and a dancer is wheeled out in a glitter wheelchair. then she bangs on the piano for a second liberace style and comes back bleeding from the chest (!). she starts wailing and her backup dancers decide to hang her in effigy. gulp. its a pretty transparent commentary on the high price of fame and celebrity, but i am happy to praise her for her bold vision and fearlessness. well played.

so thank you gaga for that show. you are a breath of fresh air in this often stale pop music scene. i do believe that it will be talked about for years to come, and will go down as one of the show-making moments mtv so desperately needs to stay relevant.