Pareles, Jon. (2010).
Lavish Worlds, and the Headwear to Match
Writing in the Works, Third Edition, p. 18-19
Jon Pareles's article revolves around Lady Gaga and
how she differs from many celebrities in terms of the way she presents herself
to her audience, her music as well as her fashion sense. Pareles also examines
how the term "celebrity" can be manipulated in a different ways in
either their performances or songs to express awareness in certain aspects in
their life (Pareles, 2010, p. 18). Pareles explains that in terms of Lady Gaga,
she express her excitement with her audience by encouraging her fans to take
photos of her in her outfits which is often not all formal dresses. She goes
out and beyond by wear outrageous and unexpected outfits which surprises her
fans during ever concert. Her unexpected surprises have won over many fans as
she seem to strive to see how far she can take the title of being a celebrity
without breaking any rules.
Pareles also looked into the songs that Lady Gaga produces and how the songs are created and the topics which they revolve around. Unlike many singers who writes about love and have other musicians create the background sounds. Pareles explains that Lady Gaga relies on "her own piano playing" (p. 19), in order to create the sounds that she find will fit with her song. Pareles also goes into detail the songs Lady Gaga bases her songs on. He finds that the songs are based of what celebrities often experience in their day to day lives. With the catchy choruses she is able to embody topics such as "sex, money and, yes, fame ... mingles love, stalking and media awareness" (p. 19), into her songs which makes her listeners aware of the daily life of a celebrity which is something not many artists today write songs about.
Pareles also looked into the songs that Lady Gaga produces and how the songs are created and the topics which they revolve around. Unlike many singers who writes about love and have other musicians create the background sounds. Pareles explains that Lady Gaga relies on "her own piano playing" (p. 19), in order to create the sounds that she find will fit with her song. Pareles also goes into detail the songs Lady Gaga bases her songs on. He finds that the songs are based of what celebrities often experience in their day to day lives. With the catchy choruses she is able to embody topics such as "sex, money and, yes, fame ... mingles love, stalking and media awareness" (p. 19), into her songs which makes her listeners aware of the daily life of a celebrity which is something not many artists today write songs about.
The last detail that Pareles looks into with Lady Gaga and the way she plays around with the word "celebrity" is by her fashion sense. As mentioned previously, she wears outfits that her fans would never expect from her. Outfits ranging from a meat dress to an Egyptian style armour, Lady Gaga surprises her fans know that they would be impressed by her outfit. She goes beyond the expectation of what fans expect of artists. Pareles concludes the article a statement from Lady Gaga, "'When they ask me why I spent all my money on my show, I tell them because my fans are sexy'" (p. 19).
Sources:
PARELES, "Lavish Worlds, and the Headwear to Match" from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/arts/music/22gaga.html. Reprinted with the permission of PARS International.
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