Music Review

Lady Gaga- Born This Way. **** 4/5

Lady Gaga, the name you hear frequently in conversations, on radio stations, and on television talk shows. This reletively new artist began her fame and creativity in 2008 with her album The Fame. Many hit singles were found on this album, such as Just Dance, Poker Face and Paparazzi. These three songs have meaningless lyrics and weak or no messages at all. They are therefore the typical pop song, making her album come across as a joke with no different or unique qualities. However, Gaga's new album managed to create songs with intriguing messages as well as a catchy beat.

 Her relatively new hit single "Born This Way", released on March 23rd, 2011, has lyrics that have struck much controversy within people, but has a very powerful message. Usually when you listen to a song, the message is carefully hidden beneath the lyrics. This wasn't the case for Gaga, her message was clearly voiced to the public. Having her lyrics so personal, yet so open, many people's attention was captured throughout the world. Although her message is so open, she still leavs some of her lyrics to be interperated how you please. Through the song she says "it doesnt matter if you love him, or capital H-I-M", many people have looked at these lyrics as Gaga is referring to God when she says "H-I-M", others however, see it as god has no gender, and therefore this could not be about god. Some people have considered this song innapropriate since The Bible states that gays and lesbians should not be. But many others have interporated it as a great message about loving someone for who they are.

Born This Way has an extremely powerful message about accepting other for who they are, loving yourself, and loving others for what they are on the inside. This song lets people know its ok to be who they are and that being different is not wrong. Hopefully many of Gaga's fans will pick up on this message and the world can become less of a judgemental society.