Mar 292012
 

(Blogmensgo, March 29, 2012) “Great clip,” said Claude-Andre by sending me a link to the uncensored version of “Girl Gone Wild.” So I listened and watched the video of Madonna below, legendary history of soliciting my critical sense.

It is necessary to distinguish the sound of the picture. Musically it’s consistent with what I expected, even worse: irretrievably bad. Agreed rhythms, harmonies and inventive little melody without any relief, all in a fog voice where the software has failed to root out Madonna and her tone that I never could bear. In short, a stew for clubs whose clients had nothing to put in the ears for several months.

The other is the visual quality of the clip. Not only is it hot, but it’s also very beautiful, full of pep and beautifully filmed, despite some showy gimmicks.

It makes me immediately think of a piece of a Lady Gaga concert on which I had fallen upon during a night of insomnia zapping. Remembering the song title as I watched. Maybe it was “Alejandro”, which fans of Lady Gaga accused Madonna of plagiarizing the scenery in the video for “Girl Gone Wild.”

What? See it in the video below.

Vocally, this is as bad as Madonna. :mrgreen:

Visually, there are still many similarities. There is no denying a certain inspiration, like Lady Gaga was itself inspired in many of its predecessor in many areas.

Should we talk about plagiarism? I will not go that far, but it’s still pretty disturbing.

Rather it is the ring stage that will referee the match between the two artists. About scene, the singer of 53 years keeps her planned concert on August 9, 2012 in St. Petersburg, despite the new homophobic regulations adopted by the former Russian capital.

Since Madonna is not boycotting St. Petersburg, local gay organizationshave chosen to show their displeasure at the concert [source: all the press, including The East Republican March 22, 2012].

Madonna who has often proved her commitment to LGBT claims that the suspect of convenience in respect of very few authorities homophilic Saint-Petersburg. I suspect rather that Madonna will use her concert in the Russian metropolis to sing to her audience all the evil she thinks of the new legislation – and to invite her fans to continue singing after the show, to the heart of the city , slogans against the municipal team.

Philca & Matt / MensGo

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Jun 202011
 

(Blogmensgo, 20th June 2011) The Euro Pride event was held in Rome on the 11th June 2011, (website | facebook page). This giant Gay Pride will be memorable in more ways than one.

It’s the first time that an event of this magnitude has met in the Italian capital for the LGBT community. According to organisers there was a million demonstrators and police quoted half this figure. Banners demanded especially equal rights and the right to love for all.

The weekend referendum required the Europride to be also a figure of the anti-Berlusconi protest. For its ultra-right policy, but also especially for his stigmatism of gays and his “jokes” with homophobic overtones. Two opposition parties also marched in an official capacity.

The other major area of protest was religious, because the Europride stood a stone’s throw from the blessed Vatican. Many voices of the Italian government, the Catholic hierarchy and civil society had called upon demonstrators to avoid any provocation against the Pope Benedict XVI.

(VERY interesting that the gays should be asked not to stigmatise the Pope!)

In fact, participants in the Europride treated the matter with humor and derision. Slogans and banners, not religious as such but ‘tongue in cheek’ stating, “Habemus Gaga,”, and in reply “No Papa, Gaga is!”

(“Habemus gagam” – would be more accurate, but much with less of a meaning…)

Gaga was on everyone’s lips and Gaga was the undisputed star of a high mass proportion like no other. Gaga being the one and only….Lady Gaga, the American singer (real name Stefani Germanotta, aged 25).

In this ancient hippodrome, Lady Gaga was mounted on her favorite horse, that of the homosexual cause. Under her green wig and sporting a Versace dress she denounced intolerance and discrimination against gays and transgendered people.  She told the crowd that she is often asked ‘How gay are you Lady GaGa?’ her reply ‘I am a child of diversity’.  She praised the audience for ‘it’s great courage’ which she stated inspired her.

The purpose of her speech was to bring together, not divide.

Lady GaGa then performed a mini concert for her crowd in which she played two songs sole on the piano.  An eleven-minute show – in addition to her address to the Europride crowds – which, of course, serves to support this article.

Note that our blog in Italian,which is currently under construction, came back heavily on the event. Our editor Giorgio was present on site, where it has greatly shaken his notebook in order to transcribe all his emotions. Giorgio also took lots of photos, we hope that we will be able to offer some soon.

Comment. Suffice to say from a personal note, Lady Gaga has continued to surprise me.  From her activist statements with her ‘meat dress’, her song about being ‘different’ to showing up at Euro Pride.  She has really captured the hearts of the LGBT community and I feel she has done much for the community in her four years of international career than anyone else in decades of activism.  I just wonder what is next up her sleeve….

This is translation and adaptation of an article originally written on our French Blog.  You can view this article here.

Via the world press, in particular Tribune de Genève, La Figaro of June 11th, NouvelObs.com of June 12th (all in French) and USA Today of June 11th (in English).

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