{"id":35466,"date":"2017-02-06T18:41:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T23:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=35466"},"modified":"2017-02-06T18:41:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T23:41:05","slug":"lady-gagas-super-bowl-show-reminds-me-of-someone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/lady-gagas-super-bowl-show-reminds-me-of-someone\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga&#8217;s Super Bowl Show Reminds Me of Someone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Gaga slayed last night&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime show in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/news\/a20418\/lady-gaga-super-bowl-performance-funny-tweets\/\" target=\"_blank\">GIF-worthy way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/g3Qm3VGRiytO\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/adweek-lady-gaga-drones-g3Qm3VGRiytO\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Wrestling memes quickly followed her breath-taking entrance &#8212; a plunge from the stadium roof.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LADY GAGA FROM THE TOP ROPE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DNgEW6bTW3\">pic.twitter.com\/DNgEW6bTW3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ufe0f (@imWaavey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imWaavey\/status\/828427063585546243\">February 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>But I was more awestruck by her exit, which involved running up stairs in heels, dropping the mic, catching a glittery football (thrown by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BQLKuJbgheBSzWIWB6xnZDbkK8Y03BMl3k9WZo0\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Mann<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiceAthletics\/status\/828415572778033154\" target=\"_blank\">Rice University Athletics<\/a>), and leaping out of camera range.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/l0Ex8gBXY5YyxyAWA\" width=\"480\" height=\"268\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/nfl-football-super-bowl-51-l0Ex8gBXY5YyxyAWA\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>First of all &#8212; holy shit! She caught that ball with <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2017\/02\/06\/media\/super-bowl-ratings-patriots-falcons\/\" target=\"_blank\">a hundred million people watching<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/634015074\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:66.666667% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/634015074?et=lmiT9owHQGZ0b8AUJb-8Mg&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=C0CHoUFdwyMiFIdherJTt64NyjEtlWvK6uwhcfW9se4=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And the way she simply disappeared from the set at the end struck me as the inverse of <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/rip-prince\/\" target=\"_blank\">another great musical exit<\/a>. Prince participated in playing &#8220;While My Guitar Gently Weeps&#8221; as a tribute to George Harrison at the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and if you haven&#8217;t seen this video, watch it now before I spoil it for you.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SFNW5F8K9Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Do you love that or what? Prince tosses his guitar up in the air after his blistering solo and we never see it come down. I like to think that no one was there to catch it &#8212; it simply ascended to the heavens because it knew it could never top that experience. Yep, some kind of vanishing act is my new favorite way for performers to end a show.<\/p>\n<p>I also liked the way Gaga dealt with our fraught political situation, starting out with &#8220;God Bless America&#8221; and Woody Guthrie&#8217;s inclusive, leftist anthem, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2000\/07\/03\/1076186\/this-land-is-your-land\" target=\"_blank\">This Land Is Your Land<\/a>.&#8221; (Guthrie actually wrote his song as an<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2000\/07\/03\/1076186\/this-land-is-your-land\" target=\"_blank\"> irritated response to &#8220;God Bless America.&#8221;<\/a>) Then, midway through her set, she performed her own anthem of acceptance, &#8220;Born This Way&#8221; (or, as I think of it, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/what-wendy-wore-and-lost-madonna-at-yankee-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\">Express Yourself, Part 2<\/a>.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=Sorry%20Not%20Sorry\" target=\"_blank\">#sorrynotsorry<\/a>) She didn&#8217;t have to say anything <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/01\/18\/arts\/music\/lady-gaga-super-bowl-trump-nfl.html\" target=\"_blank\">explicitly about Trump<\/a> when she could sing these words to <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4406337\/mike-pence-gay-rights-lgbt-religious-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\">gay-<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/politics\/a4494411\/mike-pence-anti-abortion-views\/\" target=\"_blank\">woman-hating<\/a> Vice President and Super Bowl attendee Mike Pence.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;No matter gay, straight, or bi<br \/>\nLesbian, transgendered life<br \/>\nI&#8217;m on the right track baby<br \/>\nI was born to survive<br \/>\nNo matter black, white or beige<br \/>\nChola or orient made<br \/>\nI&#8217;m on the right track baby<br \/>\nI was born to be brave.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The song hit harder than usual in the current environment, especially on such a big stage, so I&#8217;m not sure what critics like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/music\/la-et-ms-super-bowl-lady-gaga-review-20170205-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> would have preferred. Anything she said outright would have been criticized from both sides as both too much and too little, so why not let the music be the message? Also, why is the one woman who gets significant camera time during a football game obliged to be the voice of dissent even though she would surely suffer for it? Let the football players say something, if people want a Super Bowl protest!<\/p>\n<p>My only Gaga-related complaint is one about my own negligence &#8212; I totally forgot to wear <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/what-wendy-wore-going-gaga-from-the-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\">my Gaga letter rings<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BQJuWp_Bpbq\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">I forgot to wear my @ladygaga rings tonight! ??\u200d\u2640\ufe0f #superbowl #ladygaga #halftimeshow #pepsihalftime #gaga #rings<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-02-06T01:36:46+00:00\">Feb 5, 2017 at 5:36pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/fewer-right-hand-rings-for-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">My right hand is out of commission<\/a>, but my left hand is available for ring duty, so that was a missed jewelry opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Gaga slayed last night&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime show in a GIF-worthy way. via GIPHY Wrestling memes quickly followed her breath-taking entrance &#8212; a plunge from the stadium roof. LADY GAGA FROM THE TOP ROPE pic.twitter.com\/DNgEW6bTW3 &mdash; \ufe0f (@imWaavey) February 6, 2017 But I was more awestruck by her exit, which involved running up stairs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/lady-gagas-super-bowl-show-reminds-me-of-someone\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[726,49,298,107],"tags":[1132,687,1131,1129,1130],"class_list":{"0":"post-35466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-art-entertainment","7":"category-in-the-news","8":"category-lady-gaga","9":"category-sports","10":"tag-falcons","11":"tag-lady-gaga","12":"tag-patriots","13":"tag-super-bowl","14":"tag-super-bowl-li","15":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35466"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35472,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35466\/revisions\/35472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}