Is Lady Gaga


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After reading a in The New York Times last week about Lady Gaga鈥檚 latest hit (鈥淔ans of Lady Gaga were sufficiently baffled by the lyrics to her song 鈥淏ad Romance鈥), I decided to see what all the fuss is about. I admit I didn鈥檛 get it the first time I watched the video. But part way through the second viewing, I realized: It鈥檚 about the environment. Yes, that鈥檚 right, 鈥楤ad Romance鈥 just might be Lady Gaga鈥檚 attempt to draw attention to our abusive relationship with the environment. All the signs of a doomed relationship are there鈥攗nhealthy behavior, repressed anger. She covers everything (except her person, that is, which reminds me: THIS VIDEO MIGHT NOT BE SAFE FOR WORK. Unless your boss is gaga for Gaga.). There are melting ice caps, rising temperatures, pollution, imperiled animals. Lady Gaga (read: Gaia) represents earth and nature; the sleazy guys represent, well, us. Take another look at this deep, dark, cautionary tale.