In 2022, Lady Gaga embarked on The Chromatica Ball – a stadium tour featuring a stage that Gaga herself referred to as her "museum of brutality." Three years later, this idea of a brutalist enshrining of all things Monster can come to represent her new studio album MAYHEM.
Over the course of fourteen tracks, Gaga is "unafraid to reference or not reference," invoking not just the pop weirdos of a past era like Prince and Bowie, but also her contemporaries, in this gothic and chaotic web of a record. This episode of Switched On Pop, Little Monster-in-residence Reanna takes Charlie and Nate on a tour through the Gaga-seum, showcasing Gaga's ability to pay tribute to her inspirations, her imitators, and her biggest icon: herself.
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SONGS DISCUSSED
Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande – Rain On MeLady Gaga – DiseaseLady Gaga, Gesaffelstein – KillahDavid Bowie – Watch That ManDavid Bowie – FameQueen – Killer QueenPrince – KissPrince – Sign O' The TimesTalking Heads – Psycho KillerNile Rodgers, CHIC, Lady Gaga – I Want Your LoveLady Gaga – Perfect CelebrityLady Gaga – PaparazziLady Gaga – The FameLady Gaga – ApplauseNine Inch Nails – CloserDepeche Mode – Mercy in YouLady Gaga – Vanish Into YouChappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!The Weeknd – In Your EyesLady Gaga – How Bad Do U Want MeTaylor Swift – StyleTaylor Swift – GorgeousYaz – Only YouLady Gaga – ZombieboyGwen Stefani – Hollaback GirlLady Gaga – SummerboyLady Gaga – Beautiful, Dirty RichLady Gaga – Shadow Of A ManLady Gaga – Nothing On But the RadioLady Gaga – Garden of EdenLady Gaga – Bad RomanceLady Gaga – AbracadabraLady Gaga – Government HookerLady Gaga – Bloody MaryLady Gaga – Swine
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