Lady Gaga - Vanish Into You

This song is just powerful and great.

See you in May, Lady Gaga. Still can't believe I got a ticket.

Lady Gaga - Zombieboy

 After five years, I was really looking forward to Mayhem. I've always been a Little Monster. I remembered the moment Chromatica was released. In the midst of a pandemic and when everybody was confined to the walls of our home (or room), Chromatica gave me warm and solace that I didn't even realise I needed. Chromatica was an awesome album, I listened to the songs at midnight on Spotify, immediately when it was released. I love the album. A few songs were so good, I can't fathom why they didn't become a single (Replay, for example).

So when Lady Gaga announced that she is releasing a new album, I was hooked. I've listened to her songs enough to know that I wouldn't like her song on first hear. I'm not sure why. I've tried listening to many of her songs and I almost never really like any of her songs on the first listening. It took me a while to like a few songs I absolutely love right now (Do What U Want - but screw R. Kelly, Stupid Love, or even Disease). 

But Zombieboy was different. It clicked immediately when I first heard it. I thought it would be something dark, but it turned out to be a charismatic, lively song with a hint of sadness, which turns out to be because it was written and sung in tribute to an actual model nicknamed Zombie Boy that Lady Gaga collaborated before and committed suicide a few years ago.

My inner empath is right - I often detect subtle emotions accurately.

At the moment I'm still more fond of Chromatica. A few songs in Mayhem is great but I probably need some time to grow some liking.

Speaking of Lady Gaga, she's coming to Singapore for a 4-day concert. I've never attended one and have never wanted to go to one, but you can bet that I will try with every fibre of my being to snatch a ticket!