The Remix
Stefani Germanotta’s dizzying rise as Lady GaGa commenced less than two years ago. Yet the fledgling icon seems like she’s been a part of pop culture all century, with phrases such as “P-p-p-poker face” and “Ra ra-ah-ah-ah/Roma roma-ma” natural parts of everyday conversation. This is even before the performance art-worthy videos, live renditions of hit singles and beyond the eye catching outfits, shoes, and even hairdos – is the music. *The Remix* serves as an unofficial overview of a career very much in progress, with re-engineered versions of seven number ones from both her *The Fame* and *The Fame Monster* albums. While La GaGa’s original versions are already rooted in electro pop, these ten remixes freshen up the beats while maintaining the integrity of the lyrics and those oh *so* familiar melodies.
Lady Gaga’s The Remix is an obvious cash-in, but it isn’t exactly a redundancy. After all, even though she often seems like the invention of a media in desperate need of pop stars like they used to make when MTV still played music videos, Lady Gaga’s roots (or at least her lyrics) are based in club culture, where the…
Originally released in Japan and then spreading out to other territories as her international star rose, Remix is precisely what it claims: remixed versions of Lady Gaga hits.