Feb 25, 2012

Katy Perry vs. Lady Gaga

I had this whole long post planned with numbers and data about why Katy Perry is better then Lady Gaga. It all stemmed from a question a friend of mine asked me a few months ago about who has the more staying power in the public eye. I said Katy Perry but everyone I have asked has said Lady Gaga. I have no special affection towards Katy Perry nor do I dislike lady Gaga anymore then I dislike Katy Perry. I believe that both of them have potential to last a long time in the industry and I only hope the best for them. That being said if only one of them is going to make it I don't just think it's going to be Katy Perry I know it will be Katy Perry.

You see Lady Gaga is a one trick pony and will eventually (and already has to a certain point) become a running gag...a in the industry. She is so crazy and extravagant that eventually we will all get tired of her craziness. Plus on a purely musical level Katy Perry may not have sold as many albums but she is only the second person in history to sell five number one singles from a single album (Michael Jackson was the first with Bad) Katy Perry has also been nominated for more awards then Lady Gaga. Gaga has made it a point to be an advocate for the LGBT community and other such causes but does that mean she will last as an artist or an activist?

I don't really care about this all that much except I seem to be the only person that thinks Katy Perry will survive longer then Lady Gaga. The last point I will make is that Lady Gaga is a stupid name. I could get behind a name like Madonna. I was okay with Akon and Puff Daddy. I listened with joy to T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chili. Hell I can even get behind The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. Yet Lady Gaga just sounds stupid and I wonder why she can't just be normal. I understand that normal is relative but there comes a point in every person life where they have the choice to stay on the side of normalcy and common understanding or cross that line and make people just say, "huh?"

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