audio review : Free Woman ( song ) … Lady Gaga

This song, a feminist dance anthem, doesn’t start sounding good until the final chorus, which is played over a different refrain. “I’m a Free Woman,” Lady Gaga announces from a downtown sidewalk. The two go together well enough to make one wonder how much better the song would be if it kept going like that for another eight or sixteen bars.

my rating : 3 of 5

2020

audio review : Chromatica ( album ) ... Lady Gaga

audio review : Sour Candy ( song ) … Lady Gaga ( featuring Blackpink )

Well, Lady Gaga does seem to have sticky fingers. Not only is the concept of this song similar to the opening theme to Madonna’s Hard Candy, it also sounds like Katy Perry’s Swish Swish, though that latter faux pas has more to do with producers BloodPop and Burns. They made the beat.

Blackpink; apparently every member is featured; come across as more of a novelty than artsy collaborators. Their parts, with all the “yeah”s, are kind of annoying. Gaga does better, especially at the bridge. “I’m hard on the outside,” she says, “but if you give me time, then I could make time for your love.”

my rating : 3 of 5

2020

audio review : Chromatica ( album ) ... Lady Gaga

audio review : Enigma ( song ) … Lady Gaga

What’s puzzling is the concept of this song, which seems to be about romance. “We could be lovers, even just tonight,” Gaga roars, “We could be anything you want.”

It sounds sort of silly the way she says “I’ll” twice when telling this “mystery man” she’ll be his Enigma, but the house music she’s singing to is rather stimulating.

my rating : 3 of 5

2020

audio review : Chromatica ( album ) ... Lady Gaga