I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m not a huge Lady Gaga fan, but I really, REALLY enjoyed this medley done by Yale students Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider. Once again Lady Gaga gets upstaged on her own song.
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Very impressive stuff
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This is a freaking amazing Lady Gaga medley http://bit.ly/7bmOVl (@digeratii)
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I don’t get it, he sang some Lady Gaga songs to acoustic guitar. How is this better than Lady Gaga, is it the acoustic guitar? Dicks.
Well, if you listened to Lady Gaga, he mixed all her hits into one song, quite beautifully if I may add. That’s why he topped Gaga at her own songs. I’m sure she could do the same if she really wanted but the way they put it together sounded pretty good. I hate to say this, but I’m surprised he wasn’t on American Idol or something…However, then I would completely hate him.
Why is this even a topic of dicussion? I don’t understand why acoustic music seems to deem a level of impressiveness when this “performance piece” was probably discussed casually over lunch and put together in an hour. Anyone who thinks this type of boring drivel is more “authentic” or interesting than original pieces of music that don’t try to force feed modesty into everyone’s face is a shithead.
>implying Lady Gaga counts as music
You sir, are the dick now
i know, it still sucks
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Fabulous, a very wonderful voice. I will listen to Lady Gaga’s songs if he sings them.
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Don't know how I feel about Lady Gaga (other than it's scary to watch her hump plastic whales) but this is AWESOME http://bit.ly/asrPa8
They were good….but to say there better than Lady Gaga…HA!
Mike, I agree. I lost interest at the first note.
“Once again Gaga gets upstaged on her own song”… you were kidding, right?
getting poked in the eye is better than lady gaga
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hey this is cool and all, and i did not like lady gaga until i saw this video that proves she has amazing talent. So you cant really say she was upstaged, the girls got talent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3pUItwVxyc
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His performance was better then Lady Gaga herself and this is coming from a fan of hers.
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Meh. It’s good but guess what it wasn’t made for this genre. You just think you impress yourself and other people by not liking anything pop. Most likely you have a thing for guys and music like this so the combination is fantastic to you. They will never have the showmanship like she does.
Now, before you go over the top telling me how people don’t need show if they have talent, go check out Elton John, David Bowie, and Madonna. Whether you are a fan or not, think of their legacy, and stop trying to “show people up”.
Either way, it may be their talent, it isn’t their song.
This is horrible…
He should be taken out back and shot.
As much as I just don’t like Lady Gaga, I feel that she is just another person made to look different than everyone out there, not of her own self, but the record labels, just like Avril Lavinge back when she came out. They are too perfetctly differnt than the cookie cutter cutouts. If that makes sense.
And I said I don’t like her, it’s not really the music, it’s her. But either way, I don’t think this upstaged her…
i liked it, fabulous voice
not better than the original, but also good, just in a different way.
and to the flamers: go ahead and make it better or stop talking shit.
if you can’t proove you can do it better, then you shall better shut the fuck up, faggots
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this will make your day !!! http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/
lady gaga is a pretty fucking horrible singer, and is a part of what is wrong with music today. however, these guys are quite creative and pretty awesome.
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Talented musicians, no doubt about it. Not trying to downplay the talent, but to be perfectly honest, it sounds to me like this guy has the vocal quality that the current Disney corporation would be drooling over. Also, comparing this to Lady Gaga herself is like comparing apples to oranges. Both are appreciated for their own unique qualities, so it’s not really worth bickering over.
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Decent singer, but just not doing it for me. Saying they “upstage” Lady Gaga is a severe exaggeration. It’s not like they came up with the material or added anything interesting to it.
AWESOME acoustic Lady Gaga medley. http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/
now those are vocals
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Holy crap! I’m blown away! Now I can’t listen to Lady Gaga any more… all I want to hear is every song redone by these two!
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this kid has good voice and all, but he rides a bologna pony for sure
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Gay.
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Hmm It’s Good but I don’t know I like the original song a lot more than I do this
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I personally think this is REALLY good. I wouldnt say its better than Lady Gaga herself but the way Lady Gaga does it and the way these guy do it is two TOTALLY different ways to interpret the songs. They did an AMAZING job with mixing the songs together, plus the guys voice is awesome.
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RT @dailyshite Amazing Lady Gaga Medley – http://scrw.us/25E This is great. You should watch it.
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I’m confused. How can someone like this medley, but not like the person that wrote those songs to begin with? All these guys did was mash up her popular songs… like a few thousand other people… So… where is the talent? Cuz dude is way too nasal. Is it the guitar player? Was the camera just aimed at the wrong dude by accident? THAT must be it. Posting this video as something worth watching was actually an attempt at sarcasm… Right?
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loving it http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/
loving it http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/
@thatsalliegel you would enjoy this. lol http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/ me and @ayoitscunha maybe?
This is easy american idol material!!! amazing!!!
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Holy shit! his voice is AMAZING, id love to see him in a hardcore band, yea i said it. Don’t like it suck a dick. Go listen to OLD dance gavin dance, youll see what I mean. “and i told them I invented times new roman” is a good song to start with. Amazing!
the vocalists name is jonny craig, he also has some solo stuff
“I’m jonny craig bitch and I drive in reverse” his voice is absolutely incredible
theres a lot people dont know about underground bands, its time you people get educated and realize theres more than mainstream radio bullshit.
I’d vote for him on American Idol. Kid’s got a bit of talent
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kijkt en denkt #nouja http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/
http://su.pr/8EGLtR <— dude gaat een beetje te los maar wel een dijk van een stem
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Saw http://bit.ly/6ntr93 and thought of @Actually_Ashley
da da da dance ja ja ja just dance
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I hate Lady Gaga but I kind of like this. But that is partly because he has a better voice and he’s singing to an acoustic guitar. Most pop songs, in my opinion, sound 100% better when played acoustically, because it takes away all the fake beats and stuff.
You do know Lady GaGa was originally an acoustic artist right…? It’s ridiculous how people talk down on someone or their music before knowing everything. Lady GaGa actually has a beautiful voice and plays a mean piano. Also Lady GaGa already did a medley before all the imitators……
But than again anyone who isn’t a fan or who didn’t know she made music before using the name Lady GaGa wouldn’t know that…….
I like this. It’s nice but upstaging Lady GaGa? No.
Gay!
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I fail to see how this is better than Lady Gaga singing these songs herself. The boy has a good voice, but the combination of songs is hardly seamless (the transitions are very obvious even to someone who doesn’t know Gaga’s songs well) and Gaga has a good voice, too, so he’s hardly upstaging her.
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i just fell in love with you. when can we get married?
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This is AWFUL. It sounds like a bad show tune. Idk what you’re smoking about Lady Gaga getting upstaged because she definitely was not. Lay off the drugs.
Everyone has their own taste when it comes to music. I’m one of the people who doesn’t prefer electronic voice-altered pop. I actually took the time to watch one of her live performances and she seemed to be a pretty decent performer and singer. and the crowd just loved her.
Some artists put out different versions of their own songs. If she put out one with acoustic guitar, and her voice less altered I may enjoy her music much more. Current fans may spring to buy it, so might people who would prefer not to buy the pop versions of her original songs. Putting a single or two like that on iTunes may be a good way for her to make
Everyone has their own taste when it comes to music. I’m one of the people who doesn’t prefer electronic voice-altered pop. I actually took the time to watch one of her live performances and she seemed to be a pretty decent performer and singer. and the crowd just loved her.
Some artists put out different versions of their own songs. If she put out one with acoustic guitar, and her voice less altered I may enjoy her music much more. There’s no need to cover up the talent with synthesizers and altering her voice. Current fans may spring to buy it, so might people who would prefer not to buy the pop versions of her original songs. Putting a single or two like that on iTunes may be a good way for her to make a little extra cash. (not saying she needs more)
On the other hand people like the two in the video above can make good covers. The other day I heard the cover of the Johnny Cash song, Hurt, done by Nine Inch Nails. While I love Johnny Cash and that song, I completely understood the appeal of the Nine Inch Nails version. I have never been a big fan of other Nine Inch Nails songs, but the lyrics represented in a different way was unique to the band and most likely appeals to rock fans. If covers don’t have something distinct and unique about them, why bother covering them at all?
Saying this song is awful may be your own opinion, but people also have other opinions on the originals of these songs. It’s all a matter of taste. Saying that people with different opinions are “smoking something” is a rather unreasonable conclusion to make.
Her voice isn’t altered………..and she does have acoustic versions of her songs out…
omg, did you ever hear of autotune? you might wanna google it. and then check the results with gagas songs, anybody can tell her voice is altered. its sorta like this guy t-pain, just that shes trying harder. shawdey!
umm… @ladygaga you gotta check this out girl http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/
this guy is a good singer but he’s also kind of a fag lmfao
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obviously in love.
Wow… his voice is amazing! Much better than Lady GaGa
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Lady Gaga’s music is pretty awful. Some of her lyrics not so much. A friend of mine covered Bad Romance and it was WAY better. Turning annoying pop songs into a good piece of music with actual meaning is something that is constantly impressive to me. You’re very right that Lady Gaga is constantly being upstaged on her own songs.
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You guys are obviously delusional if you really think this is better than Lady GaGa. You may not like her music, but this is definitely NOT better.
your singin was awesome
Wow… I HATE Lady Gaga, and sincerely do not understand why she has such a following, aside from her costumed antics (which, admittedly, are at least original and intriguing).
BUT, not only would I LISTEN to this version, I’d even PAY to listen to it. Crazy.
Awesome voice!!!!! I Love it!
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Goddamn. I want one.
I’m going to Yale and finding him. And keeping him. Forever and ever.
hahahahahah this is terrrrrrible!!!! LOL LOL LOL.
I don’t know, his voice just annoys me for some reason.
Not all that impressed.
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Not a bad medley, but your Star Search face and over-gesticulation is at a 9… I need you at a 4. Thanks.
He’s god a decent, if that, voice. But Lady Gaga and this kid both suck. He’s just reiterating the point of how bad her music actually is. Why he chooses to sing it, is beyond me.
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Stefani Germanotta (lady Gaga) upstaged. http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/
What a great singer, but my guess is it’d be hard for a mainstream crowd to ever get past his sexual orientation enough for him to do anything but showtunes professionally. That’s a really despicable part about American culture.
Also, I have to point out that live, Lady Gaga still really is an incredible singer. That’s cold hard fact, there, and this guy doesn’t quite beat her, honestly, but he might match her.
I’m not a fan of either, personally, but I can acknowledge talent. However, the medley itself isn’t a good one, in my opinion. Although I have only heard one of Lady Gaga’s songs prior to this, I could easily tell where the songs changed, cutting in and out, and it was distracting. Medleys should flow, and a Yale student should know that.
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This is good – medley of Lady GaGa hits by two Yale students: http://bit.ly/9OXkBa
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Hes did very well singing, very well. I still prefer Lady Gagas verion, probably just because of all the effects they use. But The singer did fantastic, I don’t know anything about guitar though.
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She sings very well. I prefer Lady Gagas verion, probably just because of all the effects they use.
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So I'm sure this is old but I really like this. Compliments of Matt.
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this + lady gaga’s voice would be great
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AMAZING! I can actually understand what he singing, unlike Lady gaga! I would actually buy tickets to see him on concert!
it’s like..lady gaga covered by michael jackson… atleast that’s what his voice reminds me of
however. fantastic cover haha. =)
Wow…i don’t like Lady Gaga,but this is amazing..Very good medley!
Wow that’s SOOOOO cool! Great voice!!!!
This Gaga cover medley is soooo amazing!!! http://urlybits.com/2010/01/amazing-lady-gaga-medley/
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Pretty good. The Pokerface part sounded awkward though. Otherwise, loved it.
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Wow! Great singer! I loved this! and the guitar player is really cute!
<3
Very nicely done! The transitions were great and diction was fantastic!
I’m going to have to agree with the haters, but I’ll do it constructively.
For one hearing these lyrics being sung by a man seems a little effeminate to me. Also, it’s done well but what makes this special? The fact that it has almost no production value and only an acoustic guitar? Not really special in any case, but I think the fact that some of the lyrics are just nonsensical sounds makes a little more sense coming from a crazy, deranged post-op w/ a drug addiction problem, rather than a slightly effeminate male.
None the less, they did a good job, but I just feel like it wasn’t necessary and didn’t stand out.
which one’s the bear, and who’s the bitch
This queer does lady gaga better than lady gaga
I’m falling in love with his voice. Pardon my language, but it’s so orgasmic!
It’s a guy like this that makes me hate lady gaga covers.
You have to be kidding when you say that a guy like this who clearly swapped vocal chords with a 9 year old girl (or justin bieber) could easily upstage lady gaga herself.
You are a bonified dumbass and should not listen to music or touch a computer.
his pants are just a bit too tight to reach those notes
man, control your self, you look like fucking britney spears. you sing well, if you are a girl
Apparently a lot of people are unaware as to what a “medley” is.
I’m impressed. He’s a damn good singer.
WOOOOOOOW!!
Dude, shut the hell up. Just because he can sing better than you doesn’t mean you can bash him. Douchebag.
this is so good
not a fan of lady gaga but im adoring this
I wish i could be famous writing songs with basic major chord progressions and shallow meaningless lyrics. You know, the type of song that gets played on the radio non-stop so the general public that is stupid enough to listen to the radio will go and download it a hundred times on iTunes. But even then the major label would get most the money. At least I’d be famous, right?
why don’t you do it then?
Have fun being bitter.
ahhh, well if you think about it, this type of music is what makes hits. Really think back to the bands that got interupted with corporate big money ideas and destroyed the band. Anyone want to start a list….
Why doesn’t this guy have a label?
A listenable version of a bunch of terrible, shitty songs. Put that GaGa bitch on a rocketship to Mars.
This is fabulous! God, I hope these fellas get somewhere awesome doing this kind of thing.
i guess you cant spot good talent. typical uneducated loser. get a life.
i agree with you, its a dude singing a chicks songs, so yeah, there is a feminine influence, but damn he hits the notes and has real consistency
Wasn’t necessary? You’re kidding, right? Like Lady Gaga is necessary…
The lyrics aren’t nonsensical sounds, no matter how badly written they may be. You’re just trying to justify the fact that the Lady Gaga version of these songs were made in a factory with machines and computer programs, as opposed to actual human hands playing instruments and an actual human voice without autotune and effects.
So what makes this special, you ask? Talent. It doesn’t matter what the lyrical content is in association with the person vocalizing them. It’s pretty close-minded of you to say that it does. Someone sounds a little homophobic and ignorant, if you ask me.
“I think this song is better when it’s being orchestrated by a computer and sung by a crack head, but I’m trying to say it in a way that makes me sound like less of a stupid douche bag and more of an educated douche bag” is all I’m hearing out of you.
Like I said, talent is what makes it special. Two people performing those songs flawlessly with only a microphone and a guitar is what makes it special.
Words cannot explain enough how much disdain I have for Lady Gaga’s idea of music. This video, however, gave me chills. It still isn’t a genre that I would reach out to listen to on my own accord, but these two young men are obviously extremely talented. I appreciate that to the fullest.
Wow. That guy is a hell of a singer. Very impressive.
This guy has a GREAT voice. It is fantastic. Made me enjoy those songs, and I’m not a Gaga fan at all, (although I love Paparazi, and when he got to that it almost made me crap my pants from happiness
, but I don’t understand all these negative comments, especially about him being a homosexual. He has a voice, and a really good one at that. His sexuality is not up for discussion, nor does it detract from the talent that he obviously has. He reminds me of someone who would do well in musical theatre, and I love that kind of music. So, rock on, Brother!
It doesn’t matter what you are singing when you have a voice like this kid. I think that it puts his vocal talents to the test and was a great representation of his talent. Bravo from me.