Song of the Day #5,862: ‘Bad Romance’ – Hildegard Von Blingen’

My second bardcore selection is a cover of a much more contemporary song — Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance.’

In her early posts, Hildegard Von Blingen’ added vocals over other people’s instrumental tracks, but on this one she created the whole thing from scratch, using a Celtic harp and wooden recorders to achieve the distinctive sound.

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Song of the Day #641: ‘Bad Romance’ – Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga could potentially be a second impression artist for me, because the first impression has not been a very good one. More likely she’ll remain one of those acts, like Lil Wayne, that critics and fans alike fawn over while I scratch my head, not getting it.

Let me clarify. I get the GaGa-ness of Lady GaGa — her outlandish style, the Marilyn Manson meets Madonna thing she has going on. It’s her music that I don’t get.

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