Song Deconstruction

The two songs I have chosen for my song deconstruction are two by the one and only Lady Gaga.

You and I:
You and I Official Video

Love Game:
Love Game Official Video

Lady gaga may be referred by many as "crazy," but in all reality her songs are great. i compared two of her popular songs. you and i is very recent, but it has become one of my favorite songs. as for love game, i don't like it quite as much, but it is a wonderful song to dance to.

discussing the lyrics to these songs, i would say that lady gaga is actually contradicting herself. in love game, she is speaking of wanting to ride someone's "disco stick," while in you and i, there is more romance involved. she wants to be someone's baby doll again, and she isn't leaving without that person. I just feel as if those songs are completely different in that sense.

When you bring up the melody, i would say the rhythm in both songs have the same consistency. however, the notes, the melody, are obviously different in both. melody is the tune carried out throughout the song, or the scale of notes. i feel as if lady gaga, in love game, is more or less "talking" her words out. yes, she is singing, but it is her normal voice, like the way she would talk. in you and i, she has a higher voice in parts, and a lower voice in others.

finally, there are many similarities and differences in the musical quality between these two songs. as for rhythm, they are both consistent throughout both the of the songs. the chorus blends in with everything else. the intensity in you and i is the bass playing in the background, but the intensity in love game comes from her words and lyrics. the pitch of her songs is more consistent in love game, while the pitch has a little more of a range in you and i. the timbre is distinguished by the bass in you and i, but in love game the timbre comes from her vocals and the "clapping" instrument. love game's speed is much faster, which is understandable when looking at the lyrics. for you and i, she takes more a romantic approach, which leads to a slower speed to the song. finally, the organization of both songs is different because of the lyrics, once again. these songs are about very, very different things. therefore, when she goes to organize them, she must take that into account.

the song i like better would have to be you and i. many people can't believe that it is lady gaga when they hear the song. i love the lyrics, and i love the beat. i'm not crazy about the lyrics to love game, and i would say it is pretty immature. you and i is very unique and intense in it's own way, and it has now become my ringtone :).