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One listen to Retro Dance Freak and it becomes fairly obvious why it wasn’t included in Gaga’s debut album, The Fame.
The track reminds me of Fergie’s tendency to release songs that are amalgamations of references to the previous songs of a genre (think Fergilcious and current BEP single Boom Boom Pow), if they were more original, less obvious, and more successful as a complete thought.
In reality unless someone told you this was Lady Gaga it may not be apparent at first listen (in fact it sounds more like Blondie or Gwen Stefani), and considering how similar several songs on The Fame sounded that’s definitely a good thing. Listen to “Retro Dance Freak” after the jump.
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It doesn’t suck, although comparing it to Blondie got my hopes up
most songs have a part where they climax i suppose you could call it, this song is the same all the way through. not her best work.
does not sound like her
Contrast to what tyu all think, I actually LOVE this song! I love that it’s catchy and upbeat.
great song in my opinion, it doesn’t really need a climax because as soon as GaGa starts to sing it has the effect of a continuos chorus. This and beautiful, dirty rich pretty much define the fame and that era of GaGa for me. To be honest its quite conrasting (in tempo)to her other fame songs, but it still allows her voice to be recognised easily.