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Below, my 15 takeaways fromHarlequin.
Before we dive in, its worth setting up Gagas role inJokera little bit.
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She plays Lee Quinzel, a deranged fan of the Jokers who falls in love with him.
I am predicting that the music will delve into this twisted love storythe tale of two lonely souls uniting.
Im greeted by a smooth jazz piano sound.
Shes switched up some of the lyrics to the song.
When the inmates began to sleep, the stars were shining bright, she sings.
Now the wardens on his way, its too late to say goodnight.
Next up is Get Happy, another Garland classic, this onefromSummer Stock.Interestingis the whole album covers?
All you sinners, gather round, she croons.
All you sinnersfollow me.
Forget your troubles, come on, get happy; get ready for the judgment day.
I can definitely see her singing this to some of her glam asylum friends.
Now Gaga is singing Oh, When the Saintsan old spiritual popularized by Louis Armstrong.
Weve got a more groovy organ sound going on.
I talked to God about my heart, she sings.
The devil plays some mean guitar.
(Cue: a mean guitar solo.)
I can totally picture her in full Harley Quinn garb, rocking out.
I think this will be a truly committed performance from Gagawith both songanddance.
Then again, does she ever do anything halfway?
This is the woman who once wore ameat dress!
These song choices were very clever.
The world is a stage; the stage is a world of entertainment.
Theres always a lonely clown.
Somebody clearly spent a lot of time googling songs that feature lyrics with clowns or jesters in them.
The Joker is a bop, though.
This could have easily appeared on GagasJoannealbum.
Im guessing she sings this when Harley and the Joker break out of the asylum (?)
The song is very, like, flapper-Gatsby-party vibes.
Somebody get me a moonshine martini, stat!
Gagas cover ofNat King Coles Smile,however, is a little more sappy.
Smile, though your heart is aching.
Smile, even though its breaking.
When there are clouds in the sky, youll get by.
you might just hear the heartache in her voice.
(Perhaps she and the Joker have just split up?)
Can covers be nominated for best song?
At the very least, Im expecting a great Grammys performance out of this!
There are a lot of instrumental breaks on this album, too.
The whole thing has heavy Theater Kid energy.
To me, this suggests we are going to get a lot of large-scale dance numbers in the film.
Put your paws up and get ready for that choreo!
Its worth nothing that Gaga wrote some original music for this albumit isntallcovers.
If I could fix the broken pieces, then Id have a happy mistake.
I love when Gaga does stripped-back tracks that showcase her beautiful voice like this.
The album ends with Thats Life, a songmade famous by Frank Sinatrain 1966.
Thats lifethats what people say, she sings.
Aint those some real words to live by.
Dont let life get you down, folks!
