best music video ever? Lady Gaga and Beyonce - Telephone

[lainey]

surely she's a media whore for advertising virgin phones and coca cola?

[Worm]

surely she's a media whore for advertising virgin phones and coca cola?

All pop music is advertising, even if only for itself. Pop is a product, even Morrissey.

And lest you think her a 'whore', are you aware that Virgin Mobile is a sponsor of her Monster Ball tour this year?

By sponsoring the tour, Virgin Mobile and her other sponsors are helping keep the cost of tickets down, thus ensuring that more fans have access to her show. That's not bad, right? And Virgin is offering on-site "enhancements" at the gigs to make the fans' experiences more memorable. The sponsorship proves GaGa cares about her fans.

On top of all this, Virgin is using its partnership with Lady GaGa to help combat youth homelessness.

Also, what's wrong with Virgin Mobile? They offer millions of customers control, flexibility and connectivity through their Virgin Mobile Plans Without Annual Contracts. Isn't that cool? How is giving people what they want a bad thing? Freedom-- flexibility-- lower costs-- bringing people all around the world together in a network of friends and family. That sounds totally awesome-- who'd be against that?


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Yes, the above is intended ironically. By God, she's a whore*!

And yet nothing I said can be refuted.

*Probably.

[CrystalGeezer]

This is great product placement.

[Hellie]

Trouble with it for me is my 13 yr old daughter thinks she's a great role model

It is genius though.

[mikael]

Best music video ever

[Dave]

To everyone and their sidekick, thank you so much, and I mean that sincerely. I needed a laugh.

I wouldn't say that all pop music is advertising, but it is certainly a product, while videos such as this are certainly advertising. Problem is, this one won't be played on MTV in it's pure state, and there was definitely something going on in addition to the desire to push product.

CNN reports that MTV banned Lady Gaga and Beyonce Telephone video; MTV says they didn’t. Monday, CNN reported that MTV pulled a Beyonce and Lady Gaga video because of its sexual and violent content. The music video, Telephone was released Thursday and has had over 13 million views on YouTube. The controversy over the Telephone video has created a ‘net buzz.

According to a CNN report released Monday night many Beyonce fans are questioning why she would be involved in such a video. Beyonce’s videos have been a little tamer. Even in the Telephone video, Beyonce is still more subdued then her lady counterpart is.

Lady Gaga on the other hand goes out all in the Telephone video and makes out with another woman, makes sexual advances and the video itself is quite violent.

MTV has attempted to contact CNN all day Monday about their report but they have not received a response. MTV states that they have not banned the Beyonce and Lady Gaga video.



This one can't be played on MTV either. One of my favorites from that special that airs occasionally, though with a different and better version of the song.

[Dave]

This is a nice effort, but I wonder what Lady Gaga would have done with it?

[CrystalGeezer]

To everyone and their sidekick, thank you so much, and I mean that sincerely. I needed a laugh.

waitaminute *mouthbreathing* I'm confuzd.

So you think the video is crap, right? Please say yes.

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

waitaminute *mouthbreathing* I'm confuzd.

So you think the video is crap, right? Please say yes.

no, I particularly love it when she poisons every one

[CrystalGeezer]

no, I particularly love it when she poisons every one

I bet you do.

[Dave]

waitaminute *mouthbreathing* I'm confuzd.

So you think the video is crap, right? Please say yes.

[CrystalGeezer]

Use your words, not your images. Did you go to therightone school of discourse?

[Dave]

Use your words, not your images. Did you go to therightone school of discourse?

I said exactly what I think, earlier in the thread.

[Happy Maudlin]

A wee bit like putting a 7" single over your cock but,surely,no pop star would ever do that.

For real...

[Happy Maudlin]

I said exactly what I think, earlier in the thread.

Fur real... again!

[CrystalGeezer]

I said exactly what I think, earlier in the thread.

Oh Dave, you've been hanging out with too many antiques. To each his own. The concept of subversion is interesting, but I can't get past the parody of something that's already been parodied. It's reeks of unoriginality. What's next? Lady Gaga Telephone On Ice?

[Dave]

Oh Dave, you've been hanging out with too many antiques. To each his own. The concept of subversion is interesting, but I can't get past the parody of something that's already been parodied. It's reeks of unoriginality. What's next? Lady Gaga Telephone On Ice?

You should look at the argument pyramid again.

[CrystalGeezer]

You should look at the argument pyramid again.

You should kiss my ass, fuckface.

(Isn't that the base of the pyramid? The foundation that holds your system up? )

[Anker Ignis Fatuus Von K.]

Crap!

[Dave]

You know what would have been better? Lil Wayne is in jail now I think, and it would have been great if he could have been in this for a few bars.