So this is one of my favorite songs from Lady Gaga's Joanne. It might not be my absolute favorite right now after listening to the cd a few times... but it is the song that I initially really loved from the CD. I think Gaga and Florence have really great voices, both very unique and they just sound really really nice together.
Plus it's awesome because it has such a nice feminist message... here are some of the lyrics I find the best. "Hey Girl, Hey girl. We can make it easy if we lift each other. Hey girl, hey girl. We don't have to keep one-in-up one another."
It's such a simple thing to think of... but such a hard thing to actually DO! I'm guilty of trying to one-up people all the time... and it's mostly because I think everyone is trying to one-up me. For the most part... people probably are trying to do that... but that doesn't mean I have to give in. It's just kind of bringing me to an ugly level and I don't need to do that. I can just support someone else or sympathize with them or something... being happy for someone isn't hard and it feels a lot better than resenting someone for no reason... but at the same time... a lot of women just reject it.
When I was little I was friends with someone that was very competitive to the point where we made up a game... it was basically baseball but in the pool and we used the little things on the edge of the pool as bases. When she was playing she would hold onto one of the things on the edge and then grab another and keep doing that all around the pool... but when I did the same thing she said I was cheating... and that's when I think I really started doing that...
And in reality... there's a way to show that you're a good person and that you are just as wonderful as someone else without being like "Ohhh you got all A's and one B? I got all A's." You could say something like "Ohhh I see you got a B in this. Do you want me to help you?" And then you both get an A... and you're not the jerk. We can lift each other instead of just bringing everybody down. Because if you try to bring someone down... you're just bringing yourself down in the process.
That is probably something really really relevant in the Music Industry as well... there's always a fight going on and some sort of twitter war or something. Gaga has pretty much stayed out of that also... when Ke$ha first got popular, there were a lot of similarities between her and Lady Gaga. I think Kesha wore the lighting bolt thing on her face much like Gaga... and they were kind of alike... but last year when Kesha needed support because of her cutting ties with Dr. Luke for abusing her (whether or not he was sexually abusing her... here are some leaked emails and you can tell that he was certainly emotionally abusive.) Gaga was there to support her and she gave money to Kesha so that Kesha could try to start her career back up or pay for legal fees or whatever. Lady Gaga was there to support Kesha in a moment of need.. and that's something we need to be doing.
So that is my challenge for the month of March... try to support other women even if I think they might be one-uping you... You can defend yourself and show others your talent without bringing them down or showing off or anything... just be yourself, don't try to be better because in reality, we're all equal.
Alrighty! here is a video of the song on youtube if you want to listen to it. It is also on Lady Gaga's wonderful new CD, Joanne if you're looking to listen to some more. Or just look up the lyrics on Google if you're really not a fan of Gaga or Florence... but you still like the message and need some inspiration.
Byeee!
-Shannon
Plus it's awesome because it has such a nice feminist message... here are some of the lyrics I find the best. "Hey Girl, Hey girl. We can make it easy if we lift each other. Hey girl, hey girl. We don't have to keep one-in-up one another."
It's such a simple thing to think of... but such a hard thing to actually DO! I'm guilty of trying to one-up people all the time... and it's mostly because I think everyone is trying to one-up me. For the most part... people probably are trying to do that... but that doesn't mean I have to give in. It's just kind of bringing me to an ugly level and I don't need to do that. I can just support someone else or sympathize with them or something... being happy for someone isn't hard and it feels a lot better than resenting someone for no reason... but at the same time... a lot of women just reject it.
When I was little I was friends with someone that was very competitive to the point where we made up a game... it was basically baseball but in the pool and we used the little things on the edge of the pool as bases. When she was playing she would hold onto one of the things on the edge and then grab another and keep doing that all around the pool... but when I did the same thing she said I was cheating... and that's when I think I really started doing that...
And in reality... there's a way to show that you're a good person and that you are just as wonderful as someone else without being like "Ohhh you got all A's and one B? I got all A's." You could say something like "Ohhh I see you got a B in this. Do you want me to help you?" And then you both get an A... and you're not the jerk. We can lift each other instead of just bringing everybody down. Because if you try to bring someone down... you're just bringing yourself down in the process.
That is probably something really really relevant in the Music Industry as well... there's always a fight going on and some sort of twitter war or something. Gaga has pretty much stayed out of that also... when Ke$ha first got popular, there were a lot of similarities between her and Lady Gaga. I think Kesha wore the lighting bolt thing on her face much like Gaga... and they were kind of alike... but last year when Kesha needed support because of her cutting ties with Dr. Luke for abusing her (whether or not he was sexually abusing her... here are some leaked emails and you can tell that he was certainly emotionally abusive.) Gaga was there to support her and she gave money to Kesha so that Kesha could try to start her career back up or pay for legal fees or whatever. Lady Gaga was there to support Kesha in a moment of need.. and that's something we need to be doing.
So that is my challenge for the month of March... try to support other women even if I think they might be one-uping you... You can defend yourself and show others your talent without bringing them down or showing off or anything... just be yourself, don't try to be better because in reality, we're all equal.
Alrighty! here is a video of the song on youtube if you want to listen to it. It is also on Lady Gaga's wonderful new CD, Joanne if you're looking to listen to some more. Or just look up the lyrics on Google if you're really not a fan of Gaga or Florence... but you still like the message and need some inspiration.
Byeee!
-Shannon
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