Are country music fans ready to put their paws up and chant “Don’t be a drag, just be a queen?” The song that is tearing up hot 100 on the Billboard Charts has been, well… remastered of sorts. Lady Gaga and her crew teamed up to release a country version of “Born This Way.” This version, co-produced by Mama Monster herself, opens with the same spoken part about “H-I-M,” but then the synthesizers and thumping beat are replaced with a guitar, some wailing harmonica, a slowed-down tempo and a revised bridge.
And she even changed up the lyrics a little in the middle of the song!
Per E! Online:
“If we want to make it country, baby, it’s OK/ ‘Cause I was born, I was born, I was born this way/ From London, Paris, Japan, back to U.S.A./ I was born on the road, I was born to brave.”
When Lady Gaga first made the announcement yesterday that this new version of her #1 hit would be released, the country world was a little weary. After all, this is the woman known for meat dresses and living inside of an egg for three days. But when that tweet came at 3am and YouTube was bombarded with Gaga’s Little Monsters, it became apparent that this girl kinda knew what she was doing. Via Twitter, Lady Gaga told her followers the country version was a “surprise” to thank them for making “Born This Way” No. 1 for six weeks in a row on the Billboard Hot 100.
I think the mix is somewhat of a mess. However, I think I like this version more than the overproduced mess of the original. I give her credit for doing it, but she would have been better with a more stripped down version. What do YOU think? Sound off in the comment box below!
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