{"id":20236,"date":"2016-09-09T12:39:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T11:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-98520-280723.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=20236"},"modified":"2016-09-29T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T09:03:41","slug":"listen-to-perfect-illusion-by-lady-gaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/listen-to-perfect-illusion-by-lady-gaga\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#8220;Perfect Illusion&#8221; by Lady Gaga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xn599R0ZBwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/perfect-illusion-single\/id1151638957?app=itunes\" style=\"display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;background:url(https:\/\/linkmaker.itunes.apple.com\/images\/badges\/en-us\/badge_itunes-lrg.svg) no-repeat;width:165px;height:40px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you turn on a \u201cclassic\u201d <strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong> track, the first thing that comes to your mind is that you\u2019ll be able to dance. You may feel a little free. Recently, there is a side of her that is coming out that is really to connect an emotional side of songwriting. Just look at her delivery of <strong>\u2018Til It Happens To You.\u2019<\/strong> In that next evolutionary stage of songwriting, the single \u2018Perfect Illusion\u2019 takes you on a journey of emotions that may leave you a little confused. Both elements of emotion and dance collide in what becomes a single that will strike a chord both melodically, but emotionally as well. In the end, it\u2019s nothing more than classic Lady Gaga. This is <strong>\u2018Perfect Illusion.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you turn on the track, you\u2019re greeted with a sound that is an uplifting rock guitar meets 80\u2019s pop melody. It feels like everything seems fine and dandy on the outside. Hell, you can even dance to this track. Though, when you look a little deeper beyond the surface of the melody and take a hard look at the lyrics; something is not right on the inside. \u201cit wasn\u2019t love, it was a perfect illusion, mistaken for love.\u201d It\u2019s a classic story of someone who is burned by unrequited love.  <\/p>\n<p>Further on in the 2nd verse, you hear the lyrics clearly \u201chigh like amphetamine, maybe you\u2019re just a dream, That\u2019s what it means to crush.\u201d She gets so sucked into this vision of love that really isn\u2019t there. It\u2019s a subject that we all can really relate to. We\u2019ve all been there once or maybe even twice.  With <strong>\u2018Perfect Illusion\u2019<\/strong> the melody gives you the emotions of feeling free in love, whilst the lyrics bring you back into reality. There is a balance that gives you the full immersive look into what it is like to be in love with someone who won\u2019t give you the same attention back.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s great to finally have <strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong> back in her truest form. An honest form of songwriting and classic elements to boot. Just watch out for that key change! Mother Monster is back to claim her pop throne! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you turn on a \u201cclassic\u201d Lady Gaga track, the first thing that comes to your mind is that you\u2019ll be able to dance. You may feel a little free. Recently, there is a side of her that is coming out that is really to connect an emotional side of songwriting. 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