Lady GaGa is 24 Today

After The Show is wishing a Happy 24th birthday to Lady GaGa!

Here is the Queen song, called “Radio Ga Ga,” from which Lady GaGa got her name:

Who Are They Now Game: Answers

If you played the “Who Are They Now” Game and couldn’t figure out who all of the 8 kids were, here are the answers:

Child #1 is Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet):

Child #2 is Avril Lavigne:

Child #3 is Ben Lee:

Child #4 is Blake Sennett (Rilo Kiley):

Child #5 is Joe Jonas:

Child #6 is Jenny Lewis:

Child #7 is Lady Gaga:

Child #8 is Scarlett Johannson:

Gaga – NYC Monster Ball

Lady Gaga played 4 sold out shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall – photos of her tour bus, parked on 51st street, are below:

Here’s a video from 3 years ago of pre-Lady Gaga — called the Stefani Germanotta band — performing “Hollywood” in New York.

And here’s Stefani Germanotta performing “Captivated” and “Electric Kiss” at NYU:

Cover Songs

What does a good cover accomplish?

A good cover song stays true to the original, yet adds something new. This thin line is tricky to navigate, and a great cover song manages to be respectful of the original song (in both the verses and chorus) while also making you appreciate another dimension of the original song – structure, melody, etc.

Starting today, After The Show will feature the best YouTube covers of Lady Gaga songs.

“Paparazzi”

Cover #1: A rock band version of “Paparazzi”:

Cover #2: A male acoustic version of “Paparazzi”:

Original Song: Acoustic version of “Paparazzi”:

Original Song: Live

Lady Gaga

Although Lady Gaga is certainly not the type of artist we usually feature on After The Show, her musical/performance/appearance transformation from Stefani Germanotta to Lady Gaga is very interesting.

Here’s a video from 2006 of 20-year-old Stefani Germanotta singing “Hollywood” with her band in NYC:

Here is a recent video of Lady Gaga performing “Poker Face” in France: