Remember how we said yesterday that footage of Lady Gaga's new song wouldn't make it on the internet because of the strict no-camera policy at the club where she was performing it? Well, we were very wrong.
Gaga was giving lucky fans a sneak preview of her forthcoming album ARTPOP at the Berghain club in Berlin, a venue that's known for some notorious behavior, hence our guess that no video would make it out. She had announced earlier on Twitter that she would perform her song "Gypsy" for the first time on piano. Fortunately, the event seemed to have a corporate sponsor, and the video was posted this morning.
Music Times isn't sure how much listeners should take from the instrumental element of the performance; All of the songs we've off of ARTPOP, from single "Applause" to yesterday's leak "Swine," have been heavily influenced by EDM. Gaga performed last night on a grand piano solo -wearing black, leather lingerie and a mustache- but she didn't give any indication how the track would be backed on the album.
A break from the electronica theme we've seen so far wouldn't do too bad with "Gypsy." There's no doubt based on mood or pace that it's a ballad, through-and-through. The song discusses the protagonist's travelling lifestyle, and ultimately finds Gaga discussing settling down for good with a potential husband. Although the performer frequently gets very emotional during live performances, the touching nature of the song is a rarity in terms of lyrics for Gaga.
Check out the video below (Gaga takes the stage at about 1:00) and watch out for ARTPOP November 8.
