I was sitting with the guys having coffee and talking music. One of my buddies happens to be a former rapper of just a little bit of fame (he got into more trouble than sold records but that is another story). Anyhow I was talking about how much I love the live performance of “Edge of Glory” by Lady Gaga. The guys were highly critical of my statements about “one of the best music videos ever.”
After much guy talk, the consensus came down on the side of Jimi Hendrix, “All Along the Watchtower.”
They are both below. Here’s the silly part. I’d like you to weigh in and vote.
If you think the Gaga video is better please RETWEET this post.
If you think the Hendrix is better please FACEBOOK like this post.
Thanks for playing on a snowy Saturday morning here in Brookline.
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the hendrix song is one of the classic songs of the period (i think it was originally written and sung by bob dylan – however i regard this as the benchmark version). the gaga song, is quite a good song, generic of the singersongwriter style of the…1970/80s even if i disregard all that and concentrate purely on the music itself – the hendrix song is musically more nourishing for me. its soul, feeling, musicality, atmosphere, sensuality – in the voice, the instruments, the score gaga is technically a much better singer than hendrix, however he is a better vocalist (use… Read more »
Anybody remember The Kinks? The greatest British Invasion band ever!!!!!!!
Really Tom.
At the moment Gaga is getting her ass kicked (just a single retweet, which I think was probably me)…really people?
I would 100% go Gaga but … what is this Tweet you talk of?
Prefer the Bad Romance video though.
You’re kidding, I hope.
Which is the better video? I have to say Hendrix because there’s more going on than in the Gaga performance. Now if you want to talk about which is the better SONG well I think that’s open to debate.
Off to Facebook it is…
I hope you washed these images and videos off with SOPA before you posted them… https://goodmenproject.com/good-feed-blog/sopa-is-about-a-whole-lot-more-than-pirates/
Hendrix vs. Gaga???? Close your eyes and listen, you know it’s Jimi but the other one could be any over the top pop star packaged and sold to the public.
I don’t know. That Gaga song has a particular inflection that I have never heard before and has stayed with me for months.