Lady Gaga - "The Edge of Glory"

[-m-]

"Edge of Glory" - This one sounds crazy in print -- it's a massive power ballad with heavy club beats that features Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band wailing on his saxophone -- but somehow it all seems totally natural when you actually hear it. There's an element of cheesiness to it, but it's totally captivating and incredibly catchy. If any of these new Gaga tunes demands to be a big fat hit, this is it. The inclusion of Clemons is an inspired touch that amplifies the song's Eighties stadium rock vibe, but his actual performance is amazing and ranks among the best of his career

[Hallows]

She has got to release a ballad at some point. I wonder if this will be it.

[-m-]

It says "power ballad with heavy club beats"

I can't imagine that all.

[Hallows]

Haha I guess I just skipped over the rest after I read the word "ballad."

[I'M ON ONE]

I wonder if this will be the third single, and for the later summer months (July/August)

I'm guessing they release "Judas" in April or early May and that will run into July.

[zak]

Yeah there has been a rumor this is planned as third single.

But Gaga also said Marry the Night was considered for the first single, so I'd think that would get a release at some point too.

[I'M ON ONE]

Exclusive: How E Street Band Saxophonist Clarence Clemons Ended Up on Lady Gaga's New Album

"She came running down the hall," Clemons says. "She was like 'Big Man!' I was like 'Holy sh*t, man. Damn!'"


Three weeks ago E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons was putting together an exercise machine in his Florida house when his wife told him that Lady Gaga's people were on the phone. "They said to me, 'Lady Gaga wants you to play on her album,'" Clemons says. "This is on a Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm. I said, 'When do you want me to do it? I'm free Monday or Tuesday.' They go, "No, she needs you RIGHT NOW in New York City." Clemons dropped what he was doing and started driving to the airport. "I almost got a ticket I drove so fast," says Clemons. "It was wild. I was so excited. I'm a Gaga-ite."

Clemons arrived at the Manhattan studio at midnight with his saxophone, not quite sure what to expect. "She came running down the hall," Clemons says. "She was like 'Big Man!' I was like, 'Holy sh*t, man. Damn!'" Gaga wanted him to play saxophone on her in-progress song "Hair." In a recent interview with Ryan Seacrest, Gaga talked about the song. "It's uptemo, but it's sort of got this Bruce Springsteen vibe to it," she said. "I actually had Clarence Clemons come in. He played saxophone. It's really interesting, because it's putting saxophone on this really huge electronic record." She also gave Seacrest a bit of the lyrics: "Whenever I dress cool my parents put up a fight / And if I'm a hotshot Mom will cut my hair at night / And in the morning I'm shorn of my identity / I scream, "Mom and Dad, why can't I be who I want to be?"

Before Clemons started work on the song, she explained the lyrics to him. "It made so much sense," he says. "It's a story about growing up." She gave him very few instructions about how to play on the song. "She said 'we'll put the tape on and you just play,'" Clemons says. "She said to me, 'Play from your heart. Play what you feel.' It was all very pure."

By 3:00 am, after just a few takes, they were done. "I play sax through the whole song and I have a solo," says Clemons. "I'm surprised I'm getting paid for this. I would have done it for free. I can never believe something that feels so good earns me money." Clemons was a huge Gaga fan before the session, but now he loves her even more. "She's the real deal," he says. "All the craziness and stuff, there's a purpose to all of it. She has no boundaries ... It's a day I'll never forget. I always wait for Bruce to call and say 'come do this' and it's real exciting for me. I never saw this happening, though.'"

[zak]

This will be the first promo/countdown single and will be released to iTunes on Monday May 9th

[I'M ON ONE]

Sun, 08 May 2011

Lady Gaga: 'Edge of Glory' on iTunes Tomorrow!


Check out the cover artwork for Lady Gaga’s next single “The Edge of Glory!”

“Another shot before we kiss the other side. I’m on the edge of something final we call life,” Lady Gaga wrote on her Facebook page.

The song will be released on iTunes TOMORROW (May 9) at 4pm EST!

Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball concert special aired on HBO over the weekend. To find out when the special will be airing next, check out HBO.com!

[Hallows]

This is a bit different coming from her, but it's not so good.

[Robert J]

30 seconds in and I already liked this better than either of the singles. It's so early 00s Euro pop.

That said, it definitely isn't single material.

[Grenade]

I think this sounds like a bad 90's song.

[duh5]

I like this, very 90's, but in a good way IMO. The saxophone solo is so out of place though.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

This is some aspects that are good, but overall this is not good. Let's hope it says an album track.

[Ammer]

May 9, 2011 18:40:46 GMT -5 TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur said:

This is some aspects that are good, but overall this is not good. Let's hope it says an album track.

[I'M ON ONE]

#9 on iTunes (higher than Judas (#11)

[DaveZ35]

This is just OK to me. Nothing spectacular.

[I'M ON ONE]

#5 on iTunes

[CLEM]

May 9, 2011 20:15:54 GMT -5 I'M ON ONE said:

higher than Judas

brb lolling

[irice22]

I like this.

[I HATE LA REID]

right when the chorus started i sang "my life would suck without you"
not bad...but still not as good as the older material.

[Dance In The Dark]

This is beautiful.

[I HATE LA REID]

#1 on itunes.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

Seems radio likes this. 20 adds this week including Z100.

[Hallows]

I discounted this to quickly, I love it now.