POP SONG REVIEW: "Firework" by Katy Perry vs "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga

"Firework" by Katy Perry vs "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga

[@samyes1726]

I always thought the reason born this way was pandering and obvious was very purposeful. There's no subtext, no metaphors, she just outright says it doesn't matter if ur gay, straight, trans, whatever. She didn't pull any punches, she made a song that would be in your face because she wanted people to dance together and be accepting.

[@skyheartstar6510]

I think it seems different from the outside, like ppl think “hey aren’t you sick of this? I would be if someone was talking this much about my group” without realizing how much negativity there is and how much rarer positive representation had been for a while.

[@TSFboi]

this this this

[@theodoe946]

That wasn’t the point. The point was a major celeb was finally saying this stuff out loud in a song no less so people are forced to listen. It brought the conversation to greater relevance. That’s what me, a gay guy thinks.

[@santiagobauza4257]

@@theodoe946 Yes. There were some songs before that sent a similar message, but they came from the likes of Jimmy Sommerville and Erasure, not from one of the biggest and most established names in not just pop music, but pop culture. She could have spoken to everyone like Katy Perry did (and therefore no one) but she chose her audience very specifically. And the retribution from the gay community over the next decade demonstrates the impact.

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

@@theodoe946 yeah but you're not the majority like is straight guys so we're not taking your opinion.

[@HedeccaTamer]

Despite Born This Way's pandering, that song definitely gave me the confidence to come out at the time

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

dude that rocks! personally, just having the song in my head, playing in the background, gives me a lil ego boost. its got a good vibe.

[@fox_in_michigan8716]

The “Spanish” part of born this way isn’t Spanish, it’s Italian... it means “Love needs faith”

[@extrahourinthepit]

Can you spell it out? I listened to it a dozen times after reading this and all I can get is "Mi amore" ("the amore"?), with some good faith "Mi amore vuole"? "The amore vuole"? Hell, I'm Italian, I should know!

[@extrahourinthepit]

Pandamations Again, I am Italian, I should be able to tell

[@simonegreco1958]

@@extrahourinthepit è siciliano, "il mio amore vuole fede"

[@ArturoStojanoff]

It's interesting that now Fireworks is arguably Katy Perry's most iconic song, one of the ones she's most remembered by.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

5 years later and this still holds up

[@alannahfisherman1321]

Could have been something better, but at the same time could have been something worse..

[@leonthethird7494]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 I haven’t heard the song in years

[@soloflare9696]

Also probably her most meme'd song ever

[@WednesdayAddams5150]

It’s a great song of course it’s iconic.

[@taste_is_sweet]

The point of 'born this way' is the often preached "God doesn't make mistakes", therefore being LGBTQ+ is a choice, because otherwise someone who wasn't cisgendered and straight would be a mistake. Gaga is saying that, since God doesn't make mistakes, being born LGBTQ+ is neither wrong nor a choice. It's actually a really cool message.

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Taste_is_Sweet ok but what if you’re born disabled? is that god’s plan too?

[@UBvtuber]

Well I mean, douches and homophobes were probably also born that way, so it's really not much of a defense unless you're directly debunking someone who says being gay is a choice.

[@SALshaNoma]

@@riverAmazonNZ yes. That's how it works to them. Everything is god's plan. Even getting cancer or pregnant is god's plan *eyeroll* You have no free will.

[@rageagainstthemicrowave1313]

@@UBvtuber I mean, I'm not religious but I think some religious people do honestly need to be told that "God makes no mistakes" because they can't bring themselves to genuinely empathize with people different than them otherwise.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

@@takemyhand1988 No, some of us were indeed born that way.

[@onecoolnerd]

I know this review is pretty old... but as a queer teen, "Born This Way" was so important to me. My local radio station edited out the "gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgender life" line but the song still meant so much to me.

[@skyheartstar6510]

Honestly the fact that Todd is mixed makes the “no one knows my race” jokes funnier.

[@breedlove94]

I'm surprised he's never remarked about being a Latino with no sense of rhythm

[@akielsteewart8577]

@@breedlove94 no sense of rhythm? Watch the start of all his videos.

[@temple5587]

When did he say he was mixed?

[@faeriegraver]

Just from seeing his face in Lindsay's video, he looks like at least one of his parents is East Asian?

[@maikenzupancicdanko9377]

@@temple5587 In the 7 Rings review I think

[@emmamueller3921]

i'm not a katy perry stan but in her defense singing live can be very hard, especially bc in that live performance you showed it seems like it was super cold and she was very underdressed. that can make singing really hard, and when i've heard her sing live in better circumstances she's sounded much better. that being said lady gaga is obviously a better singer

[@AlexTalArt]

i can't believe i'm typing this but in gaga's defence, she is actually part of the LGBT community so it's not super pandering.

[@jjstarA113]

LG-->B

[@blahblahblahbloohblah]

You can definitely pander to a group you belong to.

[@tpbloomfield]

"super pandering" It's like regular pandering, but you do it while wearing a cape!

[@Falloutlover1011]

She is but you can still pander to people who are like you

[@stevend285]

I can pander to men as a man.

[@clairekim2525]

I would choose Born This Way 100% for one simple reason. THE VAST MAJORITY OF LINES IN FIREWORK DONT EVEN REMOTELY RHYME. Even in the chorus. "Make em go 'ah ah ah' as you shoot across the sky-y-y." WTF!!!?!

[@fid.firdhaus]

does art really has to rhyme?

[@stewieismyhomeboy]

Not really, but when you're straining the words to make them rhyme, it makes one wonder why you didn't just hit backspace and try something else?

[@josephlankford5541]

JonTron sang Firework better.

[@richardpreston7333]

I mean, soft rhymes exist...

[@lucasoheyze4597]

I think of it as a form of retardation, it's basically baby talk.

[@orangefreak0514]

I Saw Gaga perform “born this way” days after it’s release in a surprise appearance at a gay club in Dallas. Nothing beat seeing her in that context

[@AdjectiveOtter]

How sure are you it wasn’t actually a Drag Queen?

[@andrewb.8184]

Maybe it's the nostalgia glasses, but I never saw born this way as pandering. It came out in 2011 when gay marriage was still illegal and basically no one in the mainstream was trans We DESERVED some god damn pandering. I mean, no one's bitching at fairy tales for constantly talking about how amazing straight relationships are

[@rageagainstthemicrowave1313]

same. I mean, also Gaga is bi right? like at the very least she's part of the community she's supposedly 'pandering' to. I mean, I think lgbt rights are much more mainstream now, but back then they really weren't as much and same sex couples couldn't get married yet, as you said. For someone to sing, "No matter gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgender life..." So explicitly was pretty out there even for 10 years ago. At least for a pop sonh.

[@fermintenava5911]

Fairy Tales never talk about relationships, they talk about marriage. Between royals, so the whole procreational aspect is kind of important.

[@reihalo6364]

The Plastic Bag is a reference to the bag scene from American Beauty, and it's pretty dated

[@xandertrejo]

I thought is was because the plastic bag is empty.

[@annnee6818]

Rei Halo Yeah, I would have thunk Katy Perry was a bit too young for that reference as well...

[@stagpie6449]

I'm 90% sure it's just an overly complex metaphor for the word trash. Besides the connotations for the bag in American Beauty are all pretty positive, which doesn't fit the verse here at all.

[@TheSkully343]

I thought it was a reference to Gudda Gudda... #GroceryBag

[@PennyAfNorberg]

Yepp and house of cards , well also kevin spacy

[@Cyancat123]

Gaga’s entire brand has been “gay people music” since the beginning. BTW was a completely expected move.

[@flazeda8743]

Right ? She said it from the get-go and folks said born this way was done for pandering... Accuse her all career to be pandering at least then lol.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

I agree, her whole career has been pandering.

[@CharlotteSWeb-oh7ou]

@@lucasoheyze4597 Not what pandering means.

[@wompwomp9946]

Do you ever feel like a grocery bag

[@Chelaxim]

How did you know?

[@chandlerbooth5314]

womp womp well played, sir.

[@nifralo2752]

Or a heftey bag

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

"OOOH!"

[@Ryan6586]

Beat me.to it well played

[@baka-chan9667]

Fun fact: Lady Gaga wrote Born this way in 10 minutes

[@louschwick7301]

it shows

[@rzeka]

Proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWXUq6aDpsiAmrM

[@galleryofrogues]

Why does that NOT surprise me at all

[@ronjames4151]

This masterpiece?!

[@baumhauser]

She just ripped off "Express Yourself" by Madonna almost note for note

[@joemuis23]

born this way has great instrumentals though, all the overblown soundeffects is what makes the song for me

[@CuleChick11]

I would 100% listen to "Firewood"

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

Honestly, the constant barrage of all-encompassing noise and colour that is BTW’s production is perfect for a gay rights anthem. If there’s one thing we love, it’s being extra. If the song were any other way it’d be a crime.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

‘Constant barrage,’ is a great way to put it.

[@goatdeer8403]

"If there's anything we love, it's being extra." Anecdotally I can say this isn't true for everyone

[@3DOM_]

Yeah no I personally dislike the extraness in many modern day lgbtq people and things.

[@anrrrmenage]

@@3DOM_most queers like it soooo

[@shadowlinkbds]

I really want to hear the song firewood from Todd in the shadows now.

[@EternalYorkieMom]

Born this Way is better than Express Yourself to me for one main reason. Express Yourself is all about how you shouldn’t have to put up with crap in a romantic relationship and has “what you need is a big strong hand to lift you to your higher ground” Born this Way is all about ACTUALLY being yourself regardless of the people in your life. And “Don’t be a drag just be a queen” is a great way to say don’t be mean

[@EpicB]

JesuOtaku's cameo in this video comes off much different since he came out as trans.

[@GizmoFan1]

@crazystairs712 Yes, back in 2016 he came out as trans and changed his name to Jacob.

[@EpicB]

@@heggy_69 What's Jacob up to these days anyway?

[@EpicB]

@@heggy_69 I never watched his old videos and I don't think I even heard he was trans until long after the fact.

[@TSFboi]

IMO Firework doesn't deserve to be compared to Born This Way - Born This Way was a bold, pro-LGBT ANTHEM that helped push gay acceptance into the public consciousness. Firework is fun but nowhere near as important.

[@EndBL]

A legendary song that conducts plagiarize? Excuse me

[@theodoe946]

@@EndBL Conducts plagiarize? Gurl. Imma assume you meant “that Gaga plagiarized.” Which is untrue. The chord progressions are similar. But girl. They ain’t even the same tempo, ain’t even the same key, ain’t even the same melody, and ain’t even have remotely similar lyrics.

[@88daysingulch]

@Jared Falk who asked

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

@@theodoe946 wtf ever those songs sound the exact same

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

Anyways, born this way is the most annoying song gaga has ever made, bar none.

[@connorrivers995]

I find that the most interesting part of "Born this way" is that Lady Gaga sampled the intro to the Hitchcock film "Vertigo".

[@artistofcybertron]

Even at Lady Gaga s worst, which she can be very cringe and even take herself too seriously, but I still enjoy Lady Gaga more. Her amazing live performances and ability to dip into other music styles nowadays definitely helps. 👌

[@dustygood4298]

It's five years after this video was released. I just watched it today. "Baby you're a firewood" will now live in my mind forever. Thank you Todd.

[@DBfan12]

I'd go with Firework for two reasons: 1.) It sounds nice. Even if the lyrics are cheesy, general and boring it sounds pretty. 2.) Because that one scene from Madagascar 3 is awesome.

[@Musicradio77Network]

+DBfan12 After listening to this song, I discovered that the Kidz Bop Kids did a great version of "Firework", but as I said, this song is my official national anthem. I love fireworks, I go there every year during July 4th and on summer events took place. A few months back I saw it at the Kingston Plaza and it was fun. I saw one on Saugerties, NY last year, and it was great. I've been making fireworks videos since 2006, but it's been 10 years since. July 4th is a few months away.

[@tomradda729]

3.) Jontron

[@DeadPizza]

Don't forget about the supreme ruler Kim Jung un

[@nopeynope12345]

XD

[@blazicgd]

Firework has better music, But Born This Way has more interesting everything

[@Saintnick90]

"Born This Way" does have a great chorus though. If that was the only part of the song, it would have the edge.

[@HSMiyamoto]

I really like Todd's piano rendition of "Born this Way."

[@piperlipschitz5534]

How many times do I have to tell people that Gaga is bisexual. It's not pandering to the LGBT community if it's her community.

[@UncouthTribunal]

...GROCERY BAG!

[@KayleeCee]

Michael Green Maybe the song made Gudda feel better about his floundering career.

[@throwback74]

This was exactly what I was looking for 😂 as soon as he paused on that line and didn't make a Gudda Gudda joke himself I came to the comments

[@TheMaskedDonut]

Been on a "Classic Todd" binge. Always interesting to see which songs age better/worse with time. Since Katy is no longer omnipresent like she was in the early 2010s, a lot of her songs (including this one) that drove me nuts I look back at as harmless. It's certainly among her better tracks though I still don't really want to listen to it because it's an inspiring "feel good about yourself" song and... those just rarely work for me. When I'm really in the dumps and feel full of self-loathing, someone telling me: "Cheer up, you're awesome!" doesn't fix that and that's how the song comes across to me. As for Born this Way is that, while at the time it may have seemed thuddingly obvious and like it was just pandering to her LGBTQ+ audience, (which I am not a member of), given the direction things have taken with right wing politics, it makes a blunt song like this feel all the more necessary. I think it would have aged poorly if it turned out that she was paying lip service without putting in the actual work, or if her politics evolved in opposite directions (*cough* J.K. Rowling *cough*), but that doesn't seem to be the case, so there's that.

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Uhhhh... Born This Way, a pro-LGBT song, is VERY expected by Lady Gaga, which has been her cause her entire career. What are you TALKING about, Todd?!

[@PossumCrafts]

I preferred Jontron's version of Firework personally.

[@zenorockbell3023]

Yeah. I did too

[@GalanDun]

+facecreep Wish he'd do a whole version someday.

[@GalanDun]

+facecreep Oh wait, he did. Awesome!

[@nastylittlecritter]

facecreep didn't that guy come out as a massive racist and mad conspiracist after trump won?

[@GameofMoans]

Nah, if you believe an Iranian son of 2 immigrants is racist to immigrants, then you are brainwashed. He has problems with Americas foreign security policies, and condemns the lefts vision of affirmative action, in general he is a conservative which pissed off a lot of people who thought differently.

[@ShadowTheSoulless]

one day my friend texted me, asking me if i ever felt like a plastic bag and im like 'NO NO DONT YOU START WITH THAT SONG' lol

[@annnee6818]

Movie references date your song anyway... people should just not do that.

[@theloveandcookiesgal]

gaga is literally apart of the community, so its not like shes pandering to a minority shes not apart of

[@heatherrausch6085]

To be fair, it can be possible to pander to a minority that you are a part of.

[@medes5597]

She described her and her boyfriend as "straights" at a pride parade, and offended many because she "came out" as straight at gay pride. Rolling Stone also reported that many of her former aides, PR people and others who worked with her said she's not gay or bi and simply saw LGBTQ+ as gaining momentum with her target demographic. The same article quotes her former PR partner as saying that she originally began pushing LGBTQ+ rhetoric in response to the "she used to be a man" rumours, as damage control. As Todd said, Gaga lies like a rug and has always been a corporate creation masquerading as genuine. She had three stories about how she got the name "lady gaga" like saying it was an accident with radio gaga and auto correct. Then rolling stone proved that it actually was thought up by a marketing team who tested multiple names. I don't buy for a second that gaga has any real sense of the gay community outside of seeing money in the rainbows like every other corporate entity that slaps a rainbow on its twitter account during pride. People who knew her pre - fame have always claimed that she wasn't bi and that she had no ties to the LGBTQ+ community before she was famous. Also don't forget that in interviews promoting her first single, she's asked about her gay following and she said "I don't really know anything about that, and it's not a group I'm interested in" OK sorry rant over. I just get frustrated that gaga is frequently stated to represent my community and be part of it when there is overwhelming evidence that she sees us all as nothing but a marketable image for her and little else.

[@xopurp]

your older videos are so fascinating to watch since the opinions you’re given on these songs aren’t blinded by many people’s nostalgia

[@stewieismyhomeboy]

I do think "Firework" is the better made song, but I personally feel like "Firework" just feels....well, I hate to say it, "inauthentic"? At least with "Fucking Perfect", it honestly does sound like Pink understands how it feels to be a total fuck-up that can't do a damn thing. Katy has no idea what that's like, and it shows. She uses every single songwriting cliche in the entire book, because she has never felt these things so does not know how to properly convey these feelings. And yeah, there is a lot to say about how the objectification of women leaves many women and young girls across the country to feel insecure about their looks, and how girls as young have 9 have talked about dieting, but you can't magically make that all go away by saying "Baby, you are a firework!"

[@WednesdayAddams5150]

See I wouldn’t believe the lyrics from anyone else but one Katy does seem to really mean it, and two she really sells the song.

[@kirbynat493]

did you ever finish that "firewood" song? xD

[@PhantomBones101]

To be frank (no pun intended) I can't listen to "Beautiful" the same way since I watched a few Filthy Frank episodes lol

[@annnee6818]

Xander ????????? I hate that song... It's not very convincing when gorgeous skinny Christina tells you to feel good about your own gross disfigured body😂😂😂

[@Yemmi]

i haven't heard born this way in a while, I think it's a lot catchier than firework lol

[@georginaclose8887]

Katy, Katy. You do realise you can RECYCLE plastic bags?

[@andrewb.8184]

Yeah, that's what she meant by "wanting to start again." Firework was meant to be an eco anthem. Was that not clear?

[@jmurray1110]

Heavily derived on the plastics and even then the recycle process can’t work more than a couple times

[@VeronikaVexed]

God damn Todd! That suicide joke was darker than usual!

[@richardpreston7333]

Early 2010s internet was a different beast to today. I'm not saying that was a good thing or a bad thing overall, just a thing.

[@meanmistermason6308]

Did you ever finish 'baby you're a firewood'?

[@willeeuhm]

Yeah I've always hated how much of a cluttered mess the instrumental to Born This Way is.

[@Saintnick90]

I'd say "Born This Way" is about half of a great song. That it a really strong chorus, but those verses are all over the place.

[@ffjreviews9029]

Legend says Todd is still writing “Firewood”

[@piccolo9365]

I heard Born This Way in an Uber recently and I had a Madonna feel about it and now it all makes sense

[@bels3873]

I'm just here 6 years later to defend the now defunct band HIM. They were pretty good.

[@mikeralston777]

"Express Yourself" let's say. Nice.

[@krackatar]

nothing like a great T.I.T.S. video.

[@Sleepinmokey]

The only reason I like 'Fireworks' because of Jontron love his cover.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

I’m sorry!

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

I actually think Firework's lack of specificity is to it's benefit, even if it's not inspiring to me. I think it's better than later, more specific inspirational songs that came across as tone deaf and condescending.

[@rogertopful]

Did you ever finish the Firewood song?

[@lydiavalentino]

Really? "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera? What about the Filthy Frank version?

[@NRF3703]

Firewood was pretty good and a good premise better than firework...but firework works because obvious reasons

[@iroxudont]

I like the pixels. All 6 of them.

[@ArizonanSummer]

This is still one of the best videos on this entire channel.

[@EndBL]

OMG Todd has drama in his former vids haha haha As a Chinese, I never analyze lyrics cause I won’t quiet understand it. And now I know that the lyrics of firework is not that good But for the rhythm and beat, it is a perfect song

[@Ubermensch9240]

1:28 Damn it Todd! Stop trying to summon a Persona! It's just a video game!

[@merietnext9183]

Todd has a great singing voice.

[@goingunder2548]

Seeing these two songs compared with each other is funny because in the 2020s BTW is still THE contemporary LGBT anthem, even queer kids today who were just born when that song released know it. Meanwhile Firework isnt a bad song but you hear it and just think 'ah yes, i remember 2010'

[@ffjreviews9029]

Firework > Roar any day

[@ddjsoyenby]

i love both of these songs they're fun and uplifting imo, and as an lgbtq+ person we have enough media painting us as evil horrible m0nst3rs we need some pandering.

[@elizabethedwards1682]

I personally like Born This Way better, because while Firework may be better composed, I think Born This Way is braver. Firework's message is generic and easy, while Born This Way directly addresses the troubles of the LGBT community, while also taking a potshot at Christian homophobic bullshit.

[@XxXAlexXxX101]

Technically while "born this way" was mostly written for the LGBT considering how hard she was pushing "don't ask don't tell" to be gone at the time. It's also just as inclusive as "Firework" considering it talks about race as well as sexuality. Therefore some could view it as much of a generic empowerment song as the other. However I personally like "born this way" because it actually has some energy. :P

[@TheDraygon]

*sigh* I miss JesuOtaku so much. Used to have a crush on her few years back. Now I feel ackward ever having those feelings.

[@dacoosman4943]

It's also pretty ackward for me to have to correct the spelling of an 8 month old comment

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Jake's still into guys. He's transgay.

[@hasfeelingstoo]

Todd throwing all of the shade that can possibly be thrown

[@louisduarte8763]

"Express yourself" I see what you did there.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

Well that cameo aged awkwardly

[@mikewager3428]

I am clearly very late to the party... But what's the story you are alluding to??

[@RhyperiorRanger]

@@mikewager3428 Jesuotaku is a dude now

[@WednesdayAddams5150]

@@RhyperiorRangerok and?

[@gimmefeedback]

“God makes plenty of mistakes” LMAO

[@Fixxer315]

I'll take Weird Al's "Perform This Way" over either song.

[@stephenemmett9753]

I prefer "Form This Way" - the Minecraft parody of "Born This Way" - to the original. Remember it? "Can't use gravel, it just falls down!"

[@lucasoheyze4597]

Weird Al's Perform This Way is my choice 👍

[@rageagainstthemicrowave1313]

Tbh maybe I'm just more sentimental about Born This Way because I'm bi lol.

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

They do it for guys, too, though in a different way. Body spray, de-oderants, things like that; most doctors and dermatologists will tell you that these products are entirely unnecessary, but the companies that make them go out of their way to tell you that you smell so you'll feel bad about it and by their products. In fact, the funny thing is, the smell exists for mating purposes. People who have different anitbodies from you (and therefore will provide off-spring with increased resistance to disease) smell good to you, while people who have the same anti-bodies do not.

[@Dumb_Killjoy]

So I am both physically and genetically unattractive.

[@chesspiece4257]

i think talking about exercise culture would be a better comparison

[@yourchaoticadhdfriend3523]

I heard somewhere that Katy Perry wants to become a firework when she dies.

[@livecool.diecool]

Sorry but Hunter Thompson has already done that and Katy Perry does not get to follow Dr. Gonzo

[@LDK47]

Firework is about building back the self-esteem of bags after the vicious anti-bag anthem “Paper Bag” by Fiona Apple

[@Gingerm0nster]

Whoa I did not expect to see Jacob here

[@Yemmi]

when i was little i always thought firework was her talking to a guy solely because she used "baby" now Im realizing i was really wrong lol

[@rusted_ursa]

Oh, hi, Jesu. Thanks for giving me my favorite Toddstradamus moment of all time. 😂

[@AshenAlbaz0079]

firework for one reason jontron did a kickass cover of it

[@jeschalen7071]

Super random - what is playing at 1:18?

[@kalide1704]

Any idea why he had mustered the courage to review E.T by Katy Perry and not Judas by Lady Gaga? He had to have been teasing he was gonna review both, so... what gives?

[@5196Tpffan]

He mentioned in the ET review that Judas flopped and sounded too much like bad Romance

[@kalide1704]

well, i just don't agree

[@geoffreyguestion2843]

I didn't even know Born This Way had LGBT stuff involved. I thought it was about her being born a superstar. Granted, I last heard the song in 2012.

[@EpicB]

My high school's GSA was named after the song.

[@isaacroot5459]

I cant believe he made the argument that Gaga was pandering. You will never hear a single gay person say that lol

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

4:51 When you put it like that, I am like a firework.

[@skyheartstar6510]

Did Katy Perry come out as bi? I don’t remember. I know Gaga did.

[@Dylan-Frost]

No, she got pregnant and has a baby

[@wateredown_3651]

@@Dylan-Frost what does that have to do with anything

[@Dylan-Frost]

@@wateredown_3651 I don't remember

[@aviimusic7140]

Yeah, she is

[@michaeladkins6]

Maybe Gaga cluttered up Born This Way to make it less Madonna-y. Didn't work. But, the world hearing born this way over and over may have changed a few minds about that. Born this way, straight people, born this way.

[@NRF3703]

I like both thicc/large/bbw and petite thin girls. Tbh, the personality means the most to me. But I'm not petty and shallow like most people, so...

[@michaelhall5429]

Haha the world's loneliest virtue signal. Like a tea candle in an abandoned lighthouse. You should try dating someone with horrific burns over their entire body, tragedy generally builds a strong personality.

[@michelottens6083]

@@michaelhall5429 Whatever is wrong with virtue, or signalling it if nothing else (as long as he's not secretly actually a murderer or something)? Virtue is nice, and signalling it sets at least some limited standard for how we can maybe all try getting along.

[@michaelhall5429]

@@michelottens6083 oh come on. You can just be virtuous without telling everyone. Jesus read the last line of that condescending bullshit and tell me that person is actually virtuous.

[@zoebailey]

Ha! Good reference at 3:06. Priceless.

[@GizmosMonster]

+Zoe Bailey 14:35 as well :D

[@sagethegreat4680]

Lol weird Al's version is far superior

[@canadmexi]

5:06 I saw this when it was first uploaded (this specific video, not the original) and I finally got this joke.

[@-AtomsPhere-]

Firework and let it go are the same song

[@stewieismyhomeboy]

Not really, "Let it Go" is the singer rejecting society, and choosing to stop letting her insecurities get to her. It's very personal. "Firework" is not, and that's probably because Katy Perry is (or at that point, was) considered an attractive woman and held up as a societal ideal. If she has any insecurities, she doesn't show any of them. "Firework" is about as personal as an inspirational poster you see in the guidance counsellor's office.

[@minhhuyle43]

@@stewieismyhomeboy um Let It Go is a generic song designed to capture kids' attention. Nothing more than that.

[@vilet918]

Wow only a few years old and this so wouldn't fly today... Damn. Still I enjoy this it's a hell of a lot of fun looking at these old episodes

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

What does that even mean

[@ECL28E]

Jesuotaku? Holy crap, that's a blast of nostalgia right there.

[@clwireg]

3:30 Toddstradamus strikes again

[@bullmonty764]

Also at 5:40, because Al ended up parodying Born This Way instead of Firework

[@SithCats]

Your comparison of Lady Gaga to Michael Jackson doesn't work, since Bad is in fact a significantly better album than Thriller.

[@louschwick7301]

maybe he was talking about just the songs? i much prefer thriller to bad

[@tallinsmagno4207]

Born This Way is a significantly better album than The Fame

[@meep7979]

1:19 damn... that got dark fast

[@chrissennfelder7249]

"Firework" sounds like the german genre of "schlager". It's all there. The cheap, uplifting dance beat. The glorious chorus. The bad lyrics.

[@michaelsaxonson251]

Good God, how old is this video?

[@muzasbar]

Aeons, and honestly I dont know if “Douchebag Todd” was the persona it was imposed on him by the website he was working for, or if he was genuinely a douchebag back then

[@shaunandthebugs]

9 years now

[@jamiec9260]

@@muzasbar Probably a bit of both based on the way he reflects on his earlier days

[@rubaiyatnayem560]

Firework helped me to go through some of my shit. It's irreplaceable for me.