Lady Gaga & Caroline Polachek

Episode 157

Aaron and Brent both highlight music from two different Manhattan-born singer/songwriters.

Starting out in the synth-pop band Chairlift before embarking on a solo career in 2019, Aaron picks out three songs from Caroline Polachek.

Acquiring her stage name from a 1984 song from Queen, Brent looks at three tracks from Lady Gaga.

Show Notes

(08:37) Telephone – Britney Spears (Demo) – YouTube
(10:00) The Strange Case of ‘Telephone’ – Medium
(15:01) Imogen Heap – Hide And Seek (Official Video) – YouTube
(16:51) Caroline Polachek: ‘Seeing Fiona Apple and Björk succeed without compromise felt so aspirational’ – The Guardian
(17:13) Caroline Polachek, Musician – Into the Gloss
(18:59) New apple ipod nano-chromatic ad(High Quality) song: Bruises by Chairlift – YouTube
(21:21) Caroline Polachek: Welcome To My Island | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – YouTube
(30:21) How ‘Born This Way’ Was Born: An LGBT Anthem’s Pedigree – NPR
(34:06) Return to Oz – Wheelers – YouTube
(36:02) Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’: Much Better Than ‘Express Yourself’ – Rolling Stone
(37:48) Valentino – I Was Born This Way – YouTube
(37:53) The Gay Black Preacher Who Inspired “Born This Way” – Today
(38:27) Alice Covers Born This Way At Bonnaroo 2012 – YouTube
(40:19) Caroline Polachek with Justin Strauss – Ace Hotel
(42:01) Bunny Is A Rider – Fandom
(44:10) Caroline Polachek – Bunny is a Rider (Official Video) – YouTube
(53:20) Is Lady Gaga Working On ‘Artpop: Act II?’ – Uproxx
(56:51) caroline polachek so hot you’re hurting my feelings jimmy kimmel live HQ – YouTube
(59:43) Step Into the Surreal New World of Caroline Polachek’s First Solo Track – Vogue

Other Links

• How Lady Gaga Became Famous – Mic
• 7 Facts To Know About Lady Gaga – Grammy
• The Meaning Behind Lady Gaga’s ‘Applause’ – Forbes
• ‘Born This Way’: The Story Behind Lady Gaga’s Equality Anthem – Yahoo

Band Websites

Lady Gaga
Caroline Polachek

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