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Revision as of 00:21, 31 May 2010
Speechless is a ballad written by Lady Gaga about her father, and is featured on The Fame Monster. The song was produced by Ron Fair and premiered on the Contemporary Art's 30th anniversary gala in Los Angeles on November 14, 2009 with the Bolshoi Ballet and artist Francesco Vezzoli. The song represents the "Fear of Death Monster".
Lady Gaga said on a interview with Billy Bush that she wanted speechles to be realessed as a single but is still unknown if the song will still be a relessed as single.
Writing & recording
When asked about the re-release by Rolling Stone, Lady Gaga said : "I think is the best song I've ever written. It's about my dad, it's a really beautiful ballad. It's piano-driven, and there's no beat on it, it's all live instruments. I produced it with Ron Fair, so we did a full live orchestra, recorded everything with live drums, live guitar and bass with me playing piano. We got that really organic, delicious feeling." Gaga explained in a November 2009 interview that her father, Joseph Germanotta, had a heart condition for approximately fifteen years. She explained, "He has or he had a bad aortic valve, and his body for a very long time was only pumping a third of the blood that you're supposed to get every time his heart beat." She added,
- "My mom called me and I was very depressed. I was on tour and I couldn't leave, so I went into the studio and I wrote this song 'Speechless,' and it's about these phone calls. My dad used to call me after he'd had a few drinks and I wouldn't know what to say. I was speechless and I just feared that I would lose him and I wouldn't be there."
She wrote the song back in May 2009 in Australia when her father's condition was getting worse and sent it to him as a plea to get the heart surgery. She was willing to give up her music career in order to take care of her mother and sister. The song was written as a plea for Mr. Germanotta to have the open-heart surgery he needed for his condition.
In October 2009, Gaga confirmed that Germanotta had undergone the surgery. "My Daddy had open-heart surgery today. And after long hours, and lots of tears, they healed his broken heart, and mine," she announced through her official Twitter account.
She stated that she hoped the song would inspire her younger fans to appreciate their parents. "I have a lot of fans who are really lovely, young, troubled fans, but I want to remind them that you only get one set of parents," she said.
Live performance
Speechless was performed the first time during the Ballet Russe Italian Style (The Shortest Musical You Will Never See Again) on 14 November, 2009. The first concert performance was at The Monster Ball Tour in Montreal. Depending on the audience, Gaga sings a different version, the album "clean" version or the "explicit" version. In the explicit version, the lyrics "And is your punch line just a joke?" is replaced with "And is your drunk line just a joke?", and "Of all my wrecked up friends" with "Of all my fucked up friends". Typical rendition of the song starts on the piano and switch with the band after the first chorus. The piano used for the song is the Burnt piano.
Special live performances
- Main article : Live Performances
- Ballet Russe Italian Style (The Shortest Musical You Will Never See Again)
- Speechless/Your Song
Lyrics
I can’t believe what you said to me
Last night when we were alone
You threw your hands up
Baby you gave up, you gave up
I can’t believe how you looked at me
With your James Dean glossy eyes
In your tight jeans with your long hair
And your cigarette stained lies
Could we fix you if you broke?
And is your punch line just a joke?
I’ll never talk again
Oh boy you’ve left me speechless
You’ve left me speechless, so speechless
I can’t believe how you slurred at me
With your half wired broken jaw
You popped my heart seams
On my bubble dreams, bubble dreams
I can’t believe how you looked at me
With your Johnnie Walker eyes
He’s gonna get you and after he’s through
There’s gonna be no love left to rye
And I know that it’s complicated
But I’m a loser in love, so baby
Raise a glass to mend all the broken hearts
Of all my wrecked up friends
I’ll never talk again,
Oh boy you’ve left me speechless
You’ve left me speechless so speechless
I’ll never love again,
Oh friend you’ve left me speechless
You’ve left me speechless, so speechless
Hooow? Haaaa-oooo-wow? H-ooow? Wow
Haaaa-oooo-wow? H-ooow? Wow
And after all the drinks and bars that we’ve been to
Would you give it all up?
Could I give it all up for you?
And after all the boys and girls that we’ve been through
Would you give it all up? Could you give it all up?
If I promise, boy, to you
That I’ll never talk again and I’ll never love again
I’ll never write a song, won’t even sing along
I’ll never love again
So speechless
You've left me speechless, so speechless
Will you ever talk again?
Oh boy, why you so speechless?
You’ve left me speechless, so speechless
Some men may follow me
But you choose "death and company"
Why you so speechless?
Oh oh oh
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