Lady GaGa first came to light with her song Just Dance, which some people did believe that her lyrics were simply influencing the young generation to a lifestyle that wasn’t exactly the best. But if you look back at the music throughout the years, there’s always been songs those lyrics haven’t exactly been…politically correct?
Anyway, that aside, The Cherry Tree Sessions is three tracks (Poker Face, Just Dance & Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)) in an acoustic or raw format. Poker Face is presented as a piano and vocal performance. It’s nice but somehow it doesn’t feel right at the slow tempo (maybe it’s because I’m so used to hearing it at faster speed on the radio).
Just Dance is just stripped down. It’s the raw elements of the back track plus GaGa’s vocals and it doesn’t sound too bad.
Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) came as a bit of a surprise. Because there is no tag at the end of this track (like with the previous songs) I thought that this was the version as featured on the album. It turns out that I was wrong and this version is sometimes known as Piano and Human Beatbox version. After hearing the album version though, I have to say that I prefer this version over the album one.
Looking at this little collection, it’s not half bad. It shows that even without the full production that GaGa can still perform the songs to album standard, which is always the proof of a good artist. An interesting little number but maybe only if you’re a true fan or looking for some alternative versions
Rating: 3.5/5
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