Did David Bowie’s son diss Lady Gaga’s Grammy tribute?
The “Born This Way” hitmaker sang Edith Piaf’s classic “La Vie en Rose”, Frank Sinatra’s “Call Me Irresponsible”, and a collaboration with her friend Tommy London whilst his spouse Angie Pontani performed a burlesque act.
Gaga covered some of Bowie’s greatest hits during her medley performance, including “Changes”, “Let’s Dance”, “Heroes” and “Rebel Rebel”.
David died last month at the age of 69 after a secret cancer battle and celebrities rushed to social media to praise Gaga’s tribute.
She donned a red cropped ‘do and a white suit bedecked with feather boas as she pulled off some Bowie style choreography, channeling the rockstar to perfection.
“Overexcited or irrational, typically as a result of infatuation or excessive enthusiasm; mentally confused”, he wrote.
Longtime Bowie collaborator Nile Rodgers, who not only played guitar during the performance but also directed it, defended the medley on Twitter early Wednesday morning.
Duncan has not expanded on the meaning of his Twitter post, and Gaga has yet to respond to the apparent attack on her Grammys set. “There are nine-year-olds listening to my music, so I guess I try to be respectful of them if at all possible”.
Gaga’s sole aim was to make the star-studded audience and TV viewers fall “in love” with Bowie, who passed away in January, just as she did the first time she heard his music.
“He is a true, true artist, and that’s what drew me to him”, Lady Gaga said pertaining to David Bowie, just days before the news broke out his death.
“When I was 19 years old, I started to live my life like him. I don’t know what my identity would be”.
Her Grammy performance was a collaboration with Intel technologists and included lighting, audio and projection systems to match with Gaga’s performance to pay homage to Bowie.