#3. Lady Gaga - How Bad Do U Want Me
Title: How Bad Do U Want Me
Artist: Lady Gaga
Album: Mayhem
What, you thought this entire Countdown was going to be hard rock and metal?
SURPRISE! And not just any surprise, but Lady Gaga! A massive popstar! Wowza!
Okay, but for real. Lady Gaga is easily the most tolerable of the modern popstars in my book, with her bizarre artistic antics and her incredible voice and stage presence, it's hard not to like her from an outsider perspective. Naturally, it was the extrapolation of Yazoo's 1982 hit single "Only You" was what caught my ear first, but this is a fun and bouncy track on an album full of solid offerings, including "Perfect Celebrity", "Disease", and the bittersweet ballad "Blade of Grass". The song talks about a forbidden relationship, with Gaga teasing the man about his lack of commitment to her.
Yeah, definitely a curve, or more like a knuckleball in this year's list. But a great freaking song, man.
Favorite line: "You hear my name, 'cause she's in your brain and I'm here to kiss you in real life - 'Bout to cause a scene, how bad do you want me?"
Previous five #3s:
2023: White Lies - Trouble In America
2021: Acceptance - At the Edge of the Earth
2020: White Reaper - Real Long Time
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