She Ate My Heart

Lady Gaga’s new album, The Fame Monster, was released on November 23rd.  It was the day after my birthday as well, so obviously I assumed that it was a belated birthday gift from my favorite artist.  I had already heard the single “Bad Romance” and loved it, and I rushed home with my new CD, expecting the best album of the year.

And it was.  At first.  I turned it up and listened to it over and over; not one song on the album was bad.  Then I listened a little more closely and I was shocked.  The album was edited.  ”I’m a free bitch” became “I’m a free bit.”  Words were taken out of other songs.  I was so disappointed.  I hate edited music with it’s pauses and half-words.

At first I took my anger out on Target, where I had bought the CD.  I thought they were pulling a Wal-Mart and only releasing edited versions of the album.  So I called around to my friends asking if they had the same issue with their CDs, which they purchased at other stores, and they did.  So I did a little research.

It turns out that Fame Monster was only released as an edited album.  There are rumors of Gaga having arguments with the record company, resulting in an edited album, but no matter what happened, I felt misled.  They have to put a warning on albums when they contain certain material, but I guess they don’t have to tell you when you’re buying an edited version.  I paid full price for an album of songs that aren’t full themselves.

It gets worse.  The album will be re-released this month in it’s unedited format.  So instead of buying one album, all the Gaga fans out there will have to buy a second one if we want the real versions of the songs.  Sounds like a pretty tricky move to double the profits and sales of the album.

Even when Britney lost her mind, shaved her head, and beat people with umbrellas I didn’t feel as cheated as I do right now.  The only thing I can even begin to compare to this is when Taco Bell took the Cheesy Gordita Crunch off the menu for a few months without warning me.  When things you love let you down, it’s not easy to handle.

The worst part?  I’ll be first in line to buy the unedited copy.