POP SONG REVIEW: "Telephone" by Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce

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Todd in the Shadows

9 жыл бұрын

A music video that has nothing to do with the song's title. Hooray..

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@vivian-sasha-taylor 3 жыл бұрын

This is the era where Todd still had a lot of Doug Walker in him. And still he was a lot funnier than Doug.

@evanwright9016 2 жыл бұрын

Todd at the time was Doug Walker minus the punchable face, annoying voice, and possibly there's a decent album in him.

@returnedtomonkey8886 2 жыл бұрын

Burned.

@drdarkeny Жыл бұрын

I had to look up "Doug Walker" to know who he was! I'm like, "Oh, The Nostalgia Critic - my ex's niece liked his videos", though I found him kind of insufferable. My tastes leans more to Red Letter Media - minus the alcoholism....

@Alchemeleon 2 ай бұрын

"JUST TURN YOUR PHONE OFF" was very "Brick in the Wall is just a bunch of whining"

@sky-zy5he Ай бұрын

i think a fly would be funnier than doug walker tbf

@Bee-ks8tl 4 жыл бұрын

the sad thing about britney is how musically talented she was before becoming big. you see videos of her as a child she was on broadway and national singing competitions she had an incredibly pure and powerful voice.

@thea.g.productions5810 8 жыл бұрын

in the world record book, the telephone music video is the music video with the most product placement

@inma5665 2 жыл бұрын

A true Warholian piece of art

@SLSmith_96 6 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, so THIS is the origin of the timeless classic "Itchy Leg".....

@matthewkuechler8342 5 жыл бұрын

A true masterpiece

@christopherminutolo9384 5 жыл бұрын

On this video, a star was born.

@razzamatrazz34 3 жыл бұрын

Time stamp is 5:13 for those wondering

@lucasaugsten 6 жыл бұрын

The part about "cannot text you with a drink in my hand" isn't really about how hard it is to put the drink down, but how she isn't interested in doing so because she wants to have fun and not talk right now

@InaZeaAnaZazi 4 жыл бұрын

Although there are people who say "if you put down your drink in the club, that drink is dead to you because people will roofie you" ... which is not half as much fun as your point, and probably not what gaga meant by that, but I thought I'd mention it

@crushsatan 4 жыл бұрын

@@InaZeaAnaZazi I think she did mean that; but not only is Todd a music critic, he's also a comedian. He was kind of joking.

@justincoleman3805 4 жыл бұрын

Either way the lyrics are bad. Was that supposed to be a defense of the song?

@HunterDriguez 6 жыл бұрын

Not being sexy for your benefit might actually be the point, Todd.

@irvinmaddox9247 5 жыл бұрын

Name Here Yeah, his older videos do not age well.

@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 4 жыл бұрын

I... agree.

@SeanStrife 3 жыл бұрын

@@irvinmaddox9247 I think even HE'LL tell you that.

@jayzonedc6474 2 жыл бұрын

@@irvinmaddox9247 None of his videos age well lol. He's infamous for his terrible opinions on anything music related.

@Drogon7102 2 жыл бұрын

@@jayzonedc6474 This aged poorly differently. His analysis of what the songs are actually about is usually better than this. Honestly this might be one of his worst videos. Theres an odd misogyny to it at the beginning.

@hellomelody03 3 жыл бұрын

it bugs me how todd just doesnt get camp but then references HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

@la_arana_discoteca 2 жыл бұрын

Remembering a time where ringtones were such a big deal is so weird. I haven't had the ringer on my phone on in like four years.

@gimmesympathy7112 8 ай бұрын

The parallel between the mid to late 2000's music industry's fixation on selling songs as potential ringtones and the music industry in the early 2020's trying to selling songs as potential TikTok trends is crazy. History truly does rhyme.

@MetalSandman999 6 жыл бұрын

I get the not putting a drink down thing, though. That's one of those things they always tell women at clubs; never take your eye of your drink. Because nothing says having fun like going somewhere where you have to constantly be on guard for men wanting to rape you... But you get the point.

@babypurplebat2610 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm surprised he didn't catch that.

@candice_ecidnac 5 жыл бұрын

@@babypurplebat2610 it's not something he'd think about automatically because, as a guy, it's not something he has to worry about.

@riahlexington 5 жыл бұрын

She could put it down and still watch it?

@justincoleman3805 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe just avoid a place you may get raped? The song is bad regardless of what the lyrics mean precisely.

@kyliesiwa2509 3 жыл бұрын

@socalminstrel i mean its 2020 woman or man you shouldn't go anywhere

@hellomarjory 5 жыл бұрын

jesus, todd used to be so dense lol

@andrewjones1143 4 жыл бұрын

He used to expect way too much from pop. It's ok to just have frivolous songs about nothing important, younger Todd 😂

@TheThingNG 4 жыл бұрын

Its hard to tell if he's obtuse for comedy or genuinely stupid. And things haven't changed since this review

@flyingzombie1 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is just what most internet review videos were like at the time. Just super literal and nitpicky for the sake of comedy.

@wakkawakkagaming3710 3 жыл бұрын

This just goes to show that some artists have to grow out of their limitations and density. I'm talking about Todd of course

@starseer73 6 жыл бұрын

Another case of Todd taking things too literally?

@nifralo2752 5 жыл бұрын

NEVER

@justincoleman3805 4 жыл бұрын

Why not? It’s not poetry. If its not good on the surface, digging deeper won’t improve it.

@calum5975 2 жыл бұрын

@@justincoleman3805 But... Lyrical music is entirely poetry.

@fermintenava5911 9 күн бұрын

Another case of Lady Gaga being pretentious and contradictory on purpose?

@ciarancooper394 2 жыл бұрын

To be clear, the reason Gaga kills all those people is because vibes

@loverrboyy2879 10 ай бұрын

Baadd vibes

@lunarotimas 6 жыл бұрын

As someone from controlling, manipulative, and abusive relationships I could relate to this song idk

@ilexdiapason 6 жыл бұрын

TIMOTHY YOUNG and then when you get home, you get hit

@MoriguTheDead 5 жыл бұрын

@@ilexdiapason Maybe, but nowhere in the song does she suggest any abuse, and nowhere in the song does she suggest getting help for abuse (emotional or physical). Read the lyrics. All it talks about is he is calling and she is busy dancing.

@serenityjoy1872 4 жыл бұрын

I think Todd missed that point when he originally did this. Nowadays he gets concepts better.

@nellfromhell7192 4 жыл бұрын

That and it just smacks

@nellfromhell7192 4 жыл бұрын

Also it smacks

@louschwick7301 6 жыл бұрын

gratuitous sex? mass murder? women in prison? is this a todd review, or a cinema snob review?

@ginamolina820 6 жыл бұрын

X : DC It might be a collaboration between Todd and the Cinema Snob, if only Brad were here to collaborate with Todd on this though...

@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 4 жыл бұрын

Man, the ringtone era seems so long ago.

@elliewright6657 4 жыл бұрын

How did Todd not get that this is about leaving a controlling relationship lol

@emeraldkat2167 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. It seems a lot of people in the comments didn't get it either. It seemed fairly obvious to me at least.

@Alice-nr4oh 4 жыл бұрын

Ellie Wright wait it is??????? Holy shit

@shayla106 4 жыл бұрын

Emerald kat Wow, what a horrible way for the video to try to convey that. I think it’s not too late was much better at conveying sexual abuse and suicide than this video with its message.

@emeraldkat2167 4 жыл бұрын

@@shayla106 well considering there are many songs with that title (demi Lovato, norah Jones, and phil Collins just to start), I'm not sure whose you are referring to. I don't think the song is talking about suicide, only an abusive relationship and being unable to leave it. Even if the other song you are referring to is talking about suicide & sexual abuse, that doesn't mean this song isn't talking about its subject matter appropriately. There are many kinds of abuse, and stalking is one. This seems more to be indicative of someone who won't leave you alone even when you ignore, block, scream, or plead. That's a very different situation from the one you describe.

@richardlafleur2864 4 жыл бұрын

The interpretation of any song is subjective

@chasingautumns 2 жыл бұрын

No one noticed the Thelma & Louise allusion in the MV? Just me? OK.

@smartdeedee01 3 жыл бұрын

The joke about Tarantino not ripping off filmmakers is very good Todd. I appreciate it.

@drdarkeny Жыл бұрын

That was one of the few bits in this video I actually found funny - he could have even expanded what a fucking plagiarist Tarantino is further for my taste.

@drengskap Жыл бұрын

That prison that Lady Gaga is locked up in has a remarkably relaxed dress code.

@jeanbrown9598 4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the classic video that gave us "Got An Itchy Leg" 👌

@LeePresson 3 жыл бұрын

After all these years I still occasionally find myself humming the Itchy Leg song.

@sugarbugx3564 2 жыл бұрын

I actually like Telephone, it reminds me of all the men who beg and beg for my attention when I'm just trying to have a good time. Like they can't entertain themselves and need me to do it for them. It's honestly really nice to have a song that is an outlet for that energy.

@IndigoPhoenix21 6 жыл бұрын

"Because a murder just isn't a murder without the tangy zest of Miracle Whip" Fucking LOL.

@gimmefeedback 6 жыл бұрын

“Beyoncé feeds Gaga a honey bun.” My god

@CarolinaRodriguez-mn7sx 4 ай бұрын

I think Todd was the guy calling her at the club all those years ago lol

@LunarRainbowPony 7 жыл бұрын

You made my leg itch. 🤔 How suspicious...

@Saintnick90 4 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is scratching your leg is actually bad advice. It just spreads the itch.

@justincoleman3805 4 жыл бұрын

That’s not your leg.

@magicmaria5632 8 жыл бұрын

eh I like the song

@galleryofrogues 5 жыл бұрын

MagicMaria * Cool

@justincoleman3805 4 жыл бұрын

eh I hate you

@CatLives9 6 жыл бұрын

It's a flimsy premise for a song because Gaga wrote it specifically for vapid Britney Spears. When Britney passed at the last minute, Gaga said fuck it and did it herself with Beyonce. There, I knew something Todd didn't. I also view the vid as a homage to "Natural Born Killers" era Tarantino.

@richardlafleur2864 4 жыл бұрын

Natural Born Killers was directed by Oliver Stone tho

@Koppter42 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardlafleur2864 Tarantino wrote the story

@hakc97again 3 жыл бұрын

@@Koppter42 sold it though and it was HEAVILY changed. Honestly the music video was more Thelma & Louise to me

@alishiagriffin3371 6 жыл бұрын

It's funny how he made that alien language comment and then she later released the "Born This Way" music video

@aghilesargradj1863 4 жыл бұрын

in Scheisse she talks in gibberish

@synthiandrakon 3 жыл бұрын

The music industry making money from ringtones? The olden times really do be different

@GiulianaBruna 2 жыл бұрын

... It's soo weird when KZfaq reccomends old Todd videos. God, this era of the internet truly was shouty and dumb and knid of incely.

@candideggplant1575 2 жыл бұрын

As if what we have now is any better but yes, the time was different

@LynetteTheMadScientist 8 жыл бұрын

LOL I was actually scratching my leg as he starting singing that itchy leg song XD

@persephone.rincon 4 жыл бұрын

and in another episode of “Todd takes the lyrics too literally” also WHO did my man Manson kill???

@richardlafleur2864 4 жыл бұрын

Charles Manson?

@justincoleman3805 4 жыл бұрын

There’s no other way to interpret them. Sure, the idea might be that she’s avoiding domestic abuse but where could you find that metaphor in the actual lyrics?

@bambap9012 4 жыл бұрын

Um in the album Antichrist Superstar Manson plays an Antichrist demon character and kills the entire world

@persephone.rincon 4 жыл бұрын

Christian Maldonado i meant literally bro. i know what antichrist superstar is about lol its one of my favorite album of his.

@bambap9012 4 жыл бұрын

@@persephone.rincon Oh Oops

@SilverSpoonRiche 6 жыл бұрын

I can't believe she used "The Bride" 's "Pussy Wagon" from Kill Bill Vol1! What was Mad Max chasing them with his fully blown Ford Falcon black "Interceptor"? and dammit, now I'm hungry for a death sandwich spread with mayo!

@kriskennedy6936 5 жыл бұрын

ive been watching a lot of your videos and i have concluded this is your worst take of all time

@galleryofrogues 5 жыл бұрын

Bluffin’ with ma muffin

@MsDaydream3r 2 жыл бұрын

"Telephone" may not be the deepest song... but "Panama" is about a car, so... 🤷‍♀ P.S. Wow, Early Todd really had a bad case of angry-guy-on-the-internet syndrome. 😬

@drdarkeny Жыл бұрын

Todd's a guy who refuses to show his face to the camera, to the extent of dressing up like Dime-Store Batman to hide his eyes and nose when he's not "in the shadows". Listening to him talk about Sia is...odd, to say the least, given that I'm reasonably sure Todd's some kind of high-functioning autistic.

@SpacemanFromHell Жыл бұрын

It's nice to see that he's mellowed out; watching this after seeing his recent stuff really shows how much he's grown as a creator, he feels a lot more natural and chill now

@lollypopp4240 5 жыл бұрын

Omg he used a flip phone. How old is this fucking song

@ketchupmane7619 5 жыл бұрын

2010 my boyo, and most of the late 2000s trends were still around back then and wouldn't truly die until 2012.

@Ryanmiller70 5 жыл бұрын

I still got a flip phone in 2019, but I'm also a cheap bastard that refuses to pay more than the absolute minimum for a phone.

@thunderwolf2005 7 жыл бұрын

I havent seen the video but Im getting the impression actually that this is more of a satire, or a parody. just something we're supposed to take as a joke, both the song and the video. I could be wrong, not much of a Gaga fan just a guilty pleasure if its on, but that's what Im getting from it.

@kimifw58 7 жыл бұрын

I got that feeling too. It seems to me like a parody of feminist fantasies about lesbians leaving their jerk boyfriends and turning their backs on society as they run away together while doing despicable things that we're supposed to glance over because *they're free!* Oh, and Kill Bill because that's popular.

@thunderwolf2005 7 жыл бұрын

hmm, I honestly don't think so. I don't think there's anything political in this video, it gives me the impression that we're not supposed to take it seriously in any context. just a silly random video and song, not unlike a lot of Tarantino movie's like Kill Bill.

@jennifermoran1265 7 жыл бұрын

ThunderWolfVX I don't think so, cuz someone said it was about her fear of being smothered, but I like this song.

@ginamolina820 6 жыл бұрын

alexandra galici Well then, what sexy parts are supposed to be serious, and which parts are just for laughs? I hate this song, so I don’t really want to think about this anymore than I have to. Just saying.

@KhayJayArt 6 жыл бұрын

@@kimifw58 Please don't go on an anti SJW rant. Vid doesn't have shit to do with lesbians, so you can stop being outraged.

@treeguyfly 4 жыл бұрын

Normally I’m significantly more critical of music than Todd, but I honestly love this song. Todd is way to literal-minded with this shit.

@AnthonyJohnson-hs3xs 4 жыл бұрын

I think Todd doesn't understand the meaning of "tongue-in-cheek."

@trfr98 5 жыл бұрын

watching this ten years later, it so ominous when he says "we're in a lot of trouble" thinking about all the bad pop music that would come in the 2010s

@imfamoushero 5 жыл бұрын

That flip phone, oh Todd 😂. At least this music video makes more sense than Kanye’s Runaway. Don’t know wtf is happening in that one.

@starseer73 6 жыл бұрын

Oh god...so glad Todd learned the definition of feminism eventually

@ayvi8850 4 жыл бұрын

was that a FLIPPING PHONE???

@ifyousayso03 4 жыл бұрын

that itchy leg song should be illegal

@cockerspaniel1853 4 жыл бұрын

Why did they throw the rest of that honey bun away? What the fuck is wrong with them?

@inma5665 Жыл бұрын

it's meant to provoke this reaction and be uncomfortable, the video is about decadence and consumerism, and how capitalism poison us.

@ffjreviews9029 3 жыл бұрын

“I’m at a PAYPHONE tryin to call home”

@GiulianaBruna 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, if in the Todd verse Adele is Calling Drake, maybe Adam Levine is calling Gaga here.

@auerbacher69 3 жыл бұрын

hi, i disagree with you on practically every point you make in this video, but i was entertained nonetheless and appreciate your opinion

@lorddevilfish5868 Жыл бұрын

8:13 I appreciate the Fantastic Mr Fox reference

@user-pt1re4qp1r 11 ай бұрын

Honestly I think the Tarantino parody of this song is hilarious, the tryhard coolness of the back and forth in the car feels very intentionally stupid.

@phrankster909 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of only a handful of Lady Gaga's songs I like and it's definitely the best one. Brilliant song.

@rorysparshott4223 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down the best version of the song is the Rammstein mashup Haben Sie Ein Telefon? Genuinely an absolute banger

@jessenathan9346 5 жыл бұрын

Nice use of the Fantastic Mr. Fox clip

@M1ABRIMSvsPANZER 3 жыл бұрын

I love the condescension these comments give off.

@psychoticentertainment7526 4 жыл бұрын

Still watching this in 2020 but also can't believe I just realized this, keep in mind I'm likely stretching here, but I think the sandwich bit in the video was a joke on the age old phrase "b!tch go make me a sandwich" but in this case the sandwich is deadly? Best guess I got for the awful product placement

@ffjreviews9029 3 жыл бұрын

“I myself have already done a detailed analysis of her other song, Bad Romance,..... AHHHHHHHHH” I died

@aerynh6116 5 жыл бұрын

"Pharoh, pharoh, your foolishness forces to sing. I will have both your throne and you millennium ring." "Listen, Limey, I don't think you understand a thing. Everybody knows that it is good to be the king."

@infsai 3 жыл бұрын

10:18 btw, "No No No" was co-written by "Paparazzi" producer and Gaga's ex-boyfriend Rob Fusari

@gimmefeedback 6 жыл бұрын

That phone call I can’t

@Noura-bv9pv 4 жыл бұрын

Yikes, this review is so full of bad takes lol. Glad to see that he's evolved.

@balegdah Ай бұрын

Why did Todd take this so seriously, it's not an avant-garde short film, it's a Lady Gaga music video

@ArizonanSummer 2 ай бұрын

Still one of Todd’s best episodes ever. When he nails it, he NAILS it.

@shadowlinkbds 7 жыл бұрын

Stop moaning! Stop moaning! I stop caring hours ago! Only a fool would pick a fight with the pharaoh. Yeah I prefer the parody from yugioh abridged called pharaohs throne in case you didn't know.

@Jason_Ultimate 6 жыл бұрын

shadowlinkbds Brooklyn Rage!~ is still my favorite.

@gxriz2044 5 жыл бұрын

Leather pants

@dougbriglmen716 2 жыл бұрын

Soon she will communicate with her own special made up alien language and we will all be too stupid to understand it😂🤣

@uneek35 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know much about film when I first watched this video, so I'm glad I rewatched it so I finally get that Tarantino joke.

@Cephalopod51 6 жыл бұрын

I'm still trying to figure out the purpose of the cigarette visor Gaga wears earlier in the video. It looks Devo-like, but not quite. It seems to be something more like a darkworlder from Dark Seed would wear. When it comes to the song's premise, it feels like a long drawn out modern pop variation of Kraftwerk's "Telephone Call" and Falco's "Vienna Calling" (both songs I much prefer to this), with the addition of badly acted and confusingly symbolic prose scenes. Devo did a story motivated music video in "Worried Man," and its awkward acting and weird social commentary was better than this.

@wussel4998 8 жыл бұрын

10:45 not taken no calls is a double negative so she is taking calls

@igorspasoski8973 5 жыл бұрын

Actually, no.

@galleryofrogues 5 жыл бұрын

Screen Technically, yes

@MosoKaiser 4 жыл бұрын

Languages are not mathematics, grammar doesn't follow math conventions.

@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee 4 жыл бұрын

"Then put the drink down" Eh, no, no woman should put her drink down in a club if she intends to drink from it afterwards. I was with you until that point, Todd

@kiel183 5 жыл бұрын

My leg is actually itching

@TheAllAroundMan 6 жыл бұрын

It's fucking 2018 and I've had this song in my head for a week

@tibitibi9417 2 ай бұрын

Ohhh massive case of he does NOT get it

@gunder01 8 ай бұрын

Origin story of "Itchy Leg"!

@ArizonanSummer 8 ай бұрын

“Baby You’re a Firewood” >>> “Itchy Leg”

@jamiecloughgaming25387 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes I had my fair share of hearing this song "Telephone" by Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé one too many times, my sister was obsessed with Lady GaGa she used to play it very loudly after I'd gone to bed after playing Joy Divisions Dead Souls which has the line "they keep calling me, keep on calling me" for some reason.

@riahlexington 5 жыл бұрын

I love this song so much but the video is bad

@emeraldkat2167 4 жыл бұрын

I think it fits it perfectly really. But that if you take it that at the beginning gaga is in an abusive relationship (she's in jail and wants the guy to leave her alone - "stop calling I just want to dance on the floor"). Then when her friend helps her out of it, beyonce in this case, the police are useless. I also think that the hospital is saying how a lot of women end up there or dead because of these situations they can't get out of. It's all interrelated if you look at it that way; although the part with beyonce poisoning the guy wasn't totally necessary. It did help drive home the point that her friend was the only one trying to help her get out of it.

@ShawnBloom 5 жыл бұрын

But it's so reliable....people get it

@ideitbawxproductions1880 3 жыл бұрын

great beat... but those lyrics are fucking ATROCIOUS!!

@ryukisgod2834 4 жыл бұрын

“I can’t tell you how not turned on I am by any of this.” “ I don’t know what to make of her refusal to be conventionally attractive.” I never noticed it, but Todd’s older videos have an incel vibe, and not in a funny ‘forever alone’ sort of way😬

@carolmuller1019 3 ай бұрын

Beyoncé doing Jolene is the equivalent of playing Stairway in Guitar Center

@minimalistvlogger3467 Жыл бұрын

for months i thought this was one of the best music videos of all time then I saw this lol

@zoeybarter3246 2 жыл бұрын

Oooff, this hasn’t aged well Todd

@BrothaKyo 5 жыл бұрын

When "The Key of Awesome" nails this video perfectly on what you said.

@maryyeet7918 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like Todd gets a lot of things sort of right but not entirely, honestly I think the fact that he saw the video in this one dimensional way is the point of why the metaphor is so vague, because the way that he saw this video and song being is a lot like how people outside of a toxic relationship feel about the victim of the relationship. They feel like the solution is a lot more simple than it actually is, like "Why don't you just leave him?" when in fact in a lot of cases there's more to it than that.

@nromk 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot paloma faith ...

@leahpratt6990 2 жыл бұрын

Lol flip phone

@zuesr3277 3 жыл бұрын

Listen to her joaane now

@KeyBladeMaster-Dan 5 жыл бұрын

Itchy Tasty

@radiantheguy 4 жыл бұрын

I’m just scrolling through the comments waiting for that one person who’s actually seen the Alejandro review.

@marcoselr 8 ай бұрын

I always thought about pettiness listening to this, like Gaga wants to be petty to this guy calling more than hanging up the phone. “You should have called me when I was free” or “you should have wanted me when I wanted you”.

@dougbriglmen716 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta itchy leg got an itchy leg I have got an itchy leg🎶😂🤣 What does your best gags Todd👌