Vintage Lady Gaga Live at NYU - Captivated & Electric Kiss
What it is
Footage of Stefani Germanotta, later Lady Gaga, performing 'Captivated' and 'Electric Kiss' at NYU's Ultraviolet Live talent show in 2005-era college days. It shows her singing and playing before she became famous.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it to show that Lady Gaga is a genuinely skilled musician and writer of her own songs.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2013, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“she was so bluesy in the NYU talent show”
Bluesy early Lady Gaga performance
smoyer, 2013-07 · Recommendation · in “Ruins of forgotten empires: APL languages”
“she is also a phenomenal musician. Here's a video from before she was famous”
Pre-fame performance showing musicianship
jamiequint, 2014-03 · Recommendation · in “Secret raises $8.6 million Series A”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: lady gaga, nyu, live performance, songwriting, pre-fame
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