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Lady Gaga Goes Full ‘Killah’ in Kinetic ‘SNL’ Performances of Her New ‘Mayhem’ Songs
Lady Gaga brought the energy and chops to performances of 'Killah' and 'Abracadabra,' from her new 'Mayhem' album, between sketches on 'SNL.'
But whatever effort she’d put into practicing lines for the sketches clearly hadn’t taken any time away from whatever hours were spent rehearsing the choreography for two musical numbers that made “hyperkinetic” feel like a woeful understatement. Gaga traded red for purple in this second showcase — perhaps as a nod to the apparent Prince inspiration that nearly every early album review has cited in describing “Killah.” For this appearance, she turned a significant part of the backstage at 8H into her playground, traversing the hallways with background dancers — including a laying-down, kicking-air moment caught by an overhead camera — before emerging into the mirrored set in front of the studio audience again. Gaga’s other “SNL” highlights for the night included taking the piss out of herself with an opening monologue in which she gamely allowed the writers to pen gags about her “Joker” film and about having had R. Kelly as a musical accompanist the last time she hosted the show.
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