Ladies_NN2 Wild_JJ Dedicated_JJ fans_NN2 of_IO popular_JJ music_NN1 have_VH0 a_AT1 certain_JJ conversation_NN1 at_RR21 least_RR22 once_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
Call_VV0 it_PPH1 The_AT Question_NN1 of_IO Endurance_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY and_CC your_APPGE friends_NN2 are_VBR talking_VVG about_II music_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT conversation_NN1 turns_VVZ to_II a_AT1 popular_JJ band_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY express_VV0 support_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 friend_NN1 voices_VVZ her_APPGE opinion_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR as_RG favorable_JJ as_CSA yours_PPGE ,_, but_CCB appends_VVZ a_AT1 qualifier_NN1 :_: "_" I_PPIS1 like_VV0 them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB will_VM they_PPHS2 be_VBI around_RP in_II ten_MC years_NNT2 ?_? "_" 
You_PPY may_VM feel_VVI compelled_VVN to_TO defend_VVI whomever_PNQV it_PPH1 is_VBZ you_PPY 're_VBR talking_VVG about_II ,_, covering_VVG the_AT present_JJ moment_NN1 and_CC the_AT future_NN1 with_IW your_APPGE positive_JJ take_NN1 ._. 
After_II trying_VVG this_DD1 approach_NN1 ,_, though_CS ,_, you_PPY realize_VV0 that_CST pop_JJ music_NN1 has_VHZ no_AT Constitution_NN1 and_CC does_VDZ n't_XX operate_VVI like_II a_AT1 de-facto_JJ Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 :_: precedent_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX always_RR established_VVN ,_, and_CC is_VBZ n't_XX even_RR necessary_JJ ._. 
Pop_VV0 rarely_RR accretes_VVZ in_II a_AT1 tidy_JJ ,_, serial_JJ manner_NN1 --_NN1 it_PPH1 zigs_VVZ ,_, zags_NN2 ,_, eats_VVZ itself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC falls_VVZ over_RP its_APPGE shoelaces_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD pop_NN1 successes_NN2 go_VV0 head_NN1 to_TO head_VVI with_IW Blake_NP1 and_CC Bach_NP1 ;_; others_NN2 win_VV0 their_APPGE blue_JJ ribbons_NN2 by_II doing_VDG everything_PN1 upside_RL21 down_RL22 and_CC out_II21 of_II22 tune_NN1 ._. 
Exceptional_JJ pop_NN1 creates_VVZ a_AT1 precedent_NN1 precisely_RR by_II abrogating_VVG the_AT presumptive_JJ rules_NN2 ._. 
How_RRQ did_VDD that_DD1 grouchy_JJ Bob_NP1 Dylan_NP1 become_VV0 a_AT1 critical_JJ favorite_NN1 by_II spitting_VVG back_RP at_II interviewers_NN2 with_IW silence_NN1 and_CC riddles_NN2 ?_? 
(_( Did_VDD n't_XX being_VBG cute_JJ and_CC funny_JJ help_NN1 the_AT Beatles_NP2 ?_? 
Why_RRQ would_VM the_AT opposite_JJ behavior_NN1 work_NN1 just_RR as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, and_CC at_II exactly_RR the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ?_? )_) 
How_RRQ did_VDD the_AT Jamaican_JJ shantytown_NN1 hero_NN1 Bob_NP1 Marley_NP1 become_VV0 an_AT1 American_JJ Ivy_NN1 League_NN1 dorm-room_NN1 staple_NN1 ?_? 
How_RRQ did_VDD the_AT tiny_JJ ,_, androgynous_JJ Prince_NN1 become_VV0 a_AT1 hero_NN1 to_II alpha-male_JJ guitar-solo_NN1 fiends_NN2 ?_? 
Pop_VV0 acts_NN2 become_VV0 classic_JJ when_CS they_PPHS2 reveal_VV0 the_AT contingent_JJ nature_NN1 of_IO "_" classic_NN1 ._. "_" 
So_RR it_PPH1 goes_VVZ with_IW one-hit_JJ (_( or_CC two-hit_JJ )_) wonders_VVZ ,_, who_PNQS can_VM also_RR become_VVI classics_NN2 --_NN1 or_CC not_XX ._. 
The_AT nature_NN1 of_IO pop_NN1 recycling_NN1 makes_VVZ it_PPH1 hard_RR to_TO measure_VVI ,_, or_CC define_VV0 ,_, endurance_NN1 ._. 
In_II 1980_MC ,_, Gary_NP1 Numan_NP1 's_GE synthesizer_NN1 pop_JJ song_NN1 "_" Cars_NN2 "_" was_VBDZ a_AT1 reliable_JJ presence_NN1 on_II broadcast_NN1 radio_NN1 here_RL and_CC in_II the_AT United_NP1 Kingdom_NP1 ._. 
By_II 1985_MC ,_, though_CS ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM have_VHI been_VBN hard_RR pressed_VVN to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 trace_NN1 of_IO Numan_NN1 in_II the_AT mainstream_NN1 of_IO pop_NN1 ._. 
Today_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ ubiquitous_JJ --_JJ "_" Cars_NN2 "_" has_VHZ been_VBN referenced_VVN in_II television_NN1 shows_NN2 and_CC pop_JJ songs_NN2 steadily_RR throughout_II the_AT past_JJ decade_NNT1 ,_, and_CC Numan_NP1 's_GE synthesizer_NN1 sounds_NN2 are_VBR audible_JJ in_II the_AT work_NN1 of_IO tiny_JJ Brooklyn_NP1 bands_NN2 and_CC enormous_JJ stars_NN2 alike_RR ._. 
Just_RR because_CS the_AT anonymous_JJ Euro-techno_JJ group_NN1 Eiffel_NP1 65_MC was_VBDZ on_II the_AT charts_NN2 for_IF only_RR one_MC1 stretch_NN1 in_II 2000_MC does_VDZ not_XX mean_VVI that_CST its_APPGE mission_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX accomplished_VVN ._. 
Eiffel_NP1 65_MC 's_VBZ one_MC1 known_JJ song_NN1 --_NN1 its_APPGE nonsense_NN1 hit_VVD "_" Blue_JJ "_" --_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT basis_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 new_JJ Top_NN1 Forty_MC hit_VVD by_II Flo_NP1 Rida_NP1 called_VVD "_" Sugar_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC has_VHZ inspired_VVN many_DA2 user-generated_JJ videos_NN2 on_II YouTube_NP1 that_CST are_VBR all_DB better_JJR than_CSN the_AT official_JJ video_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 C.G.I_NP1 ._. 
monstrosity_NN1 ._. 
The_AT artist_NN1 who_PNQS stays_VVZ on_II the_AT charts_NN2 for_IF years_NNT2 without_IW interruption_NN1 sometimes_RT does_VDZ it_PPH1 by_II virtue_NN1 of_IO professional_JJ acuity_NN1 and_CC inoffensive_JJ predictability_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO pop_NN1 's_GE most_RGT delightful_JJ figures_NN2 endure_VV0 exactly_RR because_CS we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX figure_VVI out_RP what_DDQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR up_II21 to_II22 ._. 
Stefani_NP1 Joanne_NP1 Angelina_NP1 Germanotta_NP1 would_VM have_VHI you_PPY believe_VV0 that_CST she_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX just_RR beating_VVG the_AT system_NN1 --_NN1 in_II her_APPGE version_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ stormed_VVN the_AT castle_NN1 walls_NN2 ,_, spirited_VVD away_RL the_AT Dauphin_NN1 ,_, and_CC changed_VVD the_AT national_JJ language_NN1 to_II semaphore_NN1 ._. 
Better_RRR known_VVN as_II Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 ,_, Germanotta_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN twenty-three_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA in_II Yonkers_NP1 and_CC has_VHZ had_VHN two_MC verifiable_JJ worldwide_JJ No._NN1 1_MC1 hits_VVZ ,_, which_DDQ are_VBR definitely_RR dance_VV0 music_NN1 :_: "_" Just_RR Dance_VV0 "_" and_CC "_" Poker_NN1 Face_NN1 ._. "_" 
(_( The_AT kids_NN2 say_VV0 electro-pop_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 say_VV0 disco_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 we_PPIS2 're_VBR both_RR right_JJ ._. )_) 
Less_RGR verifiable_JJ is_VBZ her_APPGE theorizing_NN1 about_II her_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 cites_VVZ Andy_NP1 Warhol_NP1 ,_, claims_VVZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 "_" fame_NN1 Robin_NP1 Hood_NP1 "_" who_PNQS has_VHZ lost_VVN her_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, opines_VVZ in_RR21 public_RR22 about_II whether_CSW a_AT1 certain_JJ shade_NN1 of_IO red_NN1 is_VBZ "_" Communist_JJ ,_, "_" and_CC has_VHZ dropped_VVN Rilke_NP1 's_GE name_NN1 more_DAR than_CSN once_RR ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX take_VVI this_DD1 skepticism_NN1 for_IF distaste_NN1 --_NN1 Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 share_VV0 preferences_NN2 ,_, especially_RR as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 well-written_JJ pop_JJ music_NN1 goes_VVZ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 am_VBM thrilled_VVN to_TO see_VVI Communism_NN1 and_CC Rilke_NP1 getting_VVG ink_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM also_RR happy_JJ that_CST her_APPGE album_NN1 ,_, "_" The_AT Fame_NN1 ,_, "_" will_VM be_VBI with_IW us_PPIO2 all_DB year_NNT1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX find_VVI Marx_NP1 or_CC Rilke_NP1 anywhere_RL in_II the_AT music_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ most_RGT amusing_JJ is_VBZ watching_VVG a_AT1 trained_JJ pro_NN1 like_II Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 try_VV0 to_TO sell_VVI herself_PPX1 as_II the_AT Flying_JJ Lizards_NN2 ._. 
Who_PNQS were_VBDR they_PPHS2 ?_? 
A_AT1 colorfully_RR deadpan_NN1 British_JJ art-school_JJ unit_NN1 of_IO brainy_JJ ,_, primitive_JJ one-hit_JJ wonders_NN2 (_( "_" Money_NN1 "_" )_) who_PNQS did_VDD business_NN1 in_II the_AT early_JJ eighties_MC2 and_CC are_VBR resurrected_VVN in_II spirit_NN1 every_AT1 seven_MC years_NNT2 or_CC so_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR really_RR odd_JJ ._. 
Gaga_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX odd_JJ ,_, give_VV0 or_CC take_VV0 some_DD warbles_NN2 and_CC that_CST one_MC1 time_NNT1 during_II a_AT1 session_NNT1 for_IF AOL_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 pounded_VVD on_II her_APPGE keyboard_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE high_JJ heel_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 is_VBZ as_RG smart_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 repeatedly_RR claims_VVZ to_TO be_VBI ._. 
Germanotta_NP1 went_VVD to_II Convent_NN1 of_IO the_AT Sacred_JJ Heart_NN1 High_JJ School_NN1 and_CC grew_VVD up_RP on_II the_AT Upper_JJ West_ND1 Side_NN1 ._. 
(_( Her_APPGE parents_NN2 call_VV0 her_APPGE Joanne_NP1 ._. )_) 
After_CS a_AT1 stint_NN1 at_II N.Y.U._NP1 's_GE Tisch_NN1 School_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 dropped_VVD out_RP and_CC ,_, while_CS still_RR a_AT1 teen_NN1 ,_, went_VVD to_II Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 ,_, where_CS she_PPHS1 got_VVD a_AT1 contract_NN1 with_IW Def_NP1 Jam_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 gig_NN1 ended_VVN in_II three_MC months_NNT2 ,_, so_CS Germanotta_NP1 came_VVD home_RL --_JJ not_XX yet_RR calling_VVG herself_PPX1 Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 --_NN1 and_CC began_VVD performing_VVG songs_NN2 and_CC burlesque_JJ routines_NN2 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 clubs_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 friend_NN1 ,_, the_AT d.j_NNU ._. 
Lady_NNB Starlight_NP1 ._. 
Eventually_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 returned_VVD to_II Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 ,_, and_CC signed_VVN with_IW Interscope_NN1 Records_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wrote_VVD songs_NN2 for_IF the_AT Pussycat_NN1 Dolls_NN2 and_CC one_PN1 for_IF Britney_NP1 Spears_NN2 (_( a_AT1 strange_JJ ,_, compelling_JJ love_NN1 song_NN1 disguised_VVN as_II a_AT1 dance_NN1 number_NN1 ,_, called_VVN "_" Quicksand_NN1 ,_, "_" which_DDQ is_VBZ available_JJ only_RR on_II the_AT European_JJ version_NN1 of_IO Spears_NN2 's_GE "_" Circus_NN1 "_" )_) and_CC worked_VVD with_IW Akon_NP1 ,_, the_AT certified_JJ pop_NN1 star_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 ornately_RR embellished_VVN criminal_JJ past_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS signed_VVD Gaga_NP1 to_II his_APPGE label_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ not_XX as_RG weird_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 might_VM sound_VVI ._. 
Gaga_NN1 can_VM really_RR sing_VVI and_CC really_RR write_VVI ._. 
That_DD1 said_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 embellished_VVD when_RRQ she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, of_IO "_" The_AT Fame_NN1 ,_, "_" that_CST she_PPHS1 "_" did_VDD the_AT whole_JJ goddamn_JJ thing_NN1 ._. "_" 
In_II reality_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE collaborators_NN2 on_II her_APPGE debut_NN1 album_NN1 are_VBR a_AT1 wisely_RR picked_VVN cast_NN1 of_IO new_JJ and_CC old_JJ pros_NN2 who_PNQS know_VV0 how_RRQ to_TO make_VVI pop_NN1 records_NN2 sound_VV0 like_II pop_NN1 records_NN2 ._. 
Rob_NP1 Fusari_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS dubbed_VVD Germanotta_NP1 Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 ,_, after_CS the_AT Queen_NN1 song_NN1 "_" Radio_NN1 Ga_NP1 Ga_NP1 ,_, "_" co-wrote_VVD some_DD of_IO Destiny_NN1 's_GE Child_NN1 's_GE best_JJT work_NN1 ._. 
RedOne_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 Moroccan_JJ producer_NN1 whose_DDQGE song_NN1 "_" Bamboo_NN1 "_" was_VBDZ named_VVN the_AT Official_JJ Melody_NN1 of_IO soccer_NN1 's_GE 2006_MC FIFA_NP1 World_NN1 Cup_NN1 ._. 
More_RRR to_II the_AT point_NN1 ,_, RedOne_NP1 's_GE longtime_JJ residence_NN1 in_II Sweden_NP1 means_VVZ that_CST he_PPHS1 has_VHZ access_NN1 to_II the_AT enormous_JJ ice_NN1 pool_NN1 of_IO Nordic_JJ hooks_NN2 that_CST Americans_NN2 never_RR seem_VV0 to_TO match_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 makes_VVZ sense_NN1 that_CST RedOne_NP1 and_CC Germanotta_NP1 received_VVD a_AT1 Grammy_JJ nomination_NN1 for_IF "_" Just_RR Dance_VV0 ,_, "_" the_AT song_NN1 that_CST presumably_RR inspired_JJ Spears_NN2 to_TO enlist_VVI Ms._NNB Gaga_NP1 's_GE help_NN1 for_IF "_" Circus_NN1 ._. "_" 
How_RRQ not_XX dumb_JJ is_VBZ Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 ?_? 
Released_VVN exactly_RR one_MC1 year_NNT1 ago_RA ,_, "_" Just_JJ Dance_NN1 "_" was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT first_MD big_JJ records_NN2 to_TO ride_VVI the_AT sea_NN1 change_NN1 in_II pop_NN1 ,_, away_II21 from_II22 hip-hop_NN1 and_CC back_RP toward_II disco_NN1 ,_, the_AT music_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ been_VBN in_II31 charge_II32 of_II33 the_AT charts_NN2 in_II Europe_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
(_( One_MC1 current_JJ acknowledgment_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 shift_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 single_JJ by_II a_AT1 rapper_NN1 named_VVD Kid_NN1 Cudi_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ currently_RR jostling_VVG with_IW Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 on_II the_AT iTunes_NN2 charts_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE song_NN1 "_" Day_NP1 'n'_CC Nite_NN1 ,_, "_" which_DDQ re-imagines_VVZ hip-hop_JJ as_CSA mumbling_VVG over_II disco_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 yelling_VVG over_II funk_NN1 ._. )_) 
With_IW RedOne_NP1 's_GE help_NN1 ,_, Gaga_NP1 summons_NN1 generations_NN2 of_IO dance_NN1 music_NN1 ._. 
"_" Just_RR Dance_VV0 "_" is_VBZ built_VVN around_II the_AT brawny_JJ ,_, slightly_RR overbearing_JJ synthesizers_NN2 of_IO Gary_NP1 Numan_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE British_JJ peers_NN2 like_II the_AT Human_JJ League_NN1 ._. 
(_( Those_DD2 keyboards_NN2 are_VBR also_RR the_AT foundation_NN1 for_IF Euro-techno_NN1 like_II Eiffel_NP1 65_MC and_CC for_IF dozens_NNO2 of_IO Continental_NN1 hits_VVZ that_CST Americans_NN2 rarely_RR hear_VV0 ._. )_) 
Gaga_NN1 's_GE hard_RR vocal_JJ delivery_NN1 lets_VVZ her_APPGE tone_NN1 bounce_VVI off_II the_AT walls_NN2 ,_, in_II the_AT manner_NN1 of_IO Sharon_NP1 Brown_NP1 and_CC Shannon_NP1 and_CC other_JJ eighties_MC2 dance-floor_JJ workhorses_NN2 ._. 
"_" Just_RR Dance_VV0 "_" is_VBZ about_II being_VBG drunk_VVN in_II a_AT1 club_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ idea_NN1 ,_, because_CS songs_NN2 for_IF drunk_JJ people_NN in_II clubs_NN2 are_VBR rarely_RR sharp_JJ enough_RR to_TO be_VBI so_RG obvious_JJ :_: a_RR21 lot_RR22 gets_VVZ lost_JJ in_II the_AT quest_NN1 for_IF the_AT clever_JJ ._. 
The_AT Lady_NN1 's_VHZ had_VHN too_RG much_DA1 red_JJ wine_NN1 ,_, turned_VVD her_APPGE shirt_NN1 inside_RL21 out_RL22 ,_, and_CC has_VHZ a_AT1 Playboy_NN1 mouth_NN1 ,_, whatever_DDQV that_DD1 is_VBZ ._. 
Her_APPGE night_NNT1 could_VM end_VVI up_RP on_II the_AT gossip_NN1 blogs_VVZ if_CS she_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX careful_JJ --_NN1 she_PPHS1 "_" ca_VM n't_XX see_VVI straight_RR ,_, "_" and_CC ca_VM n't_XX remember_VVI what_DDQ club_NN1 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ in_RP ,_, but_CCB sings_VVZ to_II herself_PPX1 that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ "_" gon_VVGK na_TO be_VBI O.K._JJ ,_, "_" which_DDQ will_VM reassure_VVI anybody_PN1 with_IW a_AT1 liquor_NN1 license_VV0 doing_VDG business_NN1 while_CS the_AT song_NN1 is_VBZ on_RP ._. 
Later_RRR in_II the_AT song_NN1 ,_, Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 semi-raps_NN2 and_CC recalls_VVZ the_AT weirdo_NN1 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ borrowed_VVN a_AT1 few_DA2 moves_NN2 from_II ,_, Peaches_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 Canadian_JJ musician_NN1 who_PNQS ,_, like_II Germanotta_NP1 ,_, presented_VVD herself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 sexually_RR ambiguous_JJ performance_NN1 artist_NN1 ,_, though_CS Peaches_NN2 did_VDD it_PPH1 a_AT1 decade_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ actually_RR a_AT1 plausible_JJ claim_NN1 when_RRQ Peaches_NN2 made_VVD it_PPH1 --_JJ she_PPHS1 has_VHZ no_AT worldwide_JJ No._NN1 1s_MC2 ._. 
(_( Yet_RR ._. )_) 
This_DD1 is_VBZ how_RRQ "_" The_AT Fame_NN1 "_" works_VVZ ._. 
Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 's_GE current_JJ ,_, very_RG big_JJ hit_NN1 ,_, "_" Poker_NN1 Face_NN1 ,_, "_" will_VM likely_RR please_VVI the_AT frat_NN1 boys_NN2 whom_PNQO her_APPGE pull_NN1 quotes_NN2 are_VBR designed_VVN to_TO scare_VVI ._. 
As_II the_AT punning_JJ title_NN1 suggests_VVZ ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 song_NN1 about_II rough_JJ sex_NN1 ._. 
(_( Another_DD1 song_NN1 is_VBZ entitled_VVN "_" I_PPIS1 Like_VV0 It_PPH1 Rough_JJ ._. "_" )_) 
"_" Eh_UH ,_, Eh_UH "_" echoes_NN2 Madonna_NP1 's_GE lighter_JJR work_NN1 ,_, like_II "_" La_NP1 Isla_NP1 Bonita_NP1 ,_, "_" and_CC there_EX 's_VBZ even_RR a_AT1 ballad_NN1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI released_VVN as_II a_AT1 single_JJ when_CS the_AT people_NN who_PNQS do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI dance_NN1 music_NN1 need_NN1 to_TO be_VBI pulled_VVN in_RP ,_, called_VVN "_" Brown_JJ Eyes_NN2 ._. "_" 
If_CS you_PPY want_VV0 melody_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 cheerful_JJ embrace_NN1 of_IO the_AT moment_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 happens_VVZ ,_, Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 wise_JJ bet_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE recent_JJ client_NN1 Britney_NP1 is_VBZ currently_RR sleepwalking_VVG through_II her_APPGE own_DA tour_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX so_RR Ms._NNB Germanotta_NP1 ._. 
On_II "_" American_JJ Idol_NN1 ,_, "_" Lady_NNB Gaga_NP1 tore_VVD up_RP "_" Poker_NN1 Face_NN1 "_" and_CC short-circuited_JJ the_AT conventions_NN2 of_IO the_AT show_NN1 by_II splitting_VVG the_AT song_NN1 into_II a_AT1 drunken_JJ solo-piano_NN1 ballad_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 up-tempo_JJ truncated_JJ version_NN1 of_IO itself_PPX1 ._. 
Germanotta_NN1 knows_VVZ that_CST the_AT one-hit_JJ wonders_NN2 are_VBR weirder_JJR and_CC cooler_JJR than_CSN the_AT well-paid_JJ musicians_NN2 who_PNQS stretch_VV0 their_APPGE careers_NN2 over_RG seven_MC years_NNT2 on_II the_AT stage_NN1 and_CC twenty_MC more_DAR behind_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Can_VM she_PPHS1 have_VHI it_PPH1 both_DB2 ways_NN2 ?_? 
