This is what denial looks like. I spent so much time trying not to like Lady Gaga’s music, that “Bad Romance” pretty much stayed in my head for two weeks until I gave in.

And giving in? Looks like this:

I love Lady Gaga

Now that I’ve stopped fighting it, I’m really enjoying her music. It’s refreshing. While I’m a metal head at heart, I like her unique style and the way that she writes lyrics. I also like the way she uses her words: “Alejandro, Alejandro. Ale-Ale-jandro, Ale-Ale-jandro.” She’s a lot of fun to listen to.

This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve hated a musician and then became obsessed. When I first heard Coheed and Cambria’s “A Favor House Atlantic,” I hated it. I worked at FYE, though, so I heard it at least four times a day. My friend Sean loved them, though, and during the short two weeks while I dated him, I was subjected to hearing their albums over and over again (except for the one time I brought a Lacuna Coil CD with me and we listened to that instead). And then? I loved them. I bought all of their albums at once.

Aside from feeling like I may have been brainwashed, it’s nice to have something new to listen to. I was really bored with all of my CD collection, bouncing back and forth from Duffy to Evanescence to Slipknot to Silversun Pickups. “The Fame Monster” should hold me over until I can get my hands on whichever Mastodon album has “The Czar” on it (and speaking of Mastodon, Mike and I are going to see them on April 22nd)!

I’m such an audiophile. But enough about me. What have you been listening to?