Not so Gaga

Where do you stand on ‘twerking’? Well, think back a few months ago and it seemed that Lady Gaga was the wild child and cause celbre de jour, if one is allowed to mix one's French. Now, she seems like a very classy lady indeed compared to Miley Cyrus (if you’re reading this a a couple of years in the future you might well be asking ‘Miley Who?’) ‘The Culture Show Special’ (BBC2) turned its beady on Miss Gaga with a quirky half hour interview slash profile of the great lady herself. Ms Gaga is nothing if eccentric but Miranda Sawyer’s profile, (Gaga was promoting her new album, ‘Art Pop) portrayed a likeable and thoughtful artistic soul trapped in the body of a 3am-belter Pop singer. The music is a take it or leave it but she herself is trying to articulate an artistic statement and form an aesthetic sensibility and came across as a pretty nice woman too. Sawyer and Gaga did not appear to spend too much time together but there was a connection between the two that made for an exceptional and interesting interview. The mega star looked wannner and paler than usual but there was something very endearing about how she was almost shy during the interview. Miranda Sawyer has become an accomplished presenter and has found the sweet spot in her presenting of these Culture Show Specials. While ‘thetvreviewguy’ is scarcely gaga about Gaga, he does have a softer spot for one of popular culture’s biggest eccentrics.