Which songs from Joanne do you still ENJOY?

[Jark]

I've been DABBLING just a bit lately to find out if I've been missing out.

Angel Down remains excellent, and I like Hey Girl. Million Reasons was a good single but has been a bit overshadowed, although the Superbowl performance remains seminal. And I suppose I can fuck with John Wayne if shit gets desperate.

Otherwise it's just a STONE BORE to me. Not because it's not "pop", just that the songs are dull. Perfect Illusion is surely one of her worst ever - what were they thinking? Tuneless shoutfest. For some reason it's completely revered on Popjustice when in fact its video was its only redeeming feature.

 

[RS]

None.

 

[HeLikedTurner]

All of them. Genuinely.

 

[OutSynk]

Diamond Heart
John Wayne
Dancin in Circles
Perfect Illusion
Million Reasons
Sinner’s Prayer
Angel Down
Just Another Day

 

[Iguana]

For me, Million Reasons, Joanne, John Wayne, Diamond Heart.

 

[OutSynk]

Any list that doesn’t include Dancin in Circles...it’s like, why are you a Gaga fan?

 

[Samanta TinAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAaaaA]

Angel Down and Million Reasons.

I tried to listen to Dancin in Circles the other day, and rather than being the fabulous Ace of Base knock-off I remembered, it was more of a TWANGY SHOUT-FEST. Can't say I was here for it as much as I wanted to be.

Angel Down would have been a fabulously demented Christmas single, with suitably dramatic video to compliment.

 

[Iguana]

Any list that doesn’t include Dancin in Circles...it’s like, why are you a Gaga fan?

It's nice but it's not all that, hun

 

[Loufoque]

Diamond Heart - 10
Ayo - 10
Joanne (Piano Version) - 10
John Wayne - 10
Dancin' In Circles - 10
Perfect Illusion - 10
Million Reasons - 10
Sinner's Prayer - 10
Come to Mama - 8 a cute Slade bop
Hey Girl - 1 gurl bye
Angel Down - 10 #blacklivesmatter
Just Another Day - 8 a cute Slade bop
Grigio Girls - 8

 

[Loufoque]

Sometimes I don't realise how hard I stan

 

[OutSynk]

Sometimes I don't realise how hard I stan

It’s ok we do.

 

[BoysForSeles]

Diamond Heart, Joanne, Million Reasons and Angel Down are my takeaways and some of her best songs. I had two close friends pass away in quick succession around the time of the album after long battles so the song Joanne itself is quite a tough listen when i remember visiting them in their last weeks.

 

[Jacques]

I still look fondly upon Joanne, Million Reasons, Hey Girl and Grigio Girls, and I get lots of personal enjoyment out of Perfect Illusion even if I can admit it's a mess and not for the masses.

 

[jivafox]

Grigio Girls.

And that’s it.

 

[AGinAg (38)]

Oh God absolutely none of them.

Also 'use'. Have a better word.

 

[Penelope]

Perfect Illusion is still incredible, but other than that the only ones I go back to are Dancin' In Circles, and occasionally Angel Down and Million Reasons.

 

[mulled vespertine]

Perfect Illusion, actually my favourite lead single of hers. Great remixes too.

 

[SDF]

Million Reasons, mainly.

I quite like Joanne and John Wayne too.

 

[Zu]

Oh God absolutely none of them.

Also 'use'. Have a better word.

Is USE the new word with hip swingers? I might start a “Which songs from the Rosie Ribbons albam do you still use?” thread. Personally I like to use ‘No Space To Rent’ to torment the chinchilla and also ‘Colours’ makes for great bum wipe and sauce thickener. I bet old Beardo McWeirdo @Suomi uses them all the time to rub himself off to, but that’s the gays of today for you

 

[Suomi]

 

[SDF]

USED and ABUSED

 

[Christian]

Oh God absolutely none of them.

Also 'use'. Have a better word.

It's a Popjustice thing.

I can leave the entire album to be honest, nothing there worth revisiting. The same goes for the dreaded Shallow.

 

[GNL]

A-Yo, and Dancing in Circles still slap, and perhaps controversially I love Just Another Day.

Despite loving the rare moments of balladry on the other albums, I found most of the slowies on Joanne blend into one interminable snooze. Give us ANTHEMS, not DEAD AUNThems.

 

[cwej]

Perfect Illusion.

That's it.

 

[cwej]

It's a Popjustice thing.

But what does it mean? Where does it come from? It's such a weird phrase.

 

[lolly]

We USE and CONSUME music now, don't you know? Kylie forbid we LISTEN or HEAR!

 

[Pingu]

Please for the love of god tell me it’s some attempt at irony that I’m too out of touch to understand.

 

[POP!]

"Dancin In Circles" was the only one I regularly went back to... although I remember liking "Joanne". And, er that's it. I need to give it another try, though.

 

[Tramell]

Perfect Illusion
Million Reasons
John Wayne
Dancing In Circles
Diamond Heart

 

[Dark Carnival]

Came in this thread just to comment the use of USE as well.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Perfect Illusion
Million Reasons
John Wayne
Dancing In Circles
Diamond Heart

Hi!

 

[OutSynk]

Some of you girls have no problem being used in other contexts but this here is a problem.

 

[Iguana]

Some of you girls have no problem being used in other contexts but this here is a problem.

Do you really want to be ballgagged tied up slapped and ploughed by Joanne though?

 

[Pingu]

Anyway at the time I enjoyed Diamond Heart, Perfect Illusion, Sinner’s Prayer and Angel Down and didn’t really take issue with any of the album, but I can honestly say that I haven’t “used” ANY of it since about a month after release.

 

[OutSynk]

Do you really want to be ballgagged tied up slapped and ploughed by Joanne though?

She ded tho.

 

[Suedehead]

So erm
I'm into Joanne these days?!

 

[Iguana]

Do you really want to be ballgagged tied up slapped and ploughed by Joanne though?

This must have been an in joke at the time but how GRAPHIC.

 

[Suedehead]

It wasn't love!
It wasn't love!
It was a perfect illusion!
Mistaken for love!
It wasn't love!
It was a perfect illusion!!!

 

[Suedehead]

(clearly a 10/10 moment in 2025 so yeah)

 

[Penelope]

Perfect Illusion is still a melodramatic 11/10 chez Pen.