don't be a drag/just be a queen

yesterday the heiress-apparent of pop music finally released her future megahit. surging with an industrial-disco thump and soulful vocals that reminds one of church, "born this way" is not so much an instant-classic as it is a bonafide dancefloor sermon. immediately the stylistic change is obvious: gone are the cold, vampiric vibes of the fame monster and in their place are softer, earthier throbs. tres pansexual/panracial/panyouth in tone and spirit, this robotic call-to-arms is what happens when you mix studio 54, dc10, and any local divebar into a blender and press "glam."