Song of the Week (Week of May 22, 2011)

This week's Song of the Week is "Americano," from Lady GaGa's album "Born This Way," which comes out tomorrow. The song is one of my favorites on the record. It has a killer beat but also an important message. The singer herself described the song as "A big mariachi technohouse record where I am singing about immigration law and gay marriage and all sorts of things that have to do with disenfranchised communities in America."

Once again, GaGa seems to be the only pop star explicitly sticking up for the small, disenfranchised communities, especially the gay one. She sings at the beginning of the song, "I met a girl in East L.A....We fell in love but not in court." Later, she sings, "I will fight for/ I have fought for/ How I love you. /I have cried for/ I will die for/ How I care." As one of the biggest female singer in the world, singing to another female about how wrong it is that they can't marry or be together because of unfair immigration laws is huge. Enjoy!



I met a girl in east LA
In floral shorts as sweet as May
She sang in eigths in two Barrio chords
We fell in love
But not in court

La la la la la la la (x6)
I don't sp-
I don't sp-
Ahhhhh-americaaaa americanoooo
Ahhhhh-americaaaa americanoooo

Mis canciones son de la revolucion
Mi corazón me duele por mi generación
If you love me, we can marry on the west coast
On a Wednesday, en un verano en agosto

I don't speak your, I don't speak your
Languagono (La la la la la la la)
I don't speak your, I won't speak your
Jesus Cristo (La la la la la la la)

Ahhhhh-americaaaa americanoooo
Ahhhhh-americaaaa americanoooo

I will fight for, I have fought for
How I love you
I have cried for, I will die for
How I care
In the mountains, las campanas
Están sonando
Todos los chicos (chicas)
Y los chicos (chicas) están besando

I don't speak your, I don't speak your
Languagono
I don't speak your, I won't speak your
Jesus Cristo
I don't speak your, I don't speak your
Americano
I don't speak your, I won't speak your
Jesus Cristo

Ahhhhh-americaaaa americanoooo
Ahhhhh-americaaaa americanoooo
Ahhhhh-americaaaa americanoooo
Ahhhhh-americaaaa americanoooo

Don't you try to catch me
Don't you try to catch me
No no no no
I'm living on the edge of
Living on the edge of the
Law law law law
Don't you try to catch me
Don't you try to get me
No no no no
Don't you try to catch me
I'm living on the edge of the
Law law law law