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Lady Gaga’s ‘Stupid Love’ Is a Glorious Comeback

The irrepressible single is a return to form not only for the singer, but also for her genre.
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The title of Lady Gaga’s fantastic new single, “Stupid Love,” riffs on a concept she’s sung about many times before. A “stupid love” sounds like it could be a “bad romance,” . It might be the fleeting roar of. “All I ever wanted was love,” she now croons, but listeners know that in the past she’s accepted a , a hit of , and the: a love that leaves.

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