065 - Poker Face

She's got us like nobody. POPETTES! It only took us 65 episodes to get here, but we are FINALLY covering Lady Gaga and the now classic, "Poker Face." Steven will tell you the story of how Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta meticulously rose to the top of THE game, Analise will break down one of the most popular chord progressions of the modern pop age, and BOTH hosts will explain how the pop icon's latest album, Joanne, helped make them into huge fans.   http://popmusicpodcast.libsyn.com/065-poker-face   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Steven Ray Morris and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: [email protected]   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/   Thanks for the tab, Sbob on Ultimate-Guitar! https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/lady_gaga/poker_face_chords_858845   Other songs with this chord progression: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=532585   Reddit thread about chord progression: https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/comments/5ov685/help_understanding_why_iiiiviivi_works/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239070814/playlist/6smMjg2G03ybe7AaV5Yqqj?si=rJu9Sg63QoOqsvdmk0VuMw     Additional Recommendations: Lady Gaga - "Joanne" Lady Gaga - "John Wayne" Lady Gaga - "Come To Mama" Lady Gaga - "The Cure" Lady Gaga - "Poker Face - Live at The Cherrytree House Piano & Voice Version" Marina and the Diamonds - "Sex Yeah"     Find us on all the socials!  twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise // twitter.com/anabotmusic Follow Steven: twitter.com/stevenraymorris // twitter.com/sjrpod   Cover art by Kelly Rahnerhttps://www.instagram.com/kelrahner/ Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/