Did MTV Ban “Telephone”?

March 15, 2010 Posted in Buzz

Did you guys tune into the ten minute (already infamous) Lady Gaga and Beyonce video for “Telephone?” I know I did, and that shiz was cah-razy. Two days upon debuting on You Tube, the video has racked in 13 million views, and there are already rumors flying of MTV banning the video from their network.

Too risky for you, MTV? A little too much butt cheek?

Wait a good minute; how is this video any worse than an episode of The Real World? Those crazy kids might not be wrapped in caution tape, but they’ve been getting belligerently drunk/starting brawls/effing in the hot tub for almost 20 years now. And that stuff is reality. Although the video for “Telephone” provides a blunt message wrapped in some pretty risque outfits, it isn’t real. Therefore, is the Gaga video really all that bad?

Oh, and last time I checked, was MTV even airing music videos anymore anyway? Remember, 30-second clips after episodes of Teen Mom don’t count.

If these rumors are true (in recent reports, the publicist for MTV has claimed they are not) I think it’s all some big plot by MTV to draw even more attention to America’s favorite guilty pleasure. After all, if anyone can gain something from Lady Gaga’s fame, it’s definitely the station formerly known as Music Television.

And really, even if it’s NSFMTV (not suitable for MTV), this video is insanely awesome. Insane being the operative term.

What are you thinkin? Did this video go too far? Is it too much, even for Gaga?

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eliz says:
Mon, 15th Mar 201010:19 am

I thought about that when I saw the video yesterday on youtube. But MTV considering when I was, like 12 I had never seen an edited version of Sisqo's "Thong Song," MTV had better not censor it.

Roberto says:
Mon, 15th Mar 201010:54 am

"Oh, and last time I checked, was MTV even airing music videos anymore anyway? Remember, 30-second clips after episodes of Teen Mom don’t count."

LMFAO

Anon says:
Mon, 15th Mar 201011:54 am

That video was horrible. I made the mistake of watching it. The video was boring, I can see why MTV wouldn't want to air it because of the nude scenes, and the song is the worst, most repetitive song I have heard from Lady Gaga yet!!

Overall, I would be very happy if MTV banned this, so that I would never have to subject myself to that again.

Ugh.

Kenz says:
Mon, 15th Mar 20101:20 pm

If you measure by what they play all the time as the standard, I don't think this video should be banned…but I do think that it should be kept to later hours so that some child can't stumble upon it (not that anything MTV is child friendly buuuuut…yeah). And while I don't agree with banning videos just because of some questionable content, I don't agree that it was an amazing video. To me it felt like she was just trying to be different to get attention. The 'uniqueness' of the video didn't lend a single thing to the song…and there was what…one prison phone call in it and absolutely nothing to do with a party or club…which is what the song is about if I understand the lyrics correctly….so she's just randomly putting her music into a completely unrelated video. So…yeah. I don't agree with the awesomeness factor.

Aron says:
Mon, 15th Mar 20107:44 pm

I personally loved it. It turned a music video into an over the top event, something that people waited for (remember those?). Regardless of whether or not she's being different just to be different, it's a beautiful/strange train wreck I can't take my eyes off of. The whole point of the video is to stray away from the song's literal "meaning." How lame would this have been if it was shot in a club, with GaGa talking to some obsessive douche bag on her cell phone while shaking her ass around a bunch of Jersey Shore look alikes? My 8-year-old cousin could have drafted that concept in finger painting class, story boards and all.

Cheers,

-A.

The original Zoe says:
Mon, 15th Mar 201011:47 pm

I liked it – the song is addictive too!

Allana says:
Tue, 16th Mar 20101:48 pm

if they have no problem playing clips of rappers who get their point across more vulgar and more bluntly than Gaga, then they shouldn't ban Gaga

RIKO says:
Sat, 20th Mar 201012:00 pm

i thought this video was trying too hard. i think lady gaga is trying to hard and i would not be mad if they didn't play this on MTV

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