Gaga's five succeeding studio albums all debuted atop the US Billboard 200. Her second full-length album, Born This Way (2011), explored electronic rock and techno-pop and sold more than one million copies in its first week. The title track became the fastest-selling song on the iTunes Store, with over one million downloads in less than a week. Following her EDM-influenced third album, Artpop (2013), and its lead single "Applause", Gaga released the jazz album Cheek to Cheek (2014) with Tony Bennett, and the soft rock album Joanne (2016). She ventured into acting, winning awards for her leading roles in the miniseries American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016) and the musical film A Star Is Born (2018). Her contributions to the latter's soundtrack, which spawned the chart-topping single "Shallow", made her the first woman to win an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Grammy Award in one year. Gaga returned to dance-pop with her sixth studio album, Chromatica (2020), which yielded the number-one single "Rain on Me". She followed this with her second collaborative album with Bennett, Love for Sale, and a starring role in the biopic House of Gucci, both in 2021.
Having sold an estimated 170 million records, Gaga is one of the world's best-selling music artists and the only female artist to achieve four singles that each sold at least 10 million copies globally. Her accolades include 13 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, 18 MTV Video Music Awards, awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and recognition as Billboard's Artist of the Year (2010) and Woman of the Year (2015). She has also been included in several Forbes' power rankings and ranked fourth on VH1's Greatest Women in Music (2012). Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010 and 2019 and placed her on their All-Time 100 Fashion Icons list. Her philanthropy and activism focus on mental health awareness and LGBTQ+ rights; she has her own non-profit organization, the Born This Way Foundation, which supports the wellness of young people. Gaga's business ventures include Haus Labs, a vegan cosmetics brand launched in 2019.
Orange Colored Sky
Lady GaGa Lyrics
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When out of the orange colored sky,
Flash, bam, alacazam, Wonderful you came by.
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I was humming a tune, drinking in sunshine,
When out of that orange colored view
Wham, bam, alacazam, I got a look at you.
.
Watch out for flying glass.
Cause the ceiling fell in and the bottom fell out
I went into a spin and I started to shout
I've been hit, This is it, this is it, this is it.
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I was walking along minding my business
When love came and hit me in the eye
Flash, bam, alacazam,
Out of the orange colored sky
.
Well, one look and I yelled timber
Watch out for flying glass.
Cause the ceiling fell in and the bottom fell out
I went into a spin and I started to shout
I've been hit, This is it, this is it, this is it.
.
I was walking along minding my business
When love came and hit me in the eye
Flash, bam, alacazam,
Out of the orange colored, purple stripes,
Pretty green polka-dot sky
Flash, bam, alacazam,
Went the sky
The song "Orange Colored Sky" by Lady Gaga is a cover of a popular jazz tune originally recorded by Nat King Cole in 1950. The lyrics of the song describe a sudden and unexpected encounter with love, represented by a bright orange-colored sky. The singer is walking along, minding their own business, when suddenly they are struck by love. The sky changes color and becomes a dizzying array of purple stripes and pretty green polka-dots. The suddenness of the encounter is reflected in the lyrics, with the singer exclaiming "Flash, bam, alacazam!" as love comes crashing into their life.
The lyrics also contain several vivid metaphors to express the intensity of the encounter. The line "One look and I yelled timber, watch out for flying glass" implies that the singer is so overwhelmed by the suddenness of love that they feel like a building collapsing. The metaphor here conveys the idea that the singer's life has been fundamentally altered by the encounter with love. The line "I went into a spin and I started to shout, I've been hit, This is it, this is it, this is it" further reinforces this idea of a sudden and transformative experience.
Overall, "Orange Colored Sky" is a song that celebrates the unexpectedness and intensity of falling in love. The bright and colorful imagery in the lyrics creates a sense of wonder and awe, capturing the feeling of being swept off your feet by a sudden and unexpected encounter.
Line by Line Meaning
I was walking along, minding my business,
I was going about my day, not expecting anything out of the ordinary.
When out of the orange colored sky,
Suddenly, something unexpected appeared before me.
Flash, bam, alacazam, Wonderful you came by.
You entered my life with great excitement and surprise.
I was humming a tune, drinking in sunshine,
I was happy and content, enjoying the simple things in life.
When out of that orange colored view,
Suddenly, my happy moment was interrupted by a startling sight.
Wham, bam, alacazam, I got a look at you.
I was struck by the sight of you; you took my breath away.
One look and I yelled timber
I knew in that moment that my life was about to change drastically.
Watch out for flying glass.
I realized that this change was going to be intense and potentially dangerous.
Cause the ceiling fell in and the bottom fell out
Everything around me seemed to collapse and crumble away at this new realization.
I went into a spin and I started to shout
My emotions were overwhelming, and I couldn't contain my excitement any longer.
I've been hit, This is it, this is it, this is it.
I knew that this was the defining moment of my life, and I was ready to embrace it fully.
When love came and hit me in the eye
Love struck me suddenly and forcefully.
Out of the orange colored sky
This intense feeling of love seemingly came out of nowhere.
Flash, bam, alacazam,
This love hit me with a sudden, explosive force.
Out of the orange colored, purple stripes, Pretty green polka-dot sky
This magical and unexpected moment was so powerful that it seemed to change the very colors and patterns of the sky itself.
Went the sky
This intense and transformative moment seemed to affect everything, even the sky above me.
Contributed by Micah K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sally O'Brien
Many people saying Gaga's voice improved working with Tony Bennett. I been saying well actually she's always had the pipes and technique.
matt matt
Yupp
Yugvijay
@Michele Michele stand up for someoen when u know the whole context and u dont have to be rude , have a good day u r a good person
Yugvijay
@Michele Michele You shouldn't stick to someone with half knowledge of the situation 🙄 I have been dealing with haters all my life, I didn't care about this but if it was somebody else you cud have really hurt them, so not nice,not wise.
And good for u that u are an artist but it doesn't suit u to be this way.
Michele Michele
@Yugvijay oh I don't remember anything but I get I don't know crazy sometimes. I have a real strong need to stick up for people and maybe sometimes I misapply it. And I don't know what WBu means but I guess I can guess it means what about you? In which case oh I'm nobody no doubt nobody at all. (Although I have to say as an artist I do have some god-given talent and apparently kind of uncanny taste.... So say my elders anyway....
Yugvijay
@Michele Michele hey! I was actually just praising gaga that she was always a great singer even before she met Tony. 😇 I think you misunderstood me. And I'm not a nobody, I'm a good family man, I'm studying Mass media. I have 3k subs on my channel, 400k views. Wbu?
Catrina D
I remember watching this live, I was amazed and wished she released a jazz album
Alexander Bond
Boy, have I got news for you!
Grebanche
She did released a jazz album with Tony Bennett called Cheek to Cheek
Laura S Valle Music
She should come up with a jazz album!! I mean originals!!