[ReignOfError]

You're comparing apples and oranges. Sure, the Stones are still rocking, but how many novelty acts of that era have moved on and are now retired realtors with grandchildren? Napoleon XIV, or the Archies, or the Classics IV?

Lady Gaga is a fad, and I'd wager that she and the folks around her know it. I reach the opposite conclusion from the Townhall writer -- by going mainstream and mid-market, they're milking the phenomenon for all they can grab on the way down. Can't blame them.

But for all the silliness, at the middle of it is a young woman with genuine talent; see this pre-Gaga video. Listening to that song, I hope that when the Gaga fad has burned out, when she's financially set for life, she'll record an album I would actually consider buying.

[blueunicorn6]

You go to far when you mock The Archies! Rolling Stone Magazine listed SUGAR SUGAR as the best song of all time! Remember the Rolling Stone’s ScooterChair Tour a couple of years ago when Archie got up on stage with Mick? They rocked the house, man.

[digger48]

the middle of it is a young woman with genuine talent;

Christina Aguilera is a similar case. Hell of a voice, but it was the skank image that made her the big money.