Pose cast serve it ancient city style to Chromatica and it is categorically the queerest thing that’s ever existed
Stop the clocks, cut off the telephone, because the Pose cast are serving it ancient city style to Lady Gaga’s Chromatica in this incredible mash-up.
The blessed 95 second video is a supercut of Pose’s finest ballroom scenes, full of face, body, hair, dips and duck walks, set to “Babylon”, the denouement of Lady Gaga’s Chromatica.
Indeed, bodies are moving like a sculpture – namely those of Elektra Abundance, Candy Ferocity and Ricky Evangelista.
It’s a sort of full-circle moment. “Babylon” bears more than a slight resemblance to Madonna’s “Vogue”, itself an appropriation of the ballroom scene faithfully recreated by Pose.
pose x babylon pic.twitter.com/UG67mfvYhX
— angel⁰⁶²⁶ (@hoIyrare) June 16, 2020
Twitter’s response to the Lady Gaga-Pose mash-up was naturally one of cool restraint.
mama this is ART
— ɢon dcs✨ (@gonzalodcs_) June 16, 2020
I’m GAGGIN ???❤️
— B. Hawk Snipes (THEY/THEM) (@BHawkSnipes) June 17, 2020
IM LOSING MY MINDDD
— phoebe ? (@sandraohsbrain) June 17, 2020
With one fan making this potentially world-changing suggestion.
IM LOSING MY MINDDD
— phoebe ? (@sandraohsbrain) June 17, 2020
That’s gossip.
‘Babylon’ Pose mash-up biggest Chromatica meme since… last week.
Lady Gaga released Chromatica on May 29, a pulsating, throbbing mess of ’90s house beats split into three movements, each announced by a melodramatic orchestral interlude.
Among the highlights is the chill-inducing transition from the “Chromatica II” interlude, to “911”, a techno-lite tribute to the singer’s own antipsychotic medication.
It’s 10 seconds of pure art, which has since been immortalised by fans in the medium of meme.
This is the ONLY way the Chromatica II to 911 transition should make you feel pic.twitter.com/yvNL8dJadZ— 〄 diggy | ʎƃƃıp ッ (@LiteralEnigma) June 12, 2020
to all the chromatica lovers, and in honor of @canadasdragrace coming soon, i tried to match the chromatica II to 911 transition with brooke lynn’s runway ruveal… @Bhytes1 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/fz5hBZvtgf— ma essence hall (@marymaryskaf) June 15, 2020
A transição do “Chromatica II” pra “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” ficou PERFEITA pic.twitter.com/6HkE9tlqPc— ESCUTAI ?️? (@portalescutai) June 15, 2020
911 but it transitions into Eastenders pic.twitter.com/KBOUsQ8VDr— Shirley Carter’s Pussy (@ShirleyPussy) June 16, 2020
Elsewhere, Pose – like everything else good and pure in this world – has been derailed by coronavirus.
Filming on the third season has been paused, with co-creator Steven Canals admitting that social distancing regulations might force the show to ditch its iconic ballroom scenes, which can often require as many as 150 background actors.