The song Shallow is a collaboration between Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Released on 27 September 2018. This song is for the romantic movie “A Star Is Born.” The song is produced by Lady Gaga and Benjamin Rice, it’s portraying the two characters Ally and Jackson performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley respectively. Ally had a dream of singing and wrote a song that she briefly sings for Jackson. Jackson made her dream true by inviting her to his concert show in Los Angeles. Jackson starts singing Ally’s song and then gives Allay a big hand to come on stage and join him, giving an onstage performance. That onstage stride got viral and uplifted Allay’s singing career. The Shallow lyrics are basically a deep conversation between a man and a woman, in which they listen to each other quietly and connect. The writer of this song is Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, and Mark Ronson. The length of this video is almost 3:37 minute.
The lyrics meanings of the track:
The song lyrics are about Jackson already a star and Ally who is a simple bar singer and has a dream of pursuing professional singing. They both met at the bar where she was singing, and start dating where Jackson talks to her and asks “Is she only wanna settle in this small place or live a life as a superstar” at that point she sings her song lines for him. The Shallow lyrics are giving the hint both are in love with each other and he is helping her to put the first step toward her dream and allay helping him to in dealing with the alcoholic superstar life in which he is stuck in personal battles. Both help and love each other. In the second verse Allay come to know that Jackson’s hardcore persona is basically covering the void which his personal trauma gave him. Allay alludes to Jackson that the one thing that comes in the way of her success to become a superstar is her looks specifically her nose. Because people prefer her looks rather than her singing and the message she wants to give through her singing. But Jackson gives her beautiful eye contact and said you are beautiful. These lines are giving the best meaning of “we are far from the shallow now”.
(Verse 1)
Tell me somethin’, girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there somethin’ else you’re searchin’ for?
(Chorus)
I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I’ll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can’t hurt us
We’re far from the shallow now
Reviews of the track:
The shallow song is one of the infectious duets of Gaga and Benjamin in 2018. Fans are parsing the song and its video, according to them this song is filling the void we have in nowadays relationships. This song got many Grammy Awards, was nominated for four awards and won all. Song of the Year and Record of the Year of them.
Conclusion of the track:
The song is about a love story of a superstar and a girl whose dream is to become a superstar. Both of them have their insecurity and patching g each other back to look forward. This is a love song but the lyrics meaning also have one more meaningful message “Me Too” movement lyrics say allay is worried about her looks and thinks she couldn’t be successful because she Is judged by her looks whereas Jackson is in support saying she is the beautiful the way she looks and her music sense that much strong she can be a superstar.
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