Fans of the first Todd Phillips film starring Joaquin Phoenix were apprehensive to learn that its sequel, , co-starring Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. Phillips himself tried to mitigate the worries by downplaying the importance of music to the plot, but now that Lady Gaga has shared , the , it’s clear: Her Harley Quinn on “Get Happy” and “Good Morning,” embracing all the camp inherent to the concept with some good, old-fashioned show tunes. “Get Happy” opens with a suitably dramatic overture before kicking into the same jaunty, jazzy mode as the 1950 Judy Garland version from .
You can check it out above. Meanwhile, her take on the 1939 standard “Good Morning” similarly starts off cool and heats up quickly, just like a summer day. In terms of the composition, it’s closer to the version from than the one from , and how you feel about that just might depend on your preference between Garland and Debbie Reynolds.
You can check it out below. So, there you have it: is 100 percent a musical, rather than composing original material to suit the dark and zany mood of the first . We’ll find out how audiences feel about that on October 4 — although the early returns .
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