Lady Gaga Closes FireAid With ‘Shallow' and Shares Hopeful Song Written for Concert
Lady Gaga closed out one of the FireAid benefit shows from Intuit Dome, performing an emotional rendition of her song 'Shallow' followed by a rousing performance of 'Always Remember Us This Way.' The singer concluded the set with a new song written specifically for the concert.
'I love you so much,' Lady Gaga said as she took the stage, appearing at a grand piano alongside a band. 'Thank you so much for having me tonight.' After showcasing 'Shallow,' she added, 'This has been a horrible, scary time, but during these times I feel like people come together and we see how much we need each other. And I want to always remember us just like this.'
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The musician then offered the audience a brand new song that reflects on the idea that 'time is a healer.' 'When I was thinking about what to sing tonight I wanted to do something hopeful for you,' Gaga explained. She said she couldn't find the right song in her catalogue so she and her fiancé Michael Polansky wrote a new one for the occasion. 'It's just for tonight, it's just for you,' she said.
'Shallow' was written for the film A Star Is Born and originally sung by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. The song won the Oscar Best Original Song after its release in 2018. 'Always Remember Us This Way' also appeared in the film, although Gaga tweaked the lyrics for FireAid, amending the opening line to, 'That California sky burnin' in your eyes.'
Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Katy Perry were among the other pop stars to perform in the same venue, one of two arenas where artists are putting on benefit shows tonight.
Music industry mogul Irving Azoff produced the concerts with LiveNation and AEG Presents. LA's Intuit Dome and KIA Forum hosted concurrent, star-studded concerts to raise money for the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires that have been raging across the county for weeks. Other performers included Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jelly Roll, and Peso Pluma.
Alongside the live shows, the events have been streaming live at select AMC Theaters, iHeartRadio, Apple Music, Netflix, Paramount+, Prime Video, Max, SiriusXM, SoundCloud, Veeps, and YouTube.
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