[MarkWaldorf]

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

I don't think longevity has anything to do with it. I just don't like Britney and I do like GaGa. I hated Britney from the start.

Also I doubt GaGa is looking to reach Britney's 'status'. What status is this exactly? She is already a better songwritter. If she was aiming for Britney as an artist wouldn't she be aiming downwards, as opposed to up?

Or are we bringing record sales into debates again? Please say we are not.

Britney defines pop music in the late nineties and noughties. Baby One More Time firstly, is one of the, if not the, most successful pop songs of all time. The impact she had is similar to Lady Gaga's. Britney's often credited for the revival of pop music - and if you look at every young female pop artist today, they're modelled similar to what Britney was, the sweet and innocent girl with a nice voices and cool dance moves.

She may not be your cup of tea, but I don't know how you can deny she hasn't made an impact in pop history. She's a pop icon and this is clearly backed up by her performances (snake at the vma's, kiss at the vma's - all iconic), videos (baby one more time - schoolgirl outfit, toxic) and songs (baby one more time, oops i did it again, toxic, womanizer - signature pop hits to her name).

She's THE best selling female artist of the noughties and is actually the youngest person on the best selling artists list of all time. 107 Million in 10 years clearly proves she's had an impact. She's a pop legend - you think of pop music in the past 10 years and you think of Britney Spears.

Lady Gaga is the latest trend - I don't think she can be compared to Britney right now. Britney managed to peak, let the world tear her apart, then come back again and I think that says a lot about her as a human and an artist.

-is leaving this thread because you'll quite clearly find some way to mock me and disagree-