Lady Gaga’s Bizarrely Straightforward ‘Edge of Glory’ Video Is Here.Justin Timberlake, on Lady Gaga: “She’s just plain old good. But I don’t know what the future holds for her. Her sound is so big. She’s got the outfits and she shocks you, but you kind of wonder how an act that big stays around forever.” What the ever-wise JT is getting at is that for some of us, overly concerned as to the Lady’s ability to churn out ever-more-innovatively revealing clothing, Gaga appearances and videos are all about second-hand stress. Which is why the new “Edge of Glory” video — despite being, in the traditional sense, boring — is a success. As is appropriate for a third single, Gaga steps back both from prerelease buildup (“Edge” premiered on So You Think You Can Dance, which for Gaga is a relatively inconspicuous thing to do) and unwieldy video treatments. For the first time in this album cycle, instead of tossing buckets of arguably subversive allusions for eager analysts to parse, she plays it very, very straight. Like, really straight: The entire thing consists of her pirouetting around an L.A. set while Clarence Clemons chops on a stoop. It looks like it was shot in 45 minutes. The biggest moment is a particularly intense jacket fling. But, more important: With the gloriously uncomplicated “Edge of Glory” as the soundtrack, we finally get to catch our breath for a moment. — Nymag.com
"This is a return to the stripped-down mean streets fantasy of her “LoveGame” video—no elaborate CGI or Godardian color palette, just Gaga working the camera with old-fashion moxie. Especially after her more literal-minded take on “Judas,” “The Edge of Glory” is also a refreshing retreat to her trademark style of making a video that has absolutely nothing to do with the song. It allows the song to remain independent of the fixed images a video can sometimes impart. I mean, really, of what “glory” is she on the edge here? As far as I can tell, she’s only on the edge of pulling a muscle or having a wardrobe malfunction." — Ew.com
"There is no hyperkinetic, women-in-prison kink, no odes to Weimar Germany and no birthing of a machine gun. Shoot, there's not even a single Christian allegory to be seen (OK, maybe one, when Gaga strikes a Christ-like pose on the concrete). Instead, "Edge" is little more than five-and-a-half minutes of classic pop, brimming with imagery, style (and moves) that could've been lifted from millions of videos in the pop heyday of the 1980s. It is Gaga's free-spirited youth in New York's East Village, only reimagined on a Hollywood level (in another nod to the videos of yesteryear, it makes no attempt to hide the fact that it was clearly shot on a "New York"-styled backlot): She sashays and struts on a fire escape, descends to the perfectly foggy, still-wet streets of the city, and poses on the front steps of her apartment building, while none other than Clarence Clemons hits a note-perfect saxophone solo. It is a fantasy in every conceivable way, and if it reminds you of something you've seen before, well, that's because you probably did — not just in '80s vids, but in films like "Fame" and Broadway hits like "Rent," too — and chances are you loved it." — MTV.com
"Lady Gaga salutes the beauty of simplicity in her latest video for “The Edge of Glory” with a carefree attitude as the fog clears & she” dances in the flames tonight.” The promising video treatment may not be expected from the complex star that often pushing the limits of “The Edge of Glory” but this time her approach is refined with intelligence. The “Born this Way” artist released the video in honor of “your last moment on earth, the moment of truth” to celebrate the life of her late Grandfather. “The Edge of Glory” was inspired by the death of her Grandfather according to the tracks producer Fernando Garibay." — Stupiddope.com
"Packed with her awesome sense of creativity and unusual take on beauty, the clip has once again proven why Gaga is at the forefront of pop music expression." — Dailyfill.com
"It’s old hat for a Lady Gaga video to shock us, but we’re baffled by the pop star’s simple approach in her video for Born This Way single “The Edge Of Glory”. Remember those hints about Enrique Iglesias-looking doctor characters and the wink to the video being “fishy”? Well, none of that takes place in this video. Instead, we get Gaga wearing leather, fishnets and the wardrobe from a late-80s Spike Lee joint, dancing around a street corner like she’s in Do The Right Thing. It’s the most un-Gaga-esque video she’s given us yet." — Idolator.com
"Also being spotted around the block is Clarence Clemons. While the Mother Monster is dancing in all her glory, the saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band just sits there on the stair of one building. He's wearing his signature long black jacket with his music instrument in hands. " — Aceshowbiz.com
"Clarence Clemons also appears in the video, sitting on a stoop wearing his signature long black jacket. He appears a number of times, but very little is seen of him actually playing his solo (possibly less than of Kenny G pantomiming the solo in “Last Friday Night”). His appearance feels all too brief, but suits the straightforward clip, which lets the song speak for itself. Hopefully this video won’t serve as a de facto eulogy to Clemons’s performing career, but it wouldn’t be a bad sendoff." — VH1.com
"It's certainly not as out there as Born This Way but we're loving it, especially Gaga's kinky S&M look plus fashion from legendary designer Gianni Versace's last collection." — Safm.com.au
"Considering the largeness and epic scope of the videos for ‘Born This Way’ and ‘Judas,’ the latter of which Gaga co-directed, ‘The Edge of Glory’ clip is simple and subdued by comparison. And you know what? It works, because the song has such a strong message. There is not a bevy of dancers filling the set. It’s just Gaga and saxophonist Clarence Clemons." — Popcrush.com
"Gaga says the song is about “Your last moment on earth, the moment of truth.” Take that however you wish, but there’s no one else who can take us to the moment of truth better than Lady Gaga." — Mashable.com
"Maybe she didn’t have time for something more elaborate or maybe Lady Gaga decided it was time to just do a simple video for a straight-forward song after going crazy on her previous clips, but we like the simplicity. Not every statement has to be some over-the-top extravaganza. Plus, this is a different song for her so it demands a different style video." — Hitfix.com
"There’s no shortage of body-baring outfits, wild, hair-flipping dance moves, gothic cityscapes and plenty of smoke machines in effect. We gotta say — Gaga has never looked better!" — Celebuzz.com
You can read the full articles here: NYMag.com, Ew.com, MTV.com, Stupiddope.com, Dailyfill.com, Idolator.com, Aceshowbiz.com, VH1.com, Safm.com.au, Popcrush.com, Mashable.com, Hitfix.com, Celebuzz.com, and Celebrity-gossip.net
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