Applause is just as basic if not worst..... had it been Rihanna doing it..half of you would be calling it generic pop garbage......and that is exactly what it is....a thumping beat...with a outlandish try hard vessel....nothing is creative about that song besides the beat.....Gaga gets applause for being a clown, using her clever to try an blind us to the fact that she is a Madeonnabe! Her career is built on such desperate antics...... I agree that Roar is dated but however its much easier too listen too...i think its one of those songs that will eventually grow and do very well.....the self righteous thing Gaga is trying to give isnt cute....she isnt that established....(besides financially)