The Edge of Glory

Last night we all watched 'A Very Gaga Thanksgiving' on ABC, and it was amazing. One moment in particular was very sweet and heartfelt, so I wanted to share it again with all of you little monsters out there. Here is a picture of Great Grandpa Monster, Gaga's grandfather, for whom she wrote 'The Edge of Glory'. Below I have transcribed the conversation between Katie Couric and Gaga, describing why she wrote the song and what it meant to her. Very touching.

Katie Couric: "The 'Edge of Glory' is dedicated to your Grandfather, and I know he died last year. He was a very important part of your life, wasn't he?"
Gaga: "Yes. Well, it's not just dedicated to him, it was written about him while he was dying and I wrote a song about a very specific moment that I saw my Grandma and Grandfather share. They have been married for sixty years, and the stories that my Grandma used to tell me about my Grandpa... sleeping in a car on the street just so he could be near her while she was at home... because, you know, they were Italian and very, very strict, you know? There was no way that Grandpa was sleeping over at Grandma's house when she was a kid. The love, and the romance... My Grandpa, he's a veteran, he's a saint. He was the most wonderful man, and when I saw her say 'goodbye' to him I just realized in that moment that they both acknowledged that they had won at life, because they won - in love with each other."