[VIDEO] Lady Gaga turns in an incredible performance at the Oscars *UPDATED*

Years ago, Don Quixote told me that Lady Gaga is a genuinely talented performer.  I protested, saying she’s just an auto-tuned exhibitionist.  Tonight, at the Academy Awards, it turned out that, as is often the case, Don Quixote was right.  Tonight, Lady Gaga did a staggeringly good Sound of Music tribute.  It was the kind of thing that makes you entirely rethink a performer — and hope that she’s turning over a new leaf. I’ll update this post with a better quality video when I can, but this will do until then:

UPDATED: I substituted in a functioning, high-quality video.