Spider-Man has met his fair share of celebrities. He's swung through New York with Stephen Colbert, fought off ninjas with Jay Leno, and even saved Barack Obama from a Chameleon plot. While Spider-Man is usually on the saving end in these encounters, there was one instance when Spidey was saved by the music of Lady Gaga.
In 2010, Amazing Spider-Man #649 by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, Carlos Cuevas, Edgar Delgado and VC's Joe Caramagna depicted Phil Urich, the first heroic Green Goblin, going rogue. Phil was enamored with Norah Winters and wanted to prove his worth to her. He had noticed her fascination with the Goblin identity and set off to Norman Osborn's secret goblin lair to steal some gear.
He was confronted by Daniel Kingsley who had taken over the role of Hobgoblin. Kingsley planned to kill Phil but did not account for Phil's sonic scream, which made Kingsley collapse. Phil then decapitated Kingsley and took up the mantle of Hobgoblin in an effort to impress Norah. Phil left Osborn's lair and attacked Horizon Labs during Peter's first day on the job.
Peter welcomed the distraction as he was struggling to brainstorm ideas. Peter donned his Spider-Man suit and was able to save his boss before he could be slain by the Hobgoblin. Spidey misidentified the goblin as Kingsley which sent Urich into a fit of laughter. The laughter quickly turned into Urich's sonic scream which he used to incapacitate Peter. The sound caused Peter to collapse to his knees with blood pouring from his eyes, mouth, and nose.
Luckily, Bella Fishbach, one of Peter's coworkers, is not too far and witnessed Spidey's collapse. Before the Hobgoblin can land a fatal blow, Bella reached for her smartphone and connected it to Horizon's P.A. system. The room is filled with bass as Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" plays through the building. This song blocks Hobgoblin's sonic scream and allows Peter to regain consciousness. The two continue their battle and Hobgoblin is able to make off with valuable tech before the cops show up.
It's safe to say that Peter Parker is not a Lady Gaga fan. He appeared to be more confused than thankful by the saving grace of the song. Hobgoblin was seconds away from ending Peter's life but Pete could only mutter words of confusion. He even asks for the nausea-inducing laughter to come back. Those are some harsh words from someone that was just about to be killed before that music came on.
It's also fair to assume that Peter Parker is a fan of a more classical age of music. In Marvel Team-Up Annual #4 by Frank Miller, Herb Trimpe, Mike Esposito, George Roussos and Diana Albers, Spidey is told by Killgrave to recite some Shakespeare. Peter doesn't know a lot of Shakespeare and recommends Elvis Costello instead. Killgrave agrees and Spidey begins to sing "Oliver's Army." Gerry Conway and Ross Andru's Amazing Spider-Man #136 also references Peter's music taste.
Peter and Mary Jane decided to spend the day listening to Peter's newest album. Mary Jane is disappointed to find that Peter's "new" album is 10 years old. The album was of legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald which causes MJ to state that Peter's music is strictly 1964. It's plausible that Peter's music taste has stayed 10 years in the past, and that "Bad Romance" likely isn't on his playlist.
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