"No. Listen to me. Why the fuck? I'm a songwriter ... Why would I try to put out a song and think I'm getting one over on everybody? That's retarded. If you put the songs next to each other, side by side, the only similarities are the chord progression. It's the same on that's been in disco music for the last 50 years. Just because I'm the first fucking artist in 25 years to think of putting it on Top 40 radio, it doesn't mean I'm a plagiarist. It means I'm fucking smart. Sorry." -- Lady Gaga on whether or not "Born This Way" is a ripoff of Madonna's "Express Yourself." (Via ONTD)UPDATE: After being condemned by Mencap for her use of the r-word, Lady Gaga issued an apology.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with her and don't see what all the fuss was about.
ReplyDelete"fucking smart" people don't lose half their audience in a month.
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PERFECT - love her honesty!!
ReplyDeleteHmmm.. I'm sorry, it's more than just chord progression. She took one bar from EY, and repeated it to create the chorus of BTW. She literally sings it exactly the same way. There are all sorts of musical and vocal cues lifted from EY...
ReplyDeleteI don't think it sounds like "Express Yourself". I think it it sounds like shit!
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