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{{quote|''When I look back on my life, it’s not that I don’t want to see things exactly as they happened, it’s just that I prefer to remember them in an artistic way. And, truthfully, the lie of it all is much more honest because I invented it.'' |"'''Marry the Night: The Prelude Pathétique'''"}}

 

 

Her music is influenced by the likes of [[Britney Spears]], [[Madonna]], [[Klaus Nomi]], [[Prince]] and Cyndi Lauper, as well as glam-rock artists like [[David Bowie]] and [[Queen]], and the Europop genre of the 1990s. Gaga spent years trying to make it big, writing for other artists such as Fergie, The Pussycat Dolls and [[New Kids on the Block]] and [[Britney Spears]] while working toward her own big break. She also took part in her university talent contest, attracting rave reviews from the judges, and released a little-known album with a band she was singing with (as Stefani Germanotta).

* [[Be Yourself]]: The overarching theme of the ''Born This Way'' album.

* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Described in "Judas": Judas being Veronica and Jesus being Betty.

** In a recent interview she said that it's more like a nickname and that even her mom calls her Gaga, but in another, said she would prefer bed partners call her Stefani; having somebody yell out "Gaga!" would [[Squick|freak her out]]. The line "''Don't call me Gaga''" from "Monster" references this.

* [[Beneath the Mask]]: [[Discussed Trope]] in ''Scheiße''. The protagonist (possibly Gaga herself) wishes she could stand on her own and be strong without the persona she presents [[Unusual Euphemism|(the "scheiße").]]

* [[Black Bra and Panties]]: Used both in the "Bad Romance" music video and Monster Ball tour [http://media.photobucket.com/image/The%20Monster%20Ball/celebritybug/LadyGaGa-TheMonsterBallPoster2-1.jpg promo image]. Don't be worried though, she layers it by wearing some metal globe thing around her.

** To be specific, she is wearing a '''human sized gyroscope'''. Seriously.

* [[Bowdlerise]]: Some editions of "The Fame Monster" have the word "[[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|bitch]]" shortened to "bit".

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: She may very well be the new poster child. Despite her eccentric outfits and behavior, underneath it all, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM51qOpwcIM that girl] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7HvURBhMGE can SING].

** There's also some [[David Bowie|Ziggy Stardust]] in her.

* [[Concept Album]]: Oddly enough, considering she's a dance-pop star, all of her major releases thus far qualify: ''The Fame'' is about, well, fame; ''The Fame Monster'' is about the darker side of fame and Gaga's personal fears; ''Born This Way'' is about outcasts and rebels.

** [http://twitpic.com/4lelv6 Born This Way's cover]

* [[Costume Porn]]: To the extent where she has her own fashion label, Haus of Gaga.

* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: "So Happy I Could Die," to fantasies of ''herself'', and a strange cutaway "Bad Romance" video in which it [[Battlestar Galactica|makes her spine glow]].

** And, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110817132203/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1642268.php/Lady-Gaga-reveals-a-sex-secret according to this interview], it's also how she learned about [[Unusual Euphemism|the birds and the bees.]]

** When she went on her web campaign to drum up support of the Don't Ask Don't Tell repealment, she called her own senators from New York on video and introduced herself as Stefani Germonatta since it is still her legal name, and while she didn't stutter or anything, there was an obvious hint that she was uncomfortable saying it.

* [[Doing It for the Art]]: and HOW, especially her Born This Way album and it's 80's tributes, risky focus on Christianity lyrically and over-all [[Camp]]-ness and off kilter [[Be Yourself]] nature of everything in the era.

* [[Serial Escalation]]: First came the daft media persona. Then the crazy outfits. Then the sold-out concerts landing in the red on theatrics. Then the creepy "Paparazzi" video. Then the "three-handed"<ref>she uses her right foot as the third "hand"</ref> piano versions of her ''dance numbers''. Then the tour with [[Kanye West]] when no one else wanted to touch him. Then ''The Fame Monster''. Then the [[Surreal Music Video]] for "Bad Romance." Then the even greater [[Mind Screw]] [[Quentin Tarantino]] parody short subject prominently featuring "Telephone". At this rate, she'll have to [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|trigger the Third Impact]] to top herself before long.<ref>[[wikipedia:Congratulations (album)#Track listing|Should not have given her ideas.]]</ref>

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niqrrmev4mA The "Alejandro" video.]. Oh God, the "Alejandro" video.

** And then she topped '''that''' at the 2011 Grammys by arriving in a vestibule that looked like an egg.

*** Which is, of course, another example of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIFsdVPXMnE borrowing from] surrealist artist [[Salvador Dali]] and his wife Gala.

* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: [http://amygrindhouse.com/lady-gaga-man-vogue-japan.html She pulled this trick] under the pseudonym "Jo Calderone".

** Taken [[Up to Eleven]] at the 2011 [[MTV|VMAs]] when she not only dressed as him, but spent the entire night in character. This included giving an honorary award to [[Britney Spears]] and trying to recreate her most [[Ho Yay|infamous]] [[Madonna|VMA moment]] and [[Irony|accepting the award for Best Female Video]].

** At the start of the "Telephone" video, she is taken to prison for bitches and stripped naked by the jailers, who then walk away.

{{quote|'''Burly Jailer 1:''' Told you she didn't have a dick.

* [[Virgin Power]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPMbLdFIm0w She supports people who choose to remain celibate.]

* [[What the Hell Is That Accent?]]: Her weird pseudo-British accent when she first became popular.

* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: At her Monster Ball concert she dedicated the song "Boys Boys Boys" to the gay males in the audience, referred to her male backup dancers as "my gay boys", and had two of her gay boys make out.

** After 12 year old Greyson Chance became an instant star on [[YouTube]] for his piano cover of "Paparazzi" he appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show where he got to talk to Gaga herself over the phone. Among the bits of advice she gave him for his fledgling career: "stay away from girls." Just the way she said it you knew it was more than the "don't let a relationship distract you" context.

 

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