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Lady Gaga (''née'' Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, b. 1986), is an American dance-pop singer, songwriter, and pianist who burst onto the music scene in 2008 and since then has become known for her catchy songs, suggestive lyrics and outrageous outfits.

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).

Okay, that doesn't cover half of it.

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Lady Gaga is, quite simply, the poster girl for [[Crazy Awesome|over-the-top eccentricity]]. Between her [[Unlimited Wardrobe|outrageous outfits]], her role-play [[Wholesome Crossdresser|crossdressing]], her [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|incredibly trippy music videos and performances]], and her [[Camp]] sensibilities, Lady Gaga is easily one of the most...'' interesting'' pop stars working today, as this page will show you very clearly.

Her critics like to point out, and not without reason, that the entire ''point'' of Lady Gaga is her odd behavior and strange mode of dress, noting that without these elements of her stage persona, she never would have become as popular as she is today.

The music video for "[[Bad Romance]]" was at the time of this writing the third most watched video on [[YouTube]], surpassing 400 million views, with a huge chunk coming from fans embedding the video everywhere they could and refreshing the page often. If your computer (or [http://www.proxy.org proxy]) is within one of the allowed regions, you can watch it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I here].

In 2011, Gaga's song "Born This Way" became the 1000th song to be identified as the #1 single in America by Billboard magazine since the establishment of the Hot 100 chart.

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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: This is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKQHPqRd8Go Gagaween!]

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Luc Carl is..uh..implied to be this by her obsession with bad boys on the Born This Way album and bikers.

* [[Analogy Backfire]]: The song that she took her name from, [[Queen]]'s "Radio Gaga", is a [[Take That]] at MTV and their music videos eclipsing the importance of radio as a medium for experiencing music. This is highly ironic given her reliance on visual imagery to push her... um... image.

* [[Anime Hair]]: Most notably the 'do that looks like ''an umbrella''.

* [[Artist Disillusionment]]: In around 08-09, she was worried that her over-the-top sexual lyrics and stage antics were inappropriate with the [[All Women Are Prudes|relatively little benefit women derive from sex]].

* [[Artistic License Geography]]: Lady Gaga, at T in the Park ([[Bonnie Scotland|Scotland's]] biggest music festival) greeted the crowd with "Hello, London"... ''[[Epic Fail|Twice]]''. Considering how many Scots, um, [[Berserk Button|dislike]] being mistaken for the English, this was met poorly.

* [[Ascended Fangirl]]: Gaga admits to "falling to the floor crying and laughing" when she heard [[Queen|Brian May]] would be playing Guitar on "Yoü and I".

** Her Collaboration with [[Britney Spears]] for her Circus album is also this. She has called Britney the queen of pop and mentioned how she used to show up at her TRL performances in New York when she was a teenager, basically saying she stalked her when she was kid. (The songs are Telephone and Quicksand).

** She has also had the good fortunate to become the God-Mother of Elton John's child and perform with [[Bruce Springsteen]]

* [[Attention Whore]]: and damn proud of it too! As she puts it; "fame [[Department of Redundancy Department|hooker prostitute wench]]."

* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: Behold, [http://www.towleroad.com/2010/06/photos-lady-gaga-as-a-man-for-vogue-hommes.html#axzz0u6yN59i4 Jo Calderone!]

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* [[Banned in China|Banned In Indonesia]]: Following threats by Islamic fundamentalists, Gaga's scheduled performance in the country was cancelled due to security concerns.

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

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

* [[Becoming the Mask]]/[[Do Not Call Me Paul]]: Gaga consistently maintains that no, it isn't an act, and [[That Man Is Dead|Stefani is GONE]]. She actually refused to say her last name in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNoePGvDpdA her interview with Jay Leno.] The truth of this is up for debate.

** 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").]]

* [[Bi the Way]]: She's stated to be bisexual, and this comes through loud and clear in many of her songs and videos. Of course, she's since been so strident about letting people ''know'' about her sexuality (she mentions it seemingly once an interview) that people are beginning to say that it's just a gimmick.

* [[Big Fancy House]]: The setting of the "Paparazzi" video, which is a veritable showcase of [[Luxury Tropes]].

** Though [[Averted Trope|averted]] by the woman herself. She has statred in multiple interviews that despite her fame and money, she still lives at home with her parents.

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** "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" is the nickname of her producer Martin Kierszenbaum. So it's actually a [[Shout-Out]] to him.

** Also, "I'm a free bitch, baby."

** Now it's "Born This Way"

* [[Celibate Hero]]: [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635862/20100412/story.jhtml Believe it or not, she says she is celibate].

** She has said [[Word of God|in an interview]] that she feels like if she has sex, [[Virgin Power|her creative abilities]] will [[Cloudcuckoolander|leak out through her vagina.]]

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* [[Do Not Call Me Paul]] wishes to be addressed as "Lady Gaga" and not "Stefani" or any permutation of that name.

** 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.

* [[Double Entendre]]: 'I want to take a ride on your disco stick.' "Blonde South", The constant reference to "Leather" and so much more.

* [[Digital Piracy Is Okay]]

* [[Dream Team]]: Lady Gaga and [[Beyonce]]. Gaga joined Beyonce for the sultry ''Video Phone'' video, and Beyonce appears on The Fame Monster in Telephone.

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** And her tour with the virtually-unknown critical darlings Semi-Precious Weapons.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCyyCj4ymU The best one so far, by way of a fan mash-up] - Lady Gaga and ''[[Christopher Walken]]''.

*** You like Lady Gaga mash-ups, huh? While not as epic as Gaga/Walken, one cannot deny how good she sounds when [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfOddwK7x3E mixed] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfukZyVi9Hk with] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVHczpXDIA&feature=related Death Metal].

*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=henC61E0KWA Lady Gaga vs the Cars]

*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ex1I4SFZs Lady Gaga and Sonic the Hedgehog]

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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arLbC8VxB_M Lady Gaga and Evanescence in a Lithium Romance]

** And though it's most likely a rumor, there has been a document floating around the internet saying she worked with [[David Bowie]] on her next album.

*** Bowie [[Jossed]] that one.

** Lady Gaga/[[Marilyn Manson]]. [[Your Mileage May Vary]], but the Chew Fu Ghettohouse remix of ''Lovegame'' is pretty freaking sweet.

** Lady Gaga and [[Britney Spears]] (Telephone, Quicksand)

** Lady Gaga and ''[[Queen|Brian May]]''.

** Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett singing ''The Lady Is A Tramp.''

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** At one point during "Government Hooker", she moans "ay, mi papito", which means something along the lines of "oh, daddy" and is widespread as a term of endearment in Latin American Spanish.

* [[Dye Hard]]: Though she has appeared in every hair color under the sun and most often blonde, she has only revealed herself in her natural hair color, brown, in "Marry The Night." In "Heavy Metal Lover" her lyrics say, "I want your whiskey mouth all over my blonde south," although as a natural brunette, this makes no sense whatsoever.

* [[Everybody Wants the Hermaphrodite]]: Lady Gaga has video clips that supposedly show she has male genitalia. It hasn't done anything to detract from her popularity.

* [[Everything's Better with Sparkles]]

* [[Expy]]: Jo Calderone is an expy of [http://www.hallamfm.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=32169 Ed Nell, former GWR Mix Network/GCap Media/Orion Media radio presenter, now working for Hallam FM in Sheffield].

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*** The official lyrics have it listed as "funk," but it's pretty clearly "fuck."

*** It lists one of the beginning lines as "red wine, cheap perfume, and a filthy pout," although most fans undeniably agree it's the word "pout" layered over the word "cunt."

** Lady Gaga admitted herself that Pokerface has instances where she says "Fuck her face."

* [[Godiva Hair]]: In her appearance on the cover of Vanity Fair. (And a lot of other magazines)

* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: In the video for "Bad Romance", towards the beginning she has big, digitally enhanced eyes, that side somewhere between "cute and innocent" and unnerving. The video for "Alejandro" does the opposite variation, as her eyes are mostly narrowed at the beginning.

* [[Gratuitous French]]: Most obviously appears in "Bad Romance". Also appears in the chorus of "LoveGame".

** Don't forget "Fashion".

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* [[Heavy Metal Umlaut]]: ''Born This Way'' has a track named "Yoü and I".

** [[Justified Trope]]: The ü is a reference to her ex-boyfriend Lüc Carl who the song is about.

** Also the art work for the album say it's ''for ü'' aka him.

* [[Homage]]: Her 2011 Grammy performance of "Born This Way" seemed to be one to ''Beneath The [[Planet of the Apes]]'' (minus the nuke worship/plus a giant egg and Yolandi Visser's fringe/bangs). The song itself seems to be an homage to Madonna's "Express Yourself", to Madonna's brother's annoyance.

* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: She is 5"1". Her lover in the "Paparazzi" video (played by Alexander Skarsgard) is 6"4".

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* [[Insult Backfire]]: When the Westboro Baptist Church made what was meant to be an insulting parody song called ''No Poker Face'', wherein they called her such "creative" names as Lady GayGay and more, Gaga and her fans ironically embraced it. She now sells t-shirts at her shows embroidered with, "I Love Lady GayGay!"

* [[Intercourse with You]]: "Let's have some fun/This beat is sick/I wanna take a ride/On your disco stick." And that's probably not even the worst one.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PolcJd2eh-w&feature=player_embedded "Light me up, put me on top/ let's fa la la la la"] Happy Christmas to you too.

** Most of ''The Fame'' and ''The Fame Monster'' mention sex.

* [[I Take Offense to That Last One]]: She has had some friction with her record company over promotional material, claiming they just want her "Half-naked on the beach touching [her]self." It seems the only thing she doesn't like about that scenario is the beach.

* [[Jesus Was Way Cool]]: Or to put it another way, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWL4u3Exiq8 Jesus is the new Black].

* [[Kayfabe Music]]: She went to her little sister's graduation in full Gaga regalia at her sister's request.

* [[The Ladette]]: She qualifies, interestingly enough. During her concerts she's loud and crass, swearing and grinding on her dancers and generally pissing off the [[Moral Guardians]] with her decidely unlady-like behavior all while having a blast. Has also stated she would carry around a razor in her mouth when she was growing up in New York.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: [[No Indoor Voice|"SURPRISE!! A pop show, and the bitch can SIIIING!!"]] Shouted during one of her shows. The context also implies a not-so-sublte [[Take That]] at her [[Britney Spears|con]][[Rihanna|tem]][[Kesha|por]][[Katy Perry|aries.]]

* [[Large Ham]]: While not as apparent in public appearances (save some performances) at her concerts she goes crazy. By her own admission she is the "largest ham in the oven." In the 2010 Grammy's, she finally made it apparent.

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** Her "Viva la Vida" cover.

** Alex Goot's cover of "Bad Romance", which is this trope summed up. It sounds more like a genuine love song, and less like a freaky love-hate song. Imagine taking out the synths and replacing it with acoustic guitar and much more piano. That is this cover.

* [[List Song]]: "Born This Way" lists almost every sexuality, gender identity, sexual identity, religious belief and physical race in the human world with few exceptions.

* [[Little Boy Blue Note]]: Started taking up the piano ''as a preschooler.''

* [[Loudness War]]: As most other popular artists, she does this most notably on ''Born This Way''.

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** 'Hair' has a pretty generic,upbeat dance-pop backing track,but is about Gaga's parents crushing her ability to dress the way she likes.

* [[Lucky Charms Title]]: Whenever you see the word "Monster", be sure to mentally replace the "t" with a cross.

* [[The Man Is Sticking It to the Man]]: Though supposedly broke due to the effort she puts into...well..everyting, and her [[Doing It for the Art]] tendency's and [[Faux Symbolism]] [[Stealth Parody]] of pop culture. She is part of a bigger company who aren't any of that sort of thing.

* [[Making a Spectacle of Yourself]]: Used frequently up to a point of it becoming a trademark.

** Only Lady Gaga would wear shades made from ''cigarettes'', as seen in her "Telephone" video.

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* [[Music Video Overshadowing]]: Pretty much ''all'' of Gaga's videos are elaborate [[Concept Video|concept pieces]] only tenuously connected to the subject matter of the song.

* [[Nice Hat]]: Pretty much every hat she wears. There's been the concentric steel rings, the giant button, the spikey-lacey face covering crown and latex version in "Bad Romance" and for "Telephone" in the 'Let's make a Sandwich!' scene, she's wearing a folded out telephone for a hat.

* [[Nice Girl]]: Despite her extremely odd personality, she always comes across as very sweet and warm in interviews, being very nice to and genuinely appeciative of her fans.

* [[Not Christian Rock]]: "Born This Way" has a pretty strong pro-Christian message, though definitely not in the sense that most religious figures would interpret it, and "Judas" earned her a rebuke from the Catholic League. All this despite the fact that she has openly claimed she is a devout Catholic.

* [[Nude-Colored Clothes]]: Has been sighted on multiple occasions wearing costumes which incorporate a flesh-tone one-piece suit.

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** "Heavy Metal Lover": ''You got to earn your leather/in this part of town'' is this (on "Born This Way".)

** "Teeth": ''I'm gonna love you with my hands tied'' indeed (on "The Fame Monster".)

** "I Like It Rough": ''Is it 'cause you don't mean it/Or because I don't feel it/Unless it's rough'' (on "The Fame".)

* [[The Patriarch]]: The subject of her song, "Speechless" is her much-adored father. "Edge of Glory" is about her grandfather.

* [[Post Modernism]]: Not as apparent initially, but really taking off with the video for "Paparazzi."

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** And ''Teeth:''

{{quote|I'll be damned if you people pay your good money just to see some [[Take That|RICH BITCH LIPSYNCH THROUGH A SET!]] SHOW ME YOUR TEEE-''EEETH!''}}

* [[Product Placement]]: The video for "Bad Romance" features a man using a Wii remote to sell Lady Gaga as a prostitute.

** Also her "Heartbeats" headphones which are part of Dr Dre's "Beats" collection, as well as the Beats Edition HP Envy 15 laptops, both featured prominently in the same video.

** In "Telephone", the screen of her cell phone always has the Virgin Mobile logo, and at one point she's using Diet Coke cans as hair curlers. The free online dating site Plenty of Fish also gets a nod, as do Honey Buns snack cakes, Polaroid cameras, Wonder bread, and Miracle Whip.

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*** [[Stealth Parody]]: She [[Crosses the Line Twice]] hard on this one enough to wrap in on itself. She's not even subtle about the idea of an [[Ancient Conspiracy]] which runs the music industry and is controlling you all through triangular fingers!

*** [[Happiness in Slavery]]: A great many lyrics can be re-interpreted to essentially say she's quite delightfully overjoyed to have been reborn a puppet. Or she's undergoing [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]] and is trying to warn us all about it... Or performing [[Mass Hypnosis]] on us all!

*** [[Tarot Motifs|Solar Themes]]: Halos, starburst glasses, bright shiny lights, and, oh, what's the first two words of [[Epic Riff|Bad Romance's]] core [[Ear Worm]]? "Ra, Ra". For added bonus, go read what The Sun means in the [[Tarot Motifs]] page.

** The infamous VMA 2009 outfit was in reference to the death of Princess Diana as a result of being chased by the... ahem... ''Paparazzi''

* [[Sampling]]: The "muh-muh-muh-MAH" soundbite in "Poker Face" is taken from "Ma Baker" by Boney M.

* [[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 %28album%29#Track listing|Should not have given her ideas.]]</ref>.

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

** [http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/221188.asp Wore a meat dress] and topped herself again.

** 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.

** And now she's gone and [[Your Head Asplode|done it again]] with the "Born This Way" music video.

** [http://neonlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gagabornthiswaycover.jpg The ''Born This Way'' album cover]. Apparently, she was born ''a half-motorcycle, half-human hybrid''!

** Showed up at the 2011 MTV Music Awards as male alter-ego Jo Calderone and stayed in character all night!

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** To start with, her stage name is a shout-out to the [[Queen]] song "Radio GaGa".

** To [[Alfred Hitchcock]], in "Bad Romance". But...in a [[Unusual Euphemism|somewhat unusual way.]]

{{quote|''I want your [[Psycho]], your [[Vertigo]] shtick,

''Want you in my [[Rear Window]], baby it's sick.''}}

** Also in "Telephone", ''[[Thelma and Louise]]'', [[Girls Behind Bars|Women In Prison]] films, [[Quentin Tarantino]], ''[[Silent Hill]]'', ''[[One Piece]]'', the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], ''[[Command ~~and~~ Conquer]]'', and ''[[Dune]]''

** Also in "Telephone", ''[[Thelma and Louise]]'', [[Girls Behind Bars|Women In Prison]] films, [[Quentin Tarantino]], ''[[Silent Hill]]'', ''[[One Piece]]'', the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], ''[[Command & Conquer]]'', and ''[[Dune]]''

** [[Word of God]] says that the Fernando mentioned in "Alejandro" is a [[Shout-Out]] to the ABBA song of the same name.

** "Dance in the Dark", with shout-outs to [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Judy Garland]], Liberace, [[Sylvia Plath]], [[Stanley Kubrick]], JonBenet Ramsey, and Princess Diana.

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* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: For someone who regularly goes about in her [[Underwear of Power|undergarments]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG5VK2lquEc&feature=player_embedded she's much more intelligent than the average person would expect, given her behavior...]

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: A lot of people insist that her name is spelled "Lady '''GaGa'''", most likely because of the [[Queen]] song that she takes her name from. Supposedly, Lady Gaga actually did spell her name like that initially, then had a Sure, Why Not? moment.

* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Her guest appearance in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' Season 23 finale. Not only did she appear on screen before any Springfieldian, ''she actually got more screentime than the Simpson family''. Naturally, this didn't endear her to Simpson fans who aren't Gaga fans.

* [[Stage Name]]: [[Captain Obvious|Well, yes]]. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: "Paparazzi".

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: "Dance in the Dark" is surprisingly dark. "Baby loves to dance in the dark / cuz when he's looking she falls apart".

** Don't forget "So Happy I Could Die." "I do my hair / I gloss my eyes / [[A Date with Rosie Palms|I touch myself all through the night]]."

** Scheiße: "I wish I could be strong without somebody there/ I wish I could dance on a single prayer/ I wish I could be strong without the scheiße."

* [[The Stoic]]: Early in her career, she came off very somber and robotic in interviews. Addressed by the woman herself in her Cosmopolitan 2010 interview, where she said she began to realize it, and finally let it all go.

* [[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]].

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* [[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.

* [[Yandere]]: "Paparazzi.", "You And I", "Monster".

* [[Yandere (disambiguation)]]: "Paparazzi.", "You And I", "Monster".

* [[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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*** 1/2 oz. [[Dune|Meta-Cyanide]]

*** 1/2 oz. [[X Wing Series|Fex-M3]]

*** 1 cup [[Command ~~and~~ Conquer|Tiberium]]

*** 1 cup [[Command & Conquer|Tiberium]]

** See also [[Bilingual Bonus]].

** Gaga and Beyonce clasp hands at the end in a manner highly reminiscent of [[Thelma and Louise|another pair of female murderers]].

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** Since the barrels are less than 16 inches, someone put together a [http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2010/06/11/atf-approves-lady-gagas-form-1-for-ar-15-sbr/ mock NFA form 4.]

* [[Homage]]: Numerous elements of the video are tributes to [[Madonna]]

** There are also many references to ''[[Cabaret]]'' (particularly the soldiers and the "bed" scenes), with Gaga playing the part of the Sally Bowles character.

** The black and white dance scene is an homage to the choreographer of ''Cabaret'', [[Bob Fosse]], and the dance is very similar to his style.

* [[Interplay of Sex and Violence]]

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* [[Retraux]]: The song in and of itself is two parts direct homage to Madonna's "Express Yourself", one part New Wave, and one part disco, but the lyrics appear to be directly inspired by Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" campaign from 2010.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The video's opening music comes from the score to ''[[Vertigo]]'', written by Bernard Herrmann.

* [[Surreal Music Video]]: The most surreal one yet.

* [[Uncanny Valley Makeup]]: The protruding horns/cheekbones, flesh colored eyebrows and [http://gagadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Born-This-Way-Video-54.jpg this little ensemble] (worn while standing next to Rico Genest, who has the same kind of thing ''tattooed onto him.'')

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== Marry The Night ==

* [[Based on a True Story]]: Marry the Night is intended to depict Gaga being dropped from Def Jam Records, flipping out, reinventing herself, and then, at the end, leaving for her appointment with Interscope.

* [[Call Back]]: Gaga fans will remember [http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvlo5qz1S91qdlgm4o2_400.gif This moment] in which the Lady accidentally smacks one of her dancers in the face with her microphone. [http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvlo5qz1S91qdlgm4o1_500.gif Fast forward a couple years later...]

* [[Censor Bar]]: There is a black bar covering Gaga's breasts during most of the freakout scene. Considering most of it is impov, very little of it utilizes creative angles to serve the purpose.

* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: When Gaga gets dropped from her label, she has a breakdown.

* [[Dramatization]]: While the music video is based on a true story, it is done in Lady Gaga's usual style, [[Camp]] and all.

* [[Fan Disservice]]: Gaga purposely chooses the "outfit" she wears for the freakout scene for the purpose of being unattractive.

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* [[Naked Freak-Out]]: Very much so. Gaga screams, throws things, cries.

* [[Naked People Are Funny]]: Subverted. Gaga is at her absolute rock bottom, naked and screaming.

* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[The Bell Jar]], [[Flashdance]], and to her own style during The Fame time period.

* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: The early part of the video features Beethoven, against images of Gaga in a ratty apartment, then throwing a fit naked.

* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: At the first chorus entrance, several cars explode in glorious flames. Later in the vid we see that she had drizzled gasoline all over them first.