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[[File:gagalejandro_7457.png|frame|'''This''' is the most normal outfit you'll get from her. [[Costume Porn|And then she gets the machine-gun bra]]. ]]
{{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'''"}}
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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]]"
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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* As the Stefani Germanotta Band:
** ''Red and Blue'' (2005): A five-track EP.
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** ''Born This Way: The Collection'' (November 2011) ''Born This Way'', its remix CD and the ''Monster Ball Tour'' DVD, all in one convenient package.
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{{tropelist|Tropes used by ''Lady Gaga'' in her work include:}}
* [[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.
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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
* [[Big Fancy House]]:
** 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.
* [[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.
* [[Blood Bath]]: Several [http://yeeeah.com/2012/01/04/lady-gaga-bathes-in-blood/ tabloid papers] and [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2012/lady-gaga-blood-bath-bloody-satanic-ritual-hotel-040112.html gossip blogs] published stories in early 2012 alleging that she took a bath in blood in a room at the Intercontinental Hotel in London as part of a Satanic ritual to ward off evil spirits.
* [[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].
* [[The Cameo]]: A pretty memorable one in [[The Lonely Island|The Lonely Island's]] ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi7gwX7rjOw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL 3-Way: The Golden Rule]''.
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** [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]]:
* [[Singer Namedrop]]: The word "gaga" is often in her songs, like "Just Dance", "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)", "Bad Romance", "Monster", "Judas", among others.▼
** To start with, her stage name is a shout-out to the [[Queen]] song "Radio GaGa".
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{{quote| ''I want your [[Psycho]], your [[Vertigo]] shtick,<br />
''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]]''
** [[Word of God]] says that the Fernando mentioned in "Alejandro" is a [[Shout-Out]] to the ABBA song of the same name.
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** "I'll give anything again to be your ''[[Sucker Punch|Baby Doll]]''"
* [[Signature Song]]: "Poker Face", "Bad Romance", and "Born This Way".
▲* [[Singer Namedrop]]: The word "gaga" is often in her songs, like "Just Dance", "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)", "Bad Romance", "Monster", "Judas", among others.
* [[Smark
* [[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.
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* "[[Bad Romance]]"
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