Ear Candy In The City: Lady Gaga “Born This Way” Video Premiere (Part 1)

After the hot-cold reception of Lady Gaga’s new single “Born This Way” by nearly everyone older than 20 years old because they remember Madonna’s “Express Yourself” and the similarities of the two tracks. Then there is the controversy Lady Gaga caused by claiming it’s a “Gay (Rights) Anthem” before it was even released. Obviously the song was written with her queer fans in mind; with such lyrics as, “don't be a drag, just be a queen” and “no matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgender life, I'm on the right track baby, I was born to survive,” it is bound to be playing at every PRIDE event around world.

Now more controversy to come with today’s premiere of the 1st video for “Born This Way”; and the 2nd coming out soon will be a more “stripped-down version of the song” according to Lady Gaga herself, with the proceeds going to an anti-bullying charity. As much as I occasionally feel a little anti-gaga on occasions she always seems to bring me around when she does things like this. It’s hard not to like someone who fights for your cause.

So what’s my take on the new 7 minute video written by Lady Gaga, directed by fashion photographer Nick Knight, and choreographed by Laurie Ann Gibson? It's a smörgåsbord with a bit of everything all mixed into it. First all the references to pop icons, both alive and dead tossed in – like Alexander McQueen (his final fashion collection), Michael Jackson (white gloves), Rick Genest (aka Zombie Boy and her as Zombie Girl with pink hair… P!NK?!? ...hum? Could that be yet another reference… nah.) and Madonna (with tooth gap included and multiple similarities to past dance moves/videos). Even recognizable film scenes were thrown into this mix from the opening that feels a little like “Labyrinth” with the unicorn (or is it about Charlie?) and graphics which smoothly transitions into the first “Superman” movie with the clear cube arrival of the “Mother Monster” in this short film about rebirths in the “multiverse” and then from “Sin City” you have the awesome black and white shooting scene and even some scenes from the great 1927's expressionist German film “Metropolis” were featured (if you haven’t seen the movie rent it).

Aside from Rick Genest, there is plenty representation of various body modifications and body alterations throughout the video, including her wearing the prosthetics she has been wearing on her face and shoulders lately to all her public appearances.

One of my favorite parts is when she makes gesters of jerking off the tosses it to the side which could be a little self-reference to the rumors she’s a hermaphrodite but with a little Madonna-esque “Fuck You!” mixed into it. LOVE IT!

Okay enough telling you about it just “put your paws up” and watch it!



Here are some cool shots from the video:

Here are some more images of Rick Genest for your enjoyment:

Really he wasn't "Born This Way" so what did Rick Genest look like before the tattoos?

On the left that's Rick Genest before the tattoos