Ok, so it is pretty obvious that Lady Gaga often takes inspiration from Madonna’s ‘80s wardrobe but this is taking things a little too far.
It seemed Lady Gaga couldn’t put a foot wrong since the release of her seven times platinum album The Fame Monster. Everyone’s guilty pleasure after a few too many, the singing sensation had even managed to up her status with her recent collaboration with Beyonce. Although “Telephone” was undoubtedly one of the most over the top and cheesy singles of recent years (and let’s not forget the video!), it worked.
However if you’d begun to warm to the idea of taking your liking for the “Bad Romance” singer into the harsh light of day think again.
Her new single “Alejandro” is filled with cheesy voice-overs and undoubtedly rips off Madonna’s classic “La Isla Bonita.” The song will make you cringe from beginning to end – it sounds like something that Sweden would adopt for the Eurovision song contest. “Alejandro” attempts to tell some sort of story but it makes it hard to follow a story when you’re too busy banging your head against a wall. Having said that the lack of lyrics make is strangely catchy and easy to sing along to… Perhaps double the amount of alcohol will be needed to warm up to this one!
Out Now.
Words by Sheira Gorris
