Lady Gaga: Not So Unique?

As usual, Lady Gaga is in the headlines of a lot of blogs today. Last night (as most of you know) was the Grammy's. A great place to make another impact on the world. I didn't personally watch the Grammy's. But I've already heard about Gaga's night. To begin, she was carried on the red carpet in a pod resembling an egg. I'm just sitting here thinking, "wtf?" One of my friends on facebook said there was a rumor going around that she was in teh egg for 3 hours? Completely irrelevant, I know. But, if true, that's crazy. Mmk moving on. Her performance I did watch about 5 minutes ago. While the video was choppy I got the main jist of it. She started out in the same egg that she was carried in on the carpet. She started singing her new song "Born This Way" (which I already find annoying) and immerged. It was a classic Gaga performance. That is, if you can call anything she does "classic." Lots of dancing and theatrics. During the bridge of the song, she ran up to a platform that had a piano on it and played a very creepy song. Old gothic. Kinda brought Dracula to mind. Then she lost her cape thing and danced with her dancers (who were in nudey unitards.)

But, we're here to focus on how Gaga is being called a copy cat as of late. There are (probably) millions of people saying that she is copying Madonna. Gaga claims to be so unique but there are many similarities between the two. To begin, her new song "Born This Way" is said to resemble Madonna's 1989 song "Embrace Yourself." She also did her performance with her hair in a high ponytail; something classicly Madonna. Later in the night, she accepted an award in a rubber mat suit with protruding lumps for breasts. Obviously closly resembling Madonna's cone bra. And that's just a few of the things she's done. It's the only ones mentioned in this article. So, is she copying or no? That's for you to decide.

I really have no problems with Gaga. I don't worship the ground she walks on like her "Monsters." She is a person, and she can do wrong. I don't think it's right for her to be copying Madonna. I mean, she's not copying every little thing Madonna wore, did, or said. But, she is taking the basic ideas and "turning them into her own." At least, that's what she'd say. I don't think it's turning them into her ideas. I think it's stealing ideas and tweaking them so she won't get sued for copyright infringment. Now remember, I'm not Gaga bashing. I like most of her songs. Sometimes she can get annoying. But I do like that she's pro-gay (something I STRONGLY believe in.) I guess I'm neutral. I like her and I defend her at points. And other times, I'll defend the anti-Gaga's.

So, I know I already asked. But what's your opinion on this? Do you think she's copying Madonna? Or do you think that she just shares the same ideals as Madonna and therefore comes close to her in style and personality? You decide. Link