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- Lady Gaga's Alejandro crash lands on the internet
Lady Gaga's website falls down due to the demand to watch the video to her single Alejandro
It's been almost three months since Lady Gaga delighted and revolted in equal measures with the nine-minute video for Telephone, so what does her follow-up hold? The world was certainly keen to know: the star's site had run a countdown to the video's release, only to crash temporarily when the video launched at 5pm. Say what you like about the Gaga, but she's certainly transformed the music video premiere into a genuine event again.The teaser promised homage to Madonna's Vogue, but the video takes the manicured opulence of the original and throws in a fair bit of sacrilegious imagery, militaristic wardrobe and plenty of simulated sex. Well, we wouldn't expect anything less from Gaga, would we? The references to Madonna are scattered throughout: Gaga is clearly made up in an imitation of the singer's classic 1990 look and she even wears an updated version of the the iconic cone bra which doubles up as guns. In fact, the video was directed by Steven Klein, a fashion photographer noted for his work with Madonna, as well as his occasionally gory, highly stylised images.
The singer said in a recent interview that the song reflects her relationship with her gay friends and that "it's a celebration and an admiration of gay love". "It confesses my envy of the courage and bravery they require to be together, she said. "In the video I'm pining for the love of my gay friends, but they just don't want me to be with them." Her "pining" is represented most vividly about four minutes in.
Does it rival Telephone? That depends on whether you particularly rated Telephone to begin with, but the chances are that fans of her previous video in all its glossy, sapphic, murderous glory will equally enjoy this frenzy of camp lasciviousness. Bondage, gay erotica, a PVC nun habit: barely a single "shocking" box is left a unticked by the video for Alejandro. And all this for a song that sounds like Ace of Base.
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Переслать - Listen to Broadcast's Elegant Elephant
This exclusive Broadcast track is part of a series of MP3 giveaways thanks to Sonar and Bleep
Even if you're not jetting out to Sonar this month, there is reason to celebrate. The festival has teamed up with Bleep to give away two exclusive MP3s each week for a month from the likes of Hudson Mohawke, Fuck Buttons, King Midas Sound and Roska.
This week they've got Broadcast's Elegant Elephant (listen above and let us know what you think) along with a track from 2020 Soundsystem – you can get hold of them all on the Bleep site and Soundcloud page now
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