Reminiscent of "Like A Prayer" era Madonna -- remember when she set those crosses on fire? Bad Madonna! Very bad! -- Gaga's "Alejandro" video could be interpreted as Gaga striking out at organized religion's repression of sexuality and homosexuality. Those soldiers who look an awful lot like Nazis? (Calm down! We're 150% confident Gaga's the last person on earth you could peg as a Nazi sympathizer. They're REFERENCES, people. REFERENCES.) Perhaps we have Gaga's version of stomping out gay persecution, homophobia, and intolerance. Is "Alejandro," which features Gaga dressed like a hot lady version of the Pope, a stylistic statement against religion's oppression of sex? Especially gay sex? Or maybe Gaga just likes to dominate perfectly chiseled men cross-dressing in heels. Fine with us. Gaga herself said that the video is "a celebration of my love and appreciation for the gay community," and she definitely delivers plenty of gay. Strip away all of the militaristic symbolism and love games and Gaga's inability to get with her gay friends, and the takeaway feels like "Alejandro" is Gaga's eff you to homophobes.
Directed by photographer Steven Klein, the 8-minute-plus "Alejandro" video eventually begins to feel like the type of fashion film Alexander McQueen would've projected at one of his runway shows. Even after she conducts an orgy that defies sexual labeling, there's a subtle air of detachment on Gaga's behalf. Stunning, even in shades of grey, Gaga's on the outside looking in, almost like a mother monster figure. Toward the end, the "Alejandro" video morphs into a visual retrospective of the video itself. (At which point Gaga once again incinerates herself. Please stop self-destructing, Gaga!) And who else besides Gaga can pull that off? Well, besides Madonna.
Watch Lady Gaga's brand-new "Alejandro" video now.
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