The remixes of Lady Gag’s “Paparazzi” were released this week in iTunes. I immediately downloaded them and started listening to them, since I already liked the album version. The original video was also great:
This video harkens back to the good old days of video art in which Madonna, Mariah Carey, and Michael Jackson made little films rather than “just” music videos. Plus, Alexander Skarsgård is too hot for words. And Lady Gaga as a semi-crippled woman is both amazing and totally crazy.
Of the remixes, my favorite is the Moto Blanco mix:
It’s got a great, danceable rhythm. So, I’ve decided that this remix is my song of the week. I’ll include the lyrics after the break.
We are the crowd
We’re cuh-coming out
Got my flash on it’s true
Need that picture of you
It’s so magical
We’d be so fantastic, oh
Leather and jeans
Garage glamorous
Not sure what it means
But this photo of us
It don’t have a price
Ready for those flashing lights
‘Cause you know that baby I-
I’m your biggest fan
I’ll follow you until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
Baby there’s no other superstar
You know that I’ll be your-
Papa-Paparazzi
Promise I’ll be kind
But I won’t stop until that boy is mine
Baby you’ll be famous
Chase you down until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
I’ll be your girl backstage at your show
Velvet ropes and guitars
Yeah cause you know I’m starting between the sets
Eyeliner and cigarettes
Shadow is burnt, yellow dance and return
My lashes are dry – purple teardrops I cry
It don’t have a price
Loving you is Cherry Pie
‘Cause you know that baby I
I’m your biggest fan
I’ll follow you until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
Baby there’s no other superstar
You know that I’ll be your
Papa-Paparazzi
Promise I’ll be kind
But I won’t stop until that boy is mine
Baby you’ll be famous
Chase you down until you love me
Papa-paparazzi
Real good, We’re dancing in the studio
Stop-stopped, That shit on the radio
Don’t stop, for anyone
We’re plastic but we still have fun
I’m your biggest fan
I’ll follow you until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
Baby there’s no other superstar
You know that I’ll be your
Papa-Paparazzi
Promise I’ll be kind
But I won’t stop until that boy is mine
Baby you’ll be famous
Chase you down until you love me
Papa-paparazzi
everyones getting crazy on these papa.. paparazzi..
great choice of title, people hear so much of paparazzi and hates them, i wonder how the paparazzi reacted to this song.. lol
I perked my ears up when you first posted this entry and purchased the Paparazzi remixes. In the last week I purchased Fame and am now on the verge of declaring L GaGa’s style the natural evolution of postmodern aesthetics.
Thanks for keeping us current.
Cool! I haven’t been thinking of her work in terms of postmodernism, but that totally makes sense. Thanks for sharing that!
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