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And Finally
Gaga producer hits out at Madonna comparisons
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 6 May 2011
Co-producer of Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’, White Shadow, has hit out at those who say it sounds like ‘Express Yourself’ by Madonna. Even though it does. A lot.
White Shadow told Gaganews.com: “I think it was bullshit to be honest. I guess there are a hundred songs that you could put a pitchshift and a BPM change and loop and make them sound like anything. In addition, there are five songs on the radio right now that have the exact same chords and progression. Actually there are five songs out there that are exactly the same song, on the radio at the same time. Right now. Why doesn’t anyone ever bring that up? That’s a fucking felony”.
It’s not a felony, but I guess he has sort of a point. He continued: “How many people have been copying Gaga since she came out? Oh, I have the answer: everyone. Have you seen all the lightning bolts painted on faces, or the one hand eye cover-ups during photos? How about the fact that there was barely any dance music on the radio until ‘Just Dance’ came out? Come on motherfuckers, let’s keep it real here. If we are going to talk about who is chasing who, I think we all know the answer to that”.
Lady Gaga’s new Madonna covers album ‘Born This Way’ is released on 23 May.