Lady Gaga "Alejandro" Music Video Has Singer's Guns Blazing

By: Devon Thomas
Topics: Music

Lady Gaga in Alejandro music video (Interscope Records)

NEW YORK (CBS) One-woman army Lady Gaga has just unleashed a video clip for her latest single "Alejandro." The video officially made its world premiere today on Gaga's YouTube channel.

The nearly 9-minute film, directed by fashion photographer Steven Klein, plays out like a dark piece of macabre theatre and is a more introspective departure from her previous clip "Telephone" featuring R&B siren Beyonce.

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"Alejandro" stars Gaga, 24, alone as the sole female figure sans the obnoxious product placements that crowded her last two videos, "Telephone" and "Bad Romance." No Wonder Bread endorsements, here, thankfully.

Throughout the music video, she's encircled by an army of choreographed, chiseled dancers writhing around her body in a protective way. With her singing with the sultry refrain: "You know that I love you boy / Hot like Mexico, rejoice."

Once again dressing to provoke, Lady Gaga wears a red leather nun's habit in part of the video.

Visually, it's a monochromatic, sex 'n' religion-fueled escapade into Gaga's inner psyche -- replete with wooden crucifixes, man-on-man eroticism and swallowed rosary beads.

The Madonna-isms run high in this clip, from her short-cropped, platinum blond wig and black blazer suit, set against the stark, post-industrialist mood of the clip (a la "Express Yourself"), to her exaggerated machine gun bra (similar to the infamous coned bra in "Vogue"). All melds to make the video play out like a visual love letter to Madonna's early '90s "Blond Ambition" era.

With the "Fame Monster" continually throwing creative punches like this, the only question viewers can ask themselves now is where can Gaga possibly go next? Pretty sure she'll enjoy the challenge.

Gaga will be touring the United States this summer in her "Monster Ball" tour, kicking off July 1 in Boston.

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by rainbowroosie June 9, 2010 10:22 AM EDT: Gave this string some additional thought. Let's phrase this differently...who has MORE talant than her?? Currently, no one. Nickleback's lead singer is the only one who's even close to her... Go back 20 years; again, who had MORE talent?? I'm stuck trying to name a multi-faceted singer who could do more and produced hit after hit that was not the same old melody...even classic icons like Aretha Franklin, Barbara Streisand and Julie Andrews did NOT perform the range of material this Lady sings...you need to go bak to the Beatle's and the Stones to get this range of talent.; Reply to this comment


by elfinmir June 9, 2010 9:39 AM EDT: To the Ignorrant people who are questioning Lady GaGa's talent.Have you ever seen her just play the piano and sing? She is very talented and is a great musician, vocalist, song-writer and artistic performer. See her perform live before you judge.
To CROWTROB--If you saw her play the piano and sing a ballad live,you would feel pretty stupid for the autotune remark. She does not use that in live performances because she does not need it.; Reply to this comment

by rainbowroosie June 8, 2010 6:50 PM EDT

"Not a brilliant singer" ---- WRONG

I'm 60 years old, seen the Beatles, the Stones, Pink Floyd, heck even Sonny and Cher in a night club act in 1963....the Lady can sing...totally amazing range of tunes...unlike most, she can vary her style to fit any song...she is NOT Madonna, she has real talent and imagination...by the way, I'm taking my 16 year old daughter and her friend to the Miami concert next Spring; tickets came today!...Pink is next!!!!

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by crowtrob June 9, 2010 2:51 AM EDT: ummm, she uses an autotune. no real talent.

that's beiber level talent.


by funks2 June 8, 2010 4:25 PM EDT: have you seen the GAGA with an outrageous "bee cocoon" fantasy dress at:

http://funks2.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/___________-lady-gaga__________-the-bee-cocoon-is-perfect-for-you/; Reply to this comment


by Art_Ghecko June 8, 2010 4:09 PM EDT: You can either blind 'em with brilliance, or baffle 'em with B.S.

Gaga is firmly in the "B.S." camp. Not a brilliant singer or dancer, but she can get her name in the media like no one since Madonna. Madonna is also firmly in the "B.S." camp. Weirdness mixed with S & M sexuality, but not much "Real" talent...; Reply to this comment