you got your Baphomet in my music video!

November 23, 2009 6:52 PM

Lady GaGa's video for the single Bad Romance came out last week to generally positive reviews. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the video features gratuitous product placement, quite a few costume changes, and a healthy sampling of Alexander McQueen's spring line.
Amidst all the hubbub, one blogger wonders: what about the occult meanings of the video?

other occult concerns from Vigilant Citizen:
- Is Lady GaGa an Illuminati Puppet? (parts 1 (previously on MeFi) and 2)
- Beyonce to Sasha Fierce: an Occult Rebirth
- Rihanna's Disturbia: A Song About Being Possessed by Evil"

posted by heeeraldo (31 comments total)

Previously.
posted by cmgonzalez at 6:58 PM on November 23, 2009

Yep, double. At least, all of this is covered in the comments there.
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 7:04 PM on November 23, 2009

aw, balls. delete away.
posted by heeeraldo at 7:05 PM on November 23, 2009

Waaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttt...she came out with a new video?
posted by P.o.B. at 7:08 PM on November 23, 2009

Hard to imagine that she didn't fit in well at NYU.
posted by The White Hat at 7:15 PM on November 23, 2009

That video is worth the post I think. Wouldn't have seen it otherwise.
Silliness with a big budget.
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mama!
Ga-ga-oh-la-la!
Indeed.
posted by jouke at 7:21 PM on November 23, 2009

After watching the American Music Awards last night, I still can't understand Lady Gaga's freakish popularity. I'm going with "mass hypnosis."
posted by misha at 7:24 PM on November 23, 2009

Speaking as someone whose entire knowledge of Lady Gaga comes from about 15 minutes of Gaga-related Metafilter, I say: she is the new Madonna.
posted by exogenous at 7:26 PM on November 23, 2009

Much as we love Lady Gaga--whose reign is kind and compassionate--this is a duplicate post.
posted by octobersurprise at 7:29 PM on November 23, 2009 [1 favorite]

Oh, I just realized the video starts with the final fugue in book 1 of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier (b minor). I was just going to go leave the computer and practice it on my electronic piano...
posted by Schmucko at 7:30 PM on November 23, 2009

You just lost The Fame.
posted by dhartung at 7:38 PM on November 23, 2009 [2 favorites]

ALL HAIL THE HYPNOGAGA
posted by Avenger at 7:39 PM on November 23, 2009 [4 favorites]

Attention: Gaga is performing on Leno momentarily. OMG!!
posted by octobersurprise at 7:41 PM on November 23, 2009

God damn I love Lady Gaga.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 7:42 PM on November 23, 2009

When Lady Gaga fades from the spotlight and does small acoustic shows she is going to be amazing.
posted by mecran01 at 7:44 PM on November 23, 2009 [1 favorite]

Obligatory National Equality March Rally link.
posted by Morrigan at 7:46 PM on November 23, 2009

I wish there were some arcane symbol expert who wasn't batshitinsane to decode Gaga's videos, Barack Obama, and international airports.

But it turns out symbology is not a real academic field, so we're stuck with cranks.
posted by mccarty.tim at 7:52 PM on November 23, 2009

I love you, heeeraldo.
posted by hermitosis at 7:53 PM on November 23, 2009

Gaga has so far and away the smartest music/videos/stage performances out there right now. It's sort of a baffling miracle that she exists. I mean, people make comparisons between her and Madonna — and that's fair, they're both about crafting art using fame itself as their instrument/medium — but, like, Madonna was sort of hindered by the fact that her music has always sucked and her commentary has never been particularly coherent. Someone on a previous thread compared her to Bowie, which I think is more appropriate...
posted by You Can't Tip a Buick at 7:53 PM on November 23, 2009 [1 favorite]

I had no idea this cyberpunk future was gonna be so absurdly awesome.
posted by nathan v at 7:57 PM on November 23, 2009 [9 favorites]

This post is somewhat of a double but it does have some new info. All I know is, I've been hooked on Lady GaGa fever since the first post by Artw. Most of the lyrics are silly but she knows how to write a hook and knows how to make a pop song that people want to listen to over and over again. She's no Madonna, but IMO much better than Madonna. I'm very impressed by this pop queen and I'm a 42 year old male that generally loathes pop music.
posted by mrducts at 7:59 PM on November 23, 2009

Just saw her on Leno. The Nosferatu dance was awesome. I hope she sticks around because pop music has been pretty boring until she showed up.
posted by cazoo at 8:02 PM on November 23, 2009

Jay: "What is the worst rumor that's been spread about you?"
Lady Gaga: "That I'm from Yonkers ..."

Madonna was sort of hindered by the fact that her music has always sucked

Let's not get carried away here. Madonna's laid some eggs, but she's also been pretty amazing. Interestingly, it didn't occur to me until Gaga mentioned it to Jay that she and Madonna both have Catholic-Italian parochial backgrounds. Yay, nuns!
posted by octobersurprise at 8:05 PM on November 23, 2009

I vote for separate GagaMe subsite.
posted by hermitosis at 8:06 PM on November 23, 2009

I really wish the guys claiming Lady Gaga is some kind of Illuminati stalking horse would become acquainted with the work of Andy Warhol.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 8:07 PM on November 23, 2009

I vote for separate GagaMe subsite.

Call it GagaMe with a Spoon.
posted by jonp72 at 8:08 PM on November 23, 2009

what about the occult meanings of the video?

Let’s look at the song.

1 Tip of a flat belly:
posted by ovvl at 8:09 PM on November 23, 2009

I have gone nuts for Lady Gaga. I love when I hear people say her music is boring. Not that I agree, but that's kind of the point. How else does one get to be a household name without loss of identity? An actor, a writer, a painter -- none of them get the same sheer amount of time with people than someone on pop radio. It's brilliant, is what it is.
posted by sugarfish at 8:15 PM on November 23, 2009

Madaonna has made a whole bunch of good musics. I'll fight you!
posted by chunking express at 8:16 PM on November 23, 2009

Andy Warhol wasn't half the singer Lady Gaga is.
posted by dirigibleman at 8:17 PM on November 23, 2009

Lady Gaga is for apopheniacs who miss Madonna.

Lady Gaga's video is a creature from a lower quartile. One where the reptiles have monetized irony and "cultural commentary".
posted by hifimofo at 8:18 PM on November 23, 2009