‘Applause’ Turns 10: 10 Weirdest Influences on Lady Gaga’s Video [LISTA]

One of the great music videos of the career of Lady Gagawhich has several bizarre references, “Applause” is about to turn 10 years old in 2023. The song was one of the singles from artpopthe third studio album by the singer, released on November 6, 2013.

On YouTube, the video of “Applause” arrived on August 19, 2013 and, as of this writing, has over 426 million views. Below, see 10 of the weirdest influences on the clip, according to Rolling Stone USA:

1. Increasing rivalry with Madonnathe video contains several references to the black and white clip of “vogue,” one of the great hits of queen of pop;
2. The black and white image also alludes to German expressionist cinema of the 1920s;
3. European cinema appears once again: Lady Gaga wears a scarf on her head that closely resembles the character Death in The Seventh Seal (1957), classic directed by Igmar Bergman;
4. Departing for the most popular cinema, the singer evokes the joker in Heath Ledger, with makeup smeared on her face. And what an irony of fate: almost 10 years later, Gaga interprets the harlequin of joker interpreted by joaquin phoenix;
5. Gaga literally becomes a black swan – and it’s impossible not to remember black swan (2010), starring Natalie Portman;
6. European cinema once again on the list! There is an allusion to the character of Liza Minnelli in cabaret (1972);
7. At one point in the clip, Lady Gaga appears in a psychedelic version of a green blazer and hair worthy of American politics. A few years later, Hillary Clinton wore similar clothing in the 2016 presidential election;
8. In addition to Madonna, Gaga references the clip of “Don’t Come Around Here No More,” one of the greatest of the 1980s, in which Tom Petty brings all the vibe of alice inWonderland;
9. In one of the costumes, the singer wears two black gloves on her chest, which makes reference to the classic controversial cover of the Rolling Stone USA from the 1990’s Janet Jackson;
10. Finally, Gaga wear a wig Beyonce and shells that evoke The born of Venusfamous painting by Sandro Botticelli.