Lady GaGa retells Bible in 'Judas' video
Published Apr 8 2011, 10:20 BST | By Lewis Corner
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The 'Born This Way' star's creative director Laurieann Gibson, who also co-directed the clip with GaGa, has described the promo as "groundbreaking".
"I will tell you now, first off, I'm Christian, and my career is evidence of God in my life, and I think that most people are already thinking that GaGa and the blasphemy and they're premeditating the approach and I think they'll be very shocked to find out how huge and really groundbreaking the message is and how freeing the message is for all the right reasons," Gibson told MTV.
"It's really going to shock the world."
The video will star The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus as Judas, whom Gibson called "prolific". GaGa will assume the role of Mary Magdalene.
Gibson revealed that the pair decided to make the clip themselves after a mix-up with booking a director. The creative director admitted that she took a minute to agree to the commitment, but ultimately "couldn't resist".
"It's a phenomenal video: really powerful, really impactful. She's such a strong, committed artist. Her loyalty to me is something I will be forever grateful for. We're spiritually connected. We need each other... and 'Judas' is ultimately a representation of our true bond."
GaGa recently confirmed that her new single will be released on April 19 via her GaGaVision No. 41 online video.
Filming for the promo took place in Los Angeles last week.
Watch the video for Lady GaGa's 'Born This Way' below:
true....still I suppose she is rather more colourful than some of the dross around eg endless clone boybands, X Factor or Pop Idol winners, etc sigh!
April 12th 2011 at 5:49pm
true. But that's a problem with todays music in general. Everyhting is so fast paced and short lived. You can be a star for years and still be gone after one flop album. We don't get proper legends anymore. At least imo.
April 12th 2011 at 5:37pm
But is she here to stay or is she just another fad? I'm not sure people will still be talking about her in 20 or 30 years like they do about singers like Cher or Aretha...
April 12th 2011 at 5:34pm
I like that GaGa is more to the point. Madonna was all about sexual revolution and less about other things. Of course GaGa has a lot of sex in her stuff as well but these days it's less shocking so it doesn't overshadow her other messages. Besides GaGa never denied thar Madonna is a major influence to her so I don't see the problem.
April 10th 2011 at 4:27pm
She's very clever and the routines are very well choreographed but I still think I've seen most of the routines before - including bits of Thriller and Kate Bush....
April 10th 2011 at 9:14am