ALEJANDRO OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

After premiering a 22 second teaser on Larry King last Tuesday, the nearly nine-minute video premiere for Gaga’s current single, “Alejandro,” is now available. In what Gaga has dubbed a tribute to the gay community in which she’s “pining for the love of my gay friends but they just don’t want me,” the “Alejandro” video seems to be more of a tribute to music video past. From the artists Gaga has emulated most heavily—Grace Jones, David Bowie, Madonna, the list goes on—Gaga readily and joyfully likens herself to a tapestry of her pop-culture past, present, and future. Much like her idol Andy Warhol, she acknowledges the transience of art and image in the pop-culture sphere. And, much like Madonna and Michael Jackson, she realizes the duty of being in show business: to entertain.