The GaGa Episode

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah
Roma-Roma-ma-ah
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la

We were really excited about today's topic because it means we get to do our favorite extracurricular activity: online Gaga-stalking.

Last year, Lady GaGa forever left her mark on the music industry with her eccentric fashion choices, freak-deaky concept videos, and her overall aura. We remember the first time we saw her face with an electric blue flash of lightning across it on the side panel of our web browser as we were facebook stalking. Today, you can't walk down the street without seeing, hearing or, in our case, thinking of madame GaGa. But what is it about this bleach-blonde latex-clad freakshow that keeps us coming back for more?

GaGa's sound has brought something new and dynamic to the music scene. Her synthetic beats and melodies pulsate through your body like no artist we have ever experienced before. GaGa spares no crumb of creative genius when creating her complex rhythyms, and her voice is like a choir of cherub angels descending from Mount Olympus, bringing a message of defiance to our ears. We love to get down to bass-heavy dance anthems like Poker Face and Bad Romance while we dance the night away at the Lodge and Peckerheads, but we mustn't forget about her poignant ballads such as Speechless.

Originally Stefani Germanotta, this Italian American beauty is our favorite guidette (watch out Snooki). Gaga made her rise up from suburbia, to NYU, to burlesque clubs, to music industry big-hitter. It's hard to believe that last may she was opening for The Pussy Cat Dolls (Pussy who? meow). Now she's headlining non-stop tours and making controversial videos with diva-pal Beyonce. GaGa seems larger than life these days...but really, we think she's just like us (except edgier, thinner, and a bit more androgynous). GaGa has sold out tours, wacky bubble outfits and a seemingly endless stream of 8-inch platform heels, but at the end of the day she's just a girl with a dream that's making it happen. We think that one of the reasons that GaGa is so accessible to the mainstream (despite her tendency to spout fake blood from her corset) is that we can all see a little of ourselves in her. GaGa is the first of her kind, so fiercely original, and so not afraid to be herself. She's doing what we all wish we could do sometimes: be ourselves, get a little crazy, and not care who's watching.

BUT LET'S GET REAL. It's also about the clothes.

Gaga often sports this dress in various colors by designer Thierry.

She wore this on tour in korea. We think Fiji should hire her out for Studio 54 next year and have her wear this while hanging from the ceiling. Just a thought...

GaGa barbie!

...and then she has those outfits that have made her infamous. Ribbit.

Oh wait...that's not Lady GaGa...

There is no debate about it: GaGa is a kook. But whether you love her or hate her, she's revolutionized the music industry, electrified the media, and shaken up popular culture as we know it. She's relevant, large-and-in-charge, and we can't wait to see what she'll do next.

Now, for all of you who aspire to GaGa-hood, we've devised some tips to help you reach that goal. Good luck, little monsters!

Top Ten Ways to be like Lady Gaga:

1. Whenever you think it would be inappropriate to go out of the house not wearing pants, do so anyways. But make sure (in the wise words of Samantha) you "have that whole 'situation' taken care of."

2. Invest in various wigs.

3. Adopt a quirky/fierce pseudonym.

4. When your boyfriend pisses you off, poison him.

5. Never break character

6. Enroll in vocal and dance lessons immediately.

7. Be edgy.

8. Shop at hardware stores for going-out clothes.

9. Have ambiguous genitalia.

10. Never apologize for being you.

And with that, we leave you with some inspiring words from GaGa. "Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore."

We couldn't have said it better ourselves, Gaga.