We’ve missed most of the Lady Gaga phenomenon so far, however, her single Alejandro has proven inescapable here in Mexico where radio stations play the single and its many remixes mercilessly. Alejandro isn’t exactly a lyrically complicated song, but there is a reference to “hot like Mexico” and one line in Spanish in the Alejandro song lyrics. Some djs are reverential about the song and others mock Gaga’s pronunciation but they play the song nonetheless and now we can’t get the damn thing out of our heads.
Ale-ale-jandro! Ale-ale-jandro!
Apparently, Lady Gaga chose Alejandro as the third single off her album The Fame Monster all by herself and the racy video (which we just saw this week) was directed by fashion photographer Steven Klein. The nun get-up, the gay couples, and the general bumping and grinding reminded us how much we have to thank Madonna (another Steven Klein favorite) for.
It also reminded us that one of the reasons we love Mexico is that it can get behind a song and a video like this and still be super-Catholic. Perhaps that’s why it’s called pop culture.
Ale-ale-jandro…
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Hey my granddaughters and I love the Lady Gaga! We rock out to her music every chance we get, however her videos are a bit too graphic for younger kids. Alejandro is beautiful. Not to worry, today’s hits are tomorrow’s memories.
Alejandro is definitely the song that we’ll always combine with our summer in Mexico! You guys heard it probably hundred times more than we did in your car radio :-)
I don’t care what anyone says, there is a tremendous talent there. In this day and age there are fare to many people willing to stick with bland and ‘inoffensive’ chasing that paycheck. Respect is due to anyone who puts their art before their bank account and is willing to take some risks.