Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Is Madonna's 'Express Yourself,' Says Ryan Tedder
The hit songwriter maintains if Madonna isn't getting credit on Lady Gaga's new single, someone might want to lawyer up.
OneRepublic frontman and prolific multi-platinum songsmith Ryan Tedder knows a thing or two about publishing credits, having written hits for the likes of Beyonce (“Halo”), Leona Lewis (“Bleeding Love”) and Jordin Sparks (“Battlefield”). So what does his expert ear say about Lady Gaga's latest single?
“[Born This Way] is ‘Express Yourself,’” he told THR at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy gala held on Saturday night, chiming in on what’s already become a heated debate: did Gaga rip off Madonna for her new single? “Me and my wife drove around today and that song came on KIIS-FM every hour on the hour. We were singing ‘Express Yourself’ over the melody! If I wrote ‘Express Yourself’ and I heard that song, I would be calling my manager five minutes later… If Madonna's not getting credit on it, then I would just say, be careful.”
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'Born This Way' Producer Fernando Garibay : I am completely obsessed with the '80s.My all-time favorite song is "La Isla Bonita," I'm a huge fan.
He sounds like an idiot. The melodies are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Similar chord progressions, but hundreds of songs have similar chord progressions. You can sing so many songs over other songs. It means nothing.
