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Originally posted by Shamser
Stop with this "chord progression" thing.You probably don't even know what it is. 
Go to BTW wiki page and there're near 30 mentions of Madonna.Every critic thought BTW ripped off EY. |
Many critics noted similarities between "Born This Way" and Madonna's 1989 song, "Express Yourself". Popjustice website pointed out the influence of other Madonna songs like
"Deeper and Deeper" (1992) and "Vogue" (1990).[48] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone acknowledged the influences of Madonna but pointed out that they would not overshadow the song, as it "[summed] up all the complex Gaga mythos, all her politics and Catholic angst and smeared lipstick, in one brilliant pop blast."[49] Caryn Ganz specifically noted the similarities to songs like
"When Love Takes Over" (2010), "Waterfalls" (1995), and three of Madonna's songs:
"Express Yourself", "Ray of Light" (1998), and "Vogue".[50] Megan Friedman from Time and Marissa Moss from The Huffington Post summarized their reaction as "mixed", due to the similarities they found with "Express Yourself".[25][51] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph noted that the imitative nature of the song would affect perceptions of Gaga's artistry, since "Born This Way" was "[basically] a reworking of Madonna's
'Express Yourself' with a touch of '
Vogue',
People were just mentioning songs that sounded similar in chord progression. Which is the case with every song.
Madonna praised her for the most part yet they still ain't happy 
They have the same chord progression, and yes I know what that is. Not many songs in recent years use that chord progression, so people thought of one of the last big songs it was used in when BTW came out.
