Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” is not Madonna’s “Express Yourself”

Or is it? It’s been a month since Lady Gaga performed “Born This Way” on the Grammy awards show, and now you can’t escape hearing the song whether it’s on radio, MTV, the Internet…the song is everywhere. It’s a number one smash for three weeks running on Billboard.

So is “Born This Way” a ripoff of Madonna’s “Express Yourself”? Well technically no! “Born This Way” is written in the key of G, while “Express Yourself” is written in the key of Fm. The songs also differ in BPM (Beats Per Measure).

When the controversy first started we really didn’t think anything about it, until we saw Lady Gaga on the Jay Leno Show shortly after saying the she had been given the all clear from “The Queen” that meaning Madonna. So has Madonna softened in her old age? I mean the two songs do sound identical, however Lady Gaga is going to sell many more records and downloads then Madonna did in her hay day.

We asked our resident DJ if he would do an exclusive mix, and what he came up with is pretty interesting. Starting with Madonna first then moving into Lady Gaga, it’s really apparent that Gaga really did take a big hook out of the “Express Yourself” song.

Does anyone really care anymore? Probably not, but thanks to the original controversy, both songs will probably get a boost in sales, even if it’s only for a short time!

So what do you think, are both songs the same or are they different???

Here’s Nitrogen-E’s Video Mashup and Remix