Oh, Gaga had it coming. You can't pretend to be wholly "original" in the pop biz anyway; everybody's influenced by somebody else, and when it comes to music, you really can't expect to remain "untainted" by any other influences. Whether she consciously ripped off Madge or not isn't really the issue -- she could have just said, "Wow, it is a lot like Express Yourself, and I guess that's a good thing, since it was a great song," and taken all the wind out of Madge's grousing. Instead, she acts like a little moron and calls her comments "retarded". So, she's asked for it, and now Madge has thrown down the gauntlet. Let's face it, when you hear it like that, it's pretty clear that the song is derivative at least.

It would only be a tribute sound if she acknowledged the similarities and praised the original as inspiration. Instead she called anyone who saw similarities "retarded". And no, she doesnt write her songs. She hears a sound, forgets she heard it and then writes it as though it was birthed in her own head.

Maybe gaga did use M's sound but gaga has SO many other sounds, and what's wrong with a tribute sound? Obviously she was influenced by Madonna. Anyway, gaga is many things......EDM, she's mostly quite unique and writes most of her own work. I really love her old, piano-bar sound, it's quite different from the thumpy dance beats everyone associates her with.

But gaga didn’t just copy a song…it was her whole persona, look, attitude. That whole suffering in NY crap..my god she came from a super wealthy family. I’m glad Madonna is biting back. Born this Way just took the whole thing too far…so blatant.

Ok i hate madonna but its definately the same song. Not just inspired but copied.