Is Lana Del Rey Just A Big Lady Gaga Rip Off?

[trayertrash 7,210]

We all know Lady Gaga is one of the most influential artists of all time. She inspires huge stars, such as Katy, Nicki and Rihanna, who, since her arrival, have mimicked her style and outlandous performances. But today, we're going to talk about Lana Del Rey America's Hipster's Honeybee. Is this copying so legit? Is Lana's mimicking a fucking bore? Let's se...

 

LANA DEL REY BEFORE LADY GAGA

 

 

Some of her old lyrics

"Then I got tired and ended up in some lame department store and that's okay, cause I found a really cool belt"

"I met you with your mother and she had green shoes, she was so cool, it was fine"

 

With the emergence of Gaga, everything about Lana changed. Her name, her lyrical style, her hair, her new Americana references. Below are just a few examples I could remember off the top of my head. If I dig deeper I'm sure I could find more.

 

GAGA VS BLUE JEANS 

Gaga: Fancy Pants "See that boy, watch him go, blue jeans with an ass like whoa"

Lana: Blue Jeans "Blue Jeans, white shirt, you walked into the room you know you made my eyes burn"

Gaga: Speechless "With your James Dean glossy eyes"

Lana "It was like James Dean, for sure"

Gaga: stutters lyrics in mutlipe songs such as the hits Poker Face , Paparazzi, Alejandro, Judas and Applause 

Lana: "you're so fresh to death and sick as ca-cancert"

Gaga: Bad Kids "I'm a selfish punk"

Retro Dance Freak "Take a sip for the hip-hop"

Lana "You were sort of punk rock, I grew up on hip hop"

Gaga: Fashion Of His Love "As fitting as McQueen"

Just Dance "How'd I turn my shirt inside out"

Lana "You fit me better than my favorite sweater"

 

HEAVY METAL

Gaga: Has a song called Heavy Metal Lover

Lana: Angels Forever (Forever Angels) "Heavy metal lions"

 

MONEY HONEY

Gaga: Has a song called Money Honey

Lana: Has a song called Money Hunny

I misunderstood the recording/release of Money Hunny as being debatable. 

 

JOHN F. KENNEDY

Gaga:  Government Hooker "Put your hands on me, John F Kennedy"

Lana: JFK "You've got a way like JFK"

Lana had referenced JFK in Marilyn Monroe/Puppy Love, though, Gaga may have been the first to name drop him.

 

DOWNTOWN

Gaga: Ribbons "Only difference between downtown"

No Floods "Now I'm the princess of a downtown train"

Black Jesus † Amen Fashion "Moved downtown when I was just nineteen"

Lana: JFK "He was the king of the town"

Lolita "with the boys downtown"

Video Games "take that body downtown"

 

DADDY + MARILYN MONROE + JESUS REFERENCES

Gaga: Dance In The Dark "Marilyn, Judy Sylvia"

Black Jesus † Amen Fashion "Jesus is the new black"

Yoü and I "My daddy and Nebraska and Jesus Christ"

Lana: Body Electric "Elvis is my daddy, Marilyn is my mother, Jesus is my bestest friend"

 

RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

Gaga: Judas "Jesus is my virtue, Judas is the demon that I cling to"

Lana: Gods and Monsters "Me and God we don't get along"

 

BLUE

Gaga: First EP was titled Red and Blue

Again Again "to kinda blue"

Dope "Bell Bottom Blue" 

Lana: Honeymoon "cruise to the blues" "dark blue"

Covered the song Blue Velvet,

Old Money "blue hydrangeas"

Shades Of Cool "shades of blue"

West Coast "boy blue" 

 

JAZZ

Gaga: has credited jazz as being one of her favorite genres

Did a jazz version of her song Yoü and I

Made a jazz album with Tony Bennett called Cheek To Cheek featuring several jazz covers

Lana: has credited jazz as being one of her favorite genres

Released a jazz version of her song Young and Beautiful

Covered the jazz classic Cry Me A River

Brooklyn Baby "my jazz collection's rare"

Ultraviolence "I'm your jazz singer"

Shades Of Cool "blue eyes and jazz" 

Called her song Terrance Loves You jazzy

 

GUNS

Gaga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lana

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRAS

Gaga

 

 

 

 

 

Lana

 

 

 

 

 

[delreyfreak 5,340]

[Den 203]

[BENTLEY 3,492]

[trayertrash 7,210]

I see not a single person can deny it 

[111 34,827]

[evilentity 13,303]

You know,  it kinda doesn't work, even as a joke, when like half the stuff you mentioned is in reverse order chronologically.

[trayertrash 7,210]

You know,  it kinda doesn't work, even as a joke, when like half the stuff you mentioned is in reverse order chronologically.

 

I did it off the top of my head, but every Gaga reference was made before Lana. Stop trying to ruin my fun 

[Limelight 4,697]

Finally someone has the courage to expose ha!!1!1!!!1

So much for being so legit

[evilentity 13,303]

I did it off the top of my head, but every Gaga reference was made before Lana.

Just off the top of my head, "Money Hunny" is older than "Money Honey". Lana's JFK obsession predates the writing of "Government Hooker", and "Marilyn Monroe"/"Puppy Love" which references JFK predates it's release.

[Go Go Dancer 627]

 

       

[Limelight 4,697]

       

How did I not notice this?

[trayertrash 7,210]

Just off the top of my head, "Money Hunny" is older than "Money Honey". Lana's JFK obsession predates the writing of "Government Hooker", and "Marilyn Monroe"/"Puppy Love" which references JFK predates it's release.

 

Is Money Hunny's 2006 release speculation? I've seen it's release labeled as 2006-2008. Also, she didn't name drop JFK in Puppy Love which is why I didn't count it in. 

[Kommander 3,260]

 

[evilentity 13,303]

Is Money Hunny's 2006 release speculation?

http://www.screenshots.com/lizzigrant.com/2006-08-25

 

Also, she didn't name drop JFK in Puppy Love which is why I didn't count it in.

"president without Jackie O / And I'm singing happy birthday like Marilyn Monroe"

It's a pretty clear reference.

[trayertrash 7,210]

http://www.screenshots.com/lizzigrant.com/2006-08-25

 

"president without Jackie O / And I'm singing happy birthday like Marilyn Monroe"

It's a pretty clear reference.

 

I'll mark those off then. I know it was a reference, but I was referring to a direct name drop. 

[Sebastian 327]

[Nick 855]

no sorry, we have been told that Lana invented all music and imagery actually. the world was dark blue, dark blue, dark blue, before she came

[DeadAgainst 1,514]

Walking is an art, so is my body

Papi is a workaholic, I’m his little party

I’m his parlor trick, sip-sip of/sips above Bacardi

I can make you dope, sick off of my naughtiness

He says, “Who the best?

You is.”

 

I’m glamorous, famous, notorious, dangerous

But you’re crazy

“I’m gonna leave you,” he said,

“You’re not a real girl

You’re like a cartoon

All caught up in this fame game

Yo, good luck, good luck, good luck

May all the stars in the sky bow down to you

We’re through.”

 

You gotta be smart and I’m a little smarty

Papi is a gangster, I’m his little dolly

 

 

yes

[trayertrash 7,210]

 

Walking is an art, so is my body

Papi is a workaholic, I’m his little party

I’m his parlor trick, sip-sip of/sips above Bacardi

I can make you dope, sick off of my naughtiness

He says, “Who the best?

You is.”

 

I’m glamorous, famous, notorious, dangerous

But you’re crazy

“I’m gonna leave you,” he said,

“You’re not a real girl

You’re like a cartoon

All caught up in this fame game

Yo, good luck, good luck, good luck

May all the stars in the sky bow down to you

We’re through.”

 

You gotta be smart and I’m a little smarty

Papi is a gangster, I’m his little dolly

 

 

yes

 

 

Noir was recorded in 2010, the Fame was released in 2008. Gaga mentioned walking in Bad Romance (2009) and mentioned Papa (similar to Papi) in Paparazzi (2008) and gangsta in Paper Gangsta (2008)  Gaga has also dyed her hair brown/wore wigs and gowns pre-Lana