Lady GaGa Has Another Wank

The video for Lady GaGa’s “Paparazzi” is a doozy, a seven-and-a-half minute affair with opening and closing credits that is supposed to serve as a commentary on the thin line between fame and infamy. Because, you see, GaGa starts off being photographed by the paps while having what looks to be very unpleasant sex on her crazy villa’s balcony and ends up in the lens of a mugshot photographer! Of course, the clip–directed by “Smack My Bitch Up” helmsman Jonas Akerlund–comes off as just a wee bit overly impressed with itself, which is pretty unsurprising considering the source. It sure looks pretty–shots of vomit-resting dead women aside–and if anything, I’m impressed by what seems to be a complete lack of awkwardly shoehorned-in cell phone shots that so many videos possess these days in order to help pay for their bills. One wonders if a pay-per-download uncensored version, in which the three Shotgun Messiah tribute-band members who appeared on Daisy Of Love strip down all the way, is going to serve as the clip’s actual revenue-generating scheme. [HT: PopBytes]