Lady Gaga’s song ‘Paparazzi’ has really topped the charts since the release. It seems that people can’t get enough of her crazy catchy love song. When listening to the song, it isn’t hard to interpret. In the lyrics she really expresses her feelings about being famous and all the drama that follows. She expresses that it can be hard to find real love when you’re famous, because when you’re on top, people will take advantage of your fame and try to benefit from it themselves.
Looking into the lyrics of this song, you realize that it is actually quite sad and slightly creepy. Whereas the tone and upbeat melody makes it sound cheerful.
In an exclusive interview, Gaga explained the deeper meaning of the song.
“This song is really about a few different things – it’s about the struggles I meet. Do I want fame, or do I want love? It’s about wooing the paparazzi to fall in love with me.”
- Lady Gaga
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However, Gaga did not only release the song. She also released quite a dramatic and controversial 8-minute-long music video. When watching the music video for paparazzi, it surely gives a deeper meaning to the song. The video is a story about Gaga getting a boyfriend, who uses her to climb to the top of the social ladder. He then destroys her career (when he pushes her off the balcony. Her body lies crushed on the ground, symbolizing that her career is dead). The boyfriend gets away with it, and Gaga has to rebuild her career (learning to walk again). She slowly makes her comeback, and when she is on top again, she poisons her boyfriend as revenge. She becomes a pop icon once more…
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