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Daily Archives: March 4, 2011

Pop Is Born This Way

March 4, 2011Philip NelInnovation, MusicInnovation, Music3 Comments

Since Lady Gaga’s new single “Born This Way” made its debut last month, critics have alleged that the song is “derivative” or even a “rip off” of Madonna songs like “Express Yourself.”  And, of course it is.  But that also doesn’t matter in the least.  All pop music is derivative.  “Express Yourself” (1989) borrows from

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