Lady Gaga is like Deal or No Deal. I hate it in theory, but if I watch more than a few minutes I’m sucked into that world I found ridiculous a few moment before and hating myself a little bit for enjoying it. Her latest video is no exception – bright, trippy and set in an alternative world full of flamboyant tacky fashion it’s fun or annoying depending on how seriously you think she takes herself.
Personally, I like the way she sends herself up – especially the reference to her own suspected hermaphrodite status. The amount of stick she’s taken on this can be seen by Google. If you just type “is” into the search box, out of all the possible questions that could follow, Google highlights the following as most popular:
Anyway – if you don’t think you can bring yourself to stop disliking her, the video is still worth a watch to see how many product placements you can spot. The list of what we spotted is below the video.
Lady Gaga – Telephone ft. Beyoncé from choice tv on Vimeo.
1:34: Heartbeats earphones.
2:06: Virgin Mobile.
2:17: Diet Coke (in Lady Gaga’s hair – difficult one that).
2.38: Ray Ban Glasses
4:15: Virgin Mobile (again).
4:24: HP Envy ‘Beats Limited Editon’ laptop from Monster.
4:28: Plenty Of Fish dating site.
4:56:Honey Bunny (the American doughnut type thing they munch on)
5:37: Polaroid.
6:24: Wonderbread.
6:42: Miracle Whip.
8:31: Polaroid (again).
The ubiquitous Chevrolet truck could be product placement too rather than a prop.
Photo Courtesy of LadyGaga.com
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