Let’s skip past the fact that disco has not been around for
fifty years, and go right to the heart of the matter. Neither entertainer should lay exclusive
claim to the songs that have created this fake controversy. These two songs were written by no less than six
people. Listed as “co-producers” of the
song Born This Way is Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, Jeppe Laursen and DJ White
Shadow. Stephen Bray and Madonna take credit for the creation of Express
Yourself. Bray and Madonna worked together on some early projects that failed
to gain traction. Bray played drums in their rock band named Breakfast Club, and
then went on to help work on her third album titled True Blue, well after she
was molded into the look and style now known world-wide.
Madonna and Gaga Co-Write Their Own Music
In an earlier post, I touched upon the fact that it’s a rare thing when pop stars write their own songs. Things are no different in the genre of disco or dance music. When record labels invest millions of dollars on a sound and look for an artist of this type, rarely do they trust that artist to come up with the next hit song. I will give Gaga credit for the fact that she was once a songwriter for other artists, just like Sheryl Crow was a backing and guide vocalist for other stars. What most people don’t know is that Madonna came toNew York City around 1977
with just three songs that she had created on her own. These three songs were played by DJ’s at
dance clubs, and eventually pushed Madonna into the local spotlight.
Fast forward to 1981, and Madonna still didn’t have
enough of her own material for her first full length album. It took the work of other songwriters and
producers to cobble together enough music to make her self titled album. Of the
twelve albums Madonna has co-created, I can find only one song that she is
credited for writing on her own. It’s titled
Shoo Bee Doo. As for Lady Gaga, once again I would challenge anyone to reply to
this post with a song that she is credited for creating on her own. Her first
hit song titled Just Dance was co-written by Red One, Akon, and Gaga. Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat are listed
as writers of her second hit song Poker Face.
So let’s stop this nonsense about who was the original creator of the
song in question. By my count, six people wrote two songs that sound very
similar.
In an earlier post, I touched upon the fact that it’s a rare thing when pop stars write their own songs. Things are no different in the genre of disco or dance music. When record labels invest millions of dollars on a sound and look for an artist of this type, rarely do they trust that artist to come up with the next hit song. I will give Gaga credit for the fact that she was once a songwriter for other artists, just like Sheryl Crow was a backing and guide vocalist for other stars. What most people don’t know is that Madonna came to
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