It's been roughly seven months since Lady Gaga dropped a music video (for "Applause), so of course, when she finally released the clip for the third ARTPOP single "G.U.Y." Saturday night (March 22) fans knew it was going to be massive.
Clocking in at a lengthy 11:46, "G.U.Y. - An ARTPOP Film" actually contains four songs from Gaga's third studio album: "Artpop," "Venus," "G.U.Y." and "Manicure." The video opens with Gaga donning some serious brown wings, as a bird who gets shot in the back before money-hungry men in suits come to steal her blind. (Get the symbolism?!?)
As "Venus" plays in the background, Birdy Gaga is dragged into the opulent Hearst Castle and dunked into some water, where she soon emerges as an elegant white-feathered woman.
Here, "G.U.Y." kicks in and so does the opulence. The Real Houswives are plentiful, as is Bravo's Andy Cohen, who plays a God-like figure in the clouds. Choreographed dances in pools and massive halls manage to pull this high concept story together: Gaga is out to seek revenge on those who have wronged her, and she's going to do it, gosh darn it!
After the big numbers and opulence are fully shown, Gaga, the Housewives and some fancy suited men go to take on those industry executives who have wronged the Mother Monster and get their penitence. It's all very violent.
After the big finale, a four-minute credit sequence takes up the rest of the video, as "Manicure" plays through the entire thing.
Curious about the whole thing? Check out the video for "G.U.Y." below:
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