We all thought she was just blatantly ripping off Madonna, but according to Korean pop group SNSD, she stole the sound for “Born This Way” from them.
The YouTube video below alternates between Gaga’s “Born This Way” and SNSD’s “Be Happy,” which as released a full year before Gaga’s song. SNSD says that, in addition to biting their beats, Gaga’s song has an almost identical message.
You’ll have to watch the video and decide for yourself if Gaga is ripping off SNSD, but I’m going to throw this out there: Since when does ANY pop music sound all that different than other pop music. Sure, there are similarities to be found, but I bet you could find similarities between two of even the most random pop songs on the radio. Most Top 40 hits are just canned beats shuffled around, it seems.
What do you think of the comparison? Are you convinced Lady Gaga is a plagiarist, or do you think that everyone’s kind of an accidental plagiarist these days?
some crappy korean pop group trying to get attention? I think so! I bet Lady Gaga has never even heard of their dumb butts.
WTF SOME CRAPPY KOREAN POP GROUP? Lady Gaga Is bad compared to SNSD.
Shut the fuck up. You’re so fucking uneducated.
SNSD debuted WAY before lady gaga and they are extremely popular in asia and recently in the united states.
So don’t call them crappy just because you live under that fucking pathetic rock of yours.
FUCK YOU.
Lady Gaga and SNSD both have their unique talents and they’re both good artists in their own way.
You’re just being a cunt.
If you don’t know something it doesn’t mean that it’s crappy… You just sound stupid. Kpop is awesome :)
SNSD is actually really popular although mostly in Asia.
Anyways. They do sound similar.
Don’t be a hater just cuz Lady Gaga might have ripped from them.
all music has the same three basic note hun.
Totally agree with “Since when does ANY pop music sound all that different than other pop music?”.
BUT they sound TOO similar.
SNSD is probably the most famous girl band in Asia, has a modest following in Europe, and has been famous since before Lady Gaga. They wouldn’t sue for attention, they don’t need to.
All music has the three same basic notes in them. If lady gaga is going to get crap for this, we’d be giving every music artist crap.
they do sound a lot alike – but all pop music rips off from each other – k-pop is well known for ripping off western artists – than other asian artists rip off k-pop
was bound to happen the other way around at some point
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Shouldn’t people criticize the composer/producer of the sound rather than Gaga herself? She only writes lyrics for her songs, she doesn’t produce the melodies. I’m a Gaga fan but I do admit the sounds sound awfully similar, although not THAT similar. I think people may just over-analyze things like this.
I really think Lady Gaga ripped SNSD. They sound so much alike and Be Happy doesn’t sound like other pop songs at all. It is unique in its own way. It’s nearly impossible to come up with that same sound without plagiarizing it. It isn’t a general beat that everyone is using. It was a well thought out intentionally different and creative sound all it’s own that someone took the time to think of for SNSD’s message to sound good. It isn’t sounds placed at random like every other pop songs beat. Lady Gaga copied them. That’s my opinion.
WTF!!!
No Grammy shits!!