Music Analysis... Lady Gaga- Telephone

The next music video I am going to analyse is Telephone by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce. This video has got a huge amount of references to other texts, especially with the film ‘Kill Bill’. This is obvious as the opening sequence is the same font as the film’s and also the plot of both texts is a woman seeking revenge on a man. Also the truck driven in the music video is the same as in kill bill. This allows the audience to relate to the music video and the storyline. Also this music video is very sexual as it shows women dancing around the jail in their underwear. This is done to attract a larger male audience. Also there are many shots of lady Gaga in bizarre outfits which is a common feature as her style is very eccentric helping her to become unique and have a unique selling point. There are also links to her previous songs such as 'paper gangsters' which is playing in the excercise yard which will help attract her existing fans.