Madonna comments on 'Born This Way'- 'Express Yourself' similarities nearly a ... - TheCelebrityCafe.com

Last year’s Lady Gaga-Madonna controversy, which involved the similarities between Gaga’s "Born This Way" and Madonna’s 1989 hit, Express Yourself, has resurfaced as Madonna has opened up for the first time about her feelings toward the two hit songs.

"Born This Way" became an instant hit and topic of conversation soon after Gaga’s newest song hit the radio. Celebs, such as American Idol alum Chris Daughtry, took to Twitter to express his views on the newest hit. Back in February, Daughtry tweeted, “Just listened to a clip of Lady Gaga 'Born This Way' and I gotta say...sounds a lot like 'Express Yourself' from Madonna. Thoughts?” So what does Madge have to say about this, nearly one year later?

According to Fox News, Madonna stayed mum on the idea that Gaga had “ripped her off.” In an interview with Newsweek, Madonna notes that she thought “this is a wonderful way to redo my song (‘Express Yourself’). I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was…interesting.”

On the other hand, Madonna’s brother, Chris Ciccone, had a little more to say about the alleged “rip off” of his sister's song. According to Fox, Ciccone tells E!News, “They should have noticed, somebody should have noticed that the songs are so remarkably alike. They should have pulled it or at least said, 'Change it.'” Ciccone adds, “I was like, '"Express Yourself," wow.' And it's not like it's a direct copy, but it's more like that song than any other song I've ever heard before.”

Ciccone notes that he is a “Gaga fan” and doesn’t want to give the wrong impression, while Gaga reps dispute that the pop-diva has always looked up to Madonna as a musical icon.

It has been nearly a year, do the similarities bother you? Should Madonna have more to say regarding the song?

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