Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" Video: A Bath Haus, Polar Bears & Burning Beds

Well, now we know what really happened to that polar bear from Lost.

Lady Gaga's new video for "Bad Romance" premiered today online. And children, it's insane. Even for Lady Gaga standards.

While the song itself may not be thrilling, the video makes it so. It's creepy, bonkers, lavish, bizarre, gorgeous and full of 9,924 costume changes and more f**ked-up outfits than ever. And yes, Gaga has some weird spinal spokes in her back, scary-big eyes, and she serves up an homage to Farrah Fawcett's Burning Bed by the video's end.

Watch it above. Then watch it again. It's not until about halfway through that you realize there's some real genius ludicrous-ness going on. And when you watch it again it just gets better...

After the jump, lots of stills and commentary.

So here's my takes on just some of the loony images from the "Bad Romance" video. And I won't even go into the bad monster dance moves. But I will tear them up at a gay bar very, very soon.

And it begins. The Gagas look ready to start the Family Feud. Or maybe it's another new subway ad for the new season of Nip/Tuck?


Gaga has a dirty gay mind. And I'd like a locker, a towel, and a little elastic keychain wristband, please.


Oh, hell... Now she's a Keane painting. Spooky.


Well, this has happened to all of us. We've been abducted by skinny bitches in white, dragged around, and had a drink poured down our throats. But never by such a lovely hand with such immaculate nails. I like!


Ooh, looks like that drink made Gaga go cross-eyed. But her skin looks flawless.


I think they sell these bejeweled colanders that Gaga's got on her head in the home section of Anthropologie. Or Z Gallerie?


Ok, not only is this scowling pink hairless cat the epitome of fierce, the bitch has gold fangs. I die.


I love all the creepy silhouette shots of Gaga's weird spokey spine. I guess she was out of class when they checked the girls for scoliosis in 6th grade?


"Umm, do all of these jewels floating around me make me look fat?" Actually, yeah. They do.


By the time we get to this F**KING AMAZING green outfit with the sequins/mirrors, the heels, the poofy skirt, the insane hair, I'm totes sold. This is my new world, right here.


And then comes this. I'm not sure that polar bears in Antarctica dream this is how they'll end up when they're just benignly munching on fish and playing on icebergs, but they should dream of this. This is as good as it gets.


Yes.


She's burned her bed -- and the gold-chinned guy in it -- and now she's gotta lie in it. Well done, Lady.

I still think that just about eveything Lady Gaga does/wears has been inspired by famed NYC door-diva/legend Kenny Kenny. But that's a good thing.

Fame Monster Gaga (left); NYC Nightlife Monster Kenny Kenny (right). Both are genius.

More Gaga, "Bad Romance" and Fame Monster mania at LadyGaga.com.

Comments

[Tom]

look at those Alexander McQueen shoes- to die for!

I wish we all lived in the fantasy world of Gaga!

[Lady Lala]

I never dreamed of loving a pop star, but Gaga is so much more than that. She is pure genius. Ever watched her do anything live and acoustic on youtube? This video is so much more than anything I dreamed a damn music video could ever be. I love her!

[Alitax]

Polar bears in Antarctica, eh?

This video is f'ing brilliant. I've watched it 20x in two days, trying to catch all the nuances and Satanic worship and Illuminati stuff that's going on.