What a Drag: Lady Gaga Performs as Male Alter Ego -- MTV VMAs 2011

Posted on Aug 28th 2011 9:30PM by AOL Music Staff

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What do you get when you cross a drag king with a Queen guitarist? Lady Gaga's opening performance at this year's VMAs, of course.

Before plopping behind the piano to perform her song 'You and I,' Gaga chatted up the crowd as her chain-smoking, crotch-grabbing "Jo Calderone" alter ego, talking about herself from the perspective of an unkempt New Yawk dude.

"When she gets on that stage, she holds nothing back," Calderone barked, his accent thicker than the grease in his hair. "The big, round, deep spotlight follows her wherever she goes."

Indeed, once Gaga started singing, she let it all hang out. Ditto Queen guitarist Brian May, whose wailing pleased a grinning Dave Grohl.

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kristinaboe

I think that she is an incredible person and is an individual and not afraid to be one, like I was (but not anymore) i sincerely thank Gaga for everything she has helped me with and her performance was amazing. luv

August 30 2011 at 9:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

stinkyheadzzz

GAGA RULES!

August 30 2011 at 8:22 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

jmasiulewicz

she needs to learn how to fake-smoke without it looking so fake.

August 29 2011 at 7:55 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

Nicole

Has she ever had a performance where she actually stayed on her feet instead of on her behind??? Whats up with all the slips, trips and falls???

August 29 2011 at 12:04 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

alientimetravler

GaGa, "Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?"

August 29 2011 at 12:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

djlovato

i love you madre monster ;D

August 29 2011 at 12:00 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

jason

Shes a disgusting excuse for a human being. How come they keep pushing these demonic , possesed, confused sexuality having, individuals on the youth.. Are these their new "role models"? Is this not an agenda? "ORDER OUT OF CHAOS"!! The vma's were disgusting. I could only watch 15 minutes before barfing. What ever happened to the soul of a Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Barbera Striesand? Lil wayne, Jay z, puffy (sounds like something for breakfast), Minaj a twois, etc. The powers that be know that we a "vibratory beings" and music works on your central nervous system and emotions. With the right tone you can move objects, astral project, etc. With this demonic negative frequency it just "dumbs you down", regresses you spiritually, makes you treat your women like sexual objects with no other purpose than to ..... I can go on. The gold stupid teeth these folks wear in their mouth, the ugly a.. sagging pants (i am tempted to pull them down) now they have the young girls showing their underwear, its sick. O p.s. I am a black man who grew up in the bronx in the 70's. I grew up with Cool Herc (boston rd in the bronx), Grandmaster flash (t connection n the bronx) Africa bambaata who we called bam back then etc. My rap group recorded a song in 1979 called million dollar leggs (no profanity)

August 29 2011 at 12:00 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

Bobby Dias

Keeping down her quality of personality, as usual. But with idiots like aol promoting her- she gets rich!

August 28 2011 at 11:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

martina

she should stick to meat....

August 28 2011 at 11:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nycncbrguy

Clearly, GaGa is copying Cher! I remember when Cher did her Drag King Tribute to Elvis. And I have to say Cher did it better! But then again she does have an Oscar. Poor GaGa seems out of fresh ideas!!!

August 28 2011 at 11:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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angelhow1st

if only you knew the real reasonings behind this. plus people can do things without it being considered "copying". this was for a totally different reason...

August 28 2011 at 11:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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