On any other year, ladygaga's 2009 VMAs performance would've been the show-stopping moment of the ceremony. Here's a look back at one of her greatest (and most under-appreciated) performances to date.
Now, 10 years following what is widely considered to be one of Gaga's greatest performances to date, MTV re-released the official footage of the performance -- long only available via bootleg -- on YouTube. Fans everywhere cheered online as they saw clean, clear footage of their Mother Monster properly introducing herself to the world. And ten years later, it's still just as shocking to watch.
Beginning sprawled out on the stage underneath a fallen chandelier, singing a stripped-down chorus to “Poker Face,” Gaga quickly transitioned into a dramatic rendition of her latest hit, “Paparazzi.” Staggering around the ornately decorated set, clad in a mask, cape and bejeweled bra and panties , the avant-garde performance seemed to give the audience artistic whiplash, as they searched the stage for what would come next.
And then there was the blood. Lurching across the stage, wailing that she was “your biggest fan” and that she would “follow you until you love me,” Gaga was suddenly covered in faux-blood dripping from her abdomen, much to the audible horror of her audience. As she sang the song’s final strains, a team of backup dancers strung her up to a rope as she screamed, hoisting her above the stage.
Gaga certainly wasn’t the first to turn a VMAs performance into an event -- Madonna had wowed audiences with extravagant sets and conceptual performances
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