Express your Waterfalls

So Lady GaGa's new single has got everyone's knickers in a twist with excitement. Basically this is because a while ago there we were given a small snippet and some lyrics, then there was a crazy remix at a Thierry Mugler fashion show. Oh, and also because she is the biggest thing to happen to Pop music for years and this is the first single from her upcoming 2nd album.
well, heres the verdict of a pop cynic. I love the album artwork- It is the definition of 'fierce' I reckon. If this was a britney/christina/girls aloud single it would be amazing. Well, amazing if it was girls aloud, pretty good indeed if it was either of the former. But Gaga? We have come to expect a certain element of craziness from her. Where is the Ra-Ra-Ra's and the Ooh-La-La's? She hasn't released something this 'normal' since 'Eh Eh (Nothing Else I can say)' or her debut 'Just Dance'. And while she has been accused of maybe being 'overly-influenced' buy other artists in the past (from Madonna to Ace of Base to Roisin Murphy to Gwen Stefani), to me this is the first time I have listened to one of her songs and thought 'I feel like I have heard this before'
I knew straight away it was a Madonna song, then concluded it was 'Express Yourself'. Since coming to this conclusion on my own, I noticed 'Express Yourself' was trending on Twitter, so its pretty safe to say I am not the only one that thought so. Then, I played it for my husband to see what he thought. After saying 'I think you think I care more than I actually do' he then said 'It sounds like that song about waterfalls. We concluded that he meant the song of the same name by 'TLC' and I totally agree the verses do indeed sound Waterfall-esque.
Now the fact that it sounds like these songs doesn't mean its not a fun song. It totally is. I am actually looking forward to heading on down to my local Gay club and having a good ol' fashioned dance to it- I reckon it will be totally anthemic in there. It will be number one, and it will stay there for a while. But, overall, I expect more from such a hyped Pop Star. Gaga needs to show us that she is more than just a meat dress and Crazy heels- she needs to live up to her ginormous status.