LADY GAGA - JUDAS
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
I'm In Love With Judas, Judas
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
I'm In Love With Judas, Judas
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Gaga
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Gaga
When He Comes To Me, I Am Ready
I'll Wash His Feet With My Hair If He Needs
Forgive Him When His Tongue Lies Through His Brain
Even After Three Times, He Betrays Me
Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh
I'll Bring Him Down, Bring Him Down, Down
Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh
A King With No Crown, King With No Crown
I'm Just A Holy Fool, Oh Baby He's So Cruel
But I'm Still In Love With Judas, Baby
I'm Just A Holy Fool, Oh Baby He's So Cruel
But I'm Still In Love With Judas, Baby
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
I'm In Love With Judas, Judas
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
I'm In Love With Judas, Judas
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Gaga
I Couldn't Love A Man So Purely
Even Prophets Forgave His Crooked Way
I've Learned Love Is Like A Brick, You Can
Build A House Or Sink A Dead Body
Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh
I'll Bring Him Down, Bring Him Down, Down
Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh, Oh-Oh-Oh
A King With No Crown, King With No Crown
I'm Just A Holy Fool, Oh Baby He's So Cruel
But I'm Still In Love With Judas, Baby
I'm Just A Holy Fool, Oh Baby He's So Cruel
But I'm Still In Love With Judas, Baby
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
I'm In Love With Judas, Judas
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
I'm In Love With Judas, Judas
Ew
In The Most Biblical Sense
I Am Beyond Repentance
Fame Hooker
Prostitute Wench
Vomits Her Mind
But In The Cultural Sense
I Just Speak In Future Tense
Judas Kiss Me If Offenced
Or Wear An Ear Condom Next Time
I Wanna Love You
But Something's Pulling Me Away From You
Jesus Is My Virtue
Judas Is The Demon I Cling To
I Cling To
I'm Just A Holy Fool, Oh Baby He's So Cruel
But I'm Still In Love With Judas, Baby
I'm Just A Holy Fool, Oh Baby He's So Cruel
But I'm Still In Love With Judas, Baby
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
I'm In Love With Judas, Judas
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
I'm In Love With Judas, Judas
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Juda-Ah-Ah
Judas, Gaga
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat
Producer(s): Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat
This Club-Banger Is The Second Single From Lady Gaga's Sophomore Album, "Born This Way". After It Leaked Onto The Internet On April 15, 2011, The Singer Immediately Released The Song To Itunes, Four Days Before The Planned Release Date.
The Song Is About Falling In Love With A Backstabbing Guy And Was Inspired By Judas Iscariot, The Disciple Who Betrayed Jesus Christ. It's Not The First Time Gaga Has Written About Falling For The Wrong Man. She Previously Sung Of Being Attracted To Someone Who's Not Good For Her In "Lovegame" And "Bad Romance."
Despite The Dark Lyrics, The Song Is Aimed At Clubbers. Said Garibay To Mtv News: "'Judas' Is A Dance Song, Definitely. I Think 'Judas' In The Traditional Redone/Gaga Vein. It's Great Because It's A Serious Message, It's A Little Playful, But Still Serious, But Still Somehow You Wind Up Dancing To It. That's What's Great About Her Music. You Know, Like, My Favorite Songs Of All Time, Dance Songs, 'Billie Jean,' Is A Story You Wouldn't Think Of Singing But Then You Wind Up Dancing And Singing The Lyrics. I Think That's The Holy Grail Of Music For Me, Which Is Dance."
Gaga Plays Mary Magdalene In The Song's Music Video, Whilst Model-Turned-Actor Norman Reedus Is Judas Iscariot. Gaga And Her Creative Director Laurieann Gibson Co-Directed The Clip After The Initial Collaborator Had To Drop Out. She Told Mtv News: "When We Got To 'Judas,' It Was Very Clear To Me And The Inspiration Was Very Clear To Her. We Approached A Director, But Then The Dates Actually Got Messed Up And It Was Conflicted And Her Manager And Her Looked At Me [And Asked Me To Direct It With Her]."
The Video Is A Fellini-Esque Story Depicting Judas And The Other Disciples As Bikers In A Modern-Day Jerusalem. Gaga As Magdalene Warns Jesus About His Apostle's Impending Betrayal, But Becomes Hypnotized By Judas' Allure.
Gaga Told Mtv Uk How Unfaithful Boyfriends Inspired This Song. She Explained: "I've Had Lots Of Ex-Boyfriends Betray Me – A--Holes, We All Have Them – And In Particular There Was One Who Loved Judas Priest, Loved Heavy Metal. Originally I Began To Write The Song About An Ex-Lover, Who Betrayed Me, Who Loved Heavy Metal Music And Then As I Started To Write The Lyrics, I Thought About Judas And The Biblical Implications And How Judas Was The Betrayer. Once The Song Was Finished And I Thought About What I Wanted To Do With The Video, In Reality Of The Story Of Judas, He Didn't Really Betray Christ Because He Was Part Of The Prophecy And Jesus Knew That He Would Betray Him – It Was All Part Of The Destiny Of Life.
Chicago-Based Singer And Songwriter Rebecca Francescatti Filed A Lawsuit Against Gaga On August 5, 2011. She Claimed That "Substantial Original Portions" Of This Song Were Lifted From Her Song "Juda," Which She Recorded In 1999 With Her Band Rebecca F. & The Memes And Re-Recorded In 2005 For Her Album, It's All About You. Francescatti's Former Bass Player Brian Gaynor Worked With Lady Gaga On Born This Way. U.S. District Judge Marvin E. Aspen Dismissed The Lawsuit Concluding That The Songs Do Not "Share Enough Unique Features To Give Rise To A Breach Of The Duty Not To Copy Another's Work," And Are Therefore Not Substantially Similar.