[dramatic music] [lady gaga's "poker face"] ♪ ♪ - if we started the decade with boy bands, we end the decade with solo women ruling the pop world. and lady gaga is at the height of her power. - ♪ canan't read mymy can't reay nono he can't t read ♪ ♪ my poker face ♪ ♪ she's got me like nobody ♪ - listening to something like "poker face" or "bad romance," you can n tell that t she ws a studenent of roxy music. she was a student of disco. she was a student of the drag balls. she was someone who wanted to combine all those elements into really aggressive hard hitting pop music. - ♪ i i want yourur love and l yoyour lovers s revenge ♪ ♪ you and me could write a bad romance ♪ - suddenly it was no longer enough to wear a pretty gown on the r red carpet. yoyou had to m make art. you hahad to make e a statem. - you asked me if my music was distracted by my sexuality. if i was a guy and i was sitting here with a cigarette