Paying Homage Properly

Have you guys ever heard of the band SSION?

They have an awesome track called “Clown”, which borrows lots of elements from Madonna’s Holiday and Everybody

It doesn’t sound as a rip-off. If anything, it is a well-done homage. It’s not pretentious and it’s pure fun. 

When I listen to this track, it makes me smile every time I recognize a Madonna reference (including a few lines from “keep it Together”) hidden underneath (there are many).

That’s not all. There’s more:

The band (pronounced /shn/ as in “passion”) also recreated the choreography in Madonna’s Holiday circa 1982/83. It’s awesome:

See Madonna doing the same steps in 1982/83:

Lady Gaga Reductive needs to learn how to pay homage properly. But she can’t. She comes off as a wannabe even when she doesn’t try.