Lady GaGa: one surprise after another

You know how some (most) dance hits are performed by gimmicky pop tarts with no real talent? Watch this video and tell me if your opinion of Lady GaGa changes.

John Sakamoto (in his Anti-Hit List column for the Toronto Star) said this about it: "Hearing this throbbing dance-floor hit transformed into something you might expect to hear in rehearsals for a Broadway musical simply proves just how much more there is to this performer than great singles and witty videos".

And for the sake of comparison, the original song:

EDIT: the acoustic version is now on sale at iTunes - I guess the popularity of "Poker Face" a la cabaret was such that they found they could make a buck. Win!