Lady Gaga creates a beautiful freak show in ‘Bad Romance,’ with bizarre outfits, razor-blade sunglasses and that unforgettable scene at the end with the skeleton in the burnt bed. Even though the clip features some of the most avant-garde images of any Gaga video, it also includes some of the most vulnerable, when a teary-eyed Gaga stares directly into the camera at close range.

The Grammys and MTV Video Music Awards both named ‘Bad Romance’ the best video of the year, and it still holds up as the most impressive music video of Lady Gaga’s career.

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