Taking place in a cold, Orwellian, militaristic setting, the visuals of the video sharply contrast with the “summer-y” Latin beat of the song. As was the case with Bad Romance and Telephone, the video for Alejandro adds another layer of interpretation to the song by giving the words a deeper meaning. But seriously, art doesn’t have to be literal and Lady Gaga’s latest video surely isn’t. So, by show of hands, who envisioned gay Nazi soldiers being raped by Lady Gaga while first listening to Alejandro? Okay, counting … one person. Many people are, however, still wondering: What is the meaning of the song and what message is the video trying to convey? This article examines the occult symbols used in Alejandro in order to understand its underlying message. Lady Gaga’s Alejandro video caused quite a stir with the blasphemous nature of its imagery. Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro”: The Occult Meaning And I got news for you, Shakira ain't original either, and I fail to see what's "truly artistic" about a song like She-Wolf.
Most of what Michael did was not even original to him. Nothing in the entertainment world is original or unique, because people have been around for too long for things to have not been explored. If you're taking inspiration from anything at all then the end product is not original, it's as simple as that. Not sure why you're even trying to argue the fact that nothing is new or unique when you also admit to lifting lyrics from others. In all the thousands of years that humans have been performing for the entertainment of others, ideas have been had only ONCE and then rehashed a million times over. Somewhere, at some point in time someone's done it before. Believe it or not your costumes are not unique or original to you. You may be a "singer" "songwriter" "dancer", but it doesn't matter squat in the context of this thread and it certainly doesn't make your opinion more valid than anyone else's.
You could also say it's a commentary on the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. They're frustrated at the persecution they endure because of who they love, by the catholic church (hence the religious symbolism), which can be likened to the way certain cultures are persecuted in war zones just because of they way they are and things out of their control - hence the war and military imagery. That's why they lash out at her in the end. Which is why they're wearing puppet strings in some scenes, it's an act. The men are gay and the bed scene is a metaphor for them living in the closet and living in fake marriages. They're not designed to be sensual, no matter how much you obviously want them to be. Not everything's as black and white as 'oh they're gyrating on a bed therefore they must be having sex'. I'm not sure why you can't even see that they're not sex scenes.