WATCH: Lady Gaga serenades Bill Clinton
Bill Romance: Lady Gaga has a Marilyn Monroe moment as she serenades former president
Bill Romance: Lady Gaga has a Marilyn Monroe moment as she serenades former president
Lady Gaga recreated entertainment history when she serenaded former US President Bill Clinton on Saturday.
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The superstar channeled Marilyn Monroe by sporting wavy blonde hair and red lipstick as she performed at a concert marking Mr Clinton's 65th birthday and the tenth anniversary of the Clinton Foundation charity.
Just like Monroe, who famously crooned 'Happy Birthday, Mr President' to J F Kennedy in 1962, Gaga similarly serenaded Clinton during her hit single Bad Romance (changed to Bill Romance) adapting several of her lyrics and directing her performance towards him.
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'It's a good thing I danced on bar tops,' Gaga, 25, joked after nearly taking a tumble on stage, telling guests such as Ashton Kutcher, Colin Farrell and Usher, that she was having her 'first real Marilyn moment'.
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She added: ‘I always wanted to have one and I was hoping that it didn’t involve pills and a strand of pearls.’
Sitting with his wife, US Secretary of State Hilary, and daughter Chelsea, a grinning Mr Clinton couldn't contain his delight at the personal performance.
'I thought, ‘'My God. I get Lady Gaga, and I will have a heart attack celebrating my 65th birthday,' he later joked on stage.
‘I am the only person in history who got to be president and then had a post-presidential birthday party attended by both Lady Gaga
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