Poker Face (music video)

The “Poker Face” was premiered on NewNowNext PopLab, on October 29, 2008. The video was filmed at “Bwin PokerIsland”. Bwin also provided the poker equipment, like the poker table, the cards, and the chips. An interesting fact about the video is they originally wanted to shoot the video at a beach in Ibiza. They decided against it at the last minute. Gaga explains that the purpose or the main idea of the video is, “I knew I wanted it to be sexy, so I thought no pants, because that’s sexy, […]And I knew I wanted it to be futuristic, so I thought shoulder pads, because that’s my thing.” The music video takes place by a pool, located on an ocean side villa. The video begins with Lady Gaga emerging out of the pool with her Black crystal catsuit (which I have talked about before).

The story for the video is, Gaga attends a wild party where every man and woman tries their luck on a strip poker game. The party gets wilder when all the party’s guests strip down to their underwear, dance around, and share kisses with each other. The next scene is a lounge sofa with a man and Gaga featuring a hair bow with a nude bodysuit. The following one is Gaga dancing poolside with her dancers in a futuristic turquoise leotard with shoulder pads.

 

 

The lyrics for the song are as follows,

Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah

I wanna hold em’ like they do in Texas plays, (Ay)
Fold em’ let em’ hit me, raise it, baby stay with me
(I love it)
LoveGame intuition play the cards with spades to start,
And after he’s been hooked,
I’ll play the one that’s on his heart

Oh, woah, oh, oh, oh-oh-e-oh-oh-oh
I’ll get him hot, show him what I’ve got
Oh, woah, oh, oh, oh-oh-e-oh-oh-oh
I’ll get him hot, show him what I’ve got

Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)
Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)

I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be (Ay)
A little gambling is fun when you’re with me
(I love it)
Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun
And baby when it’s love,
if its not rough it isn’t fun (fun)

Oh, woah, oh, oh, oh-oh-e-oh-oh-oh
I’ll get him hot, show him what I’ve got
Oh, woah, oh, oh, oh-oh-e-oh-oh-oh
I’ll get him hot, show him what I’ve got

Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)
Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)

(Mum mum mum mah)
(Mum mum mum mah)

I won’t tell you that I love you
Kiss or hug you
Cause I’m bluffin’ with my muffin
I’m not lying
I’m just stunnin’
With my love-glue-gunning (Mah)

Just like a chick in the casino
Take your bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand ’cause I’m marvelous

Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)
Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)

Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)
Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)

Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)
Can’t read my, can’t read my
No he can’t read my poker face
(She got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(She got me like nobody)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)

P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
(Mum mum mum mah)