I think what Ga Ga was trying to say was that Whitney Houston inspired her, such as emotion in singing, and big career, and always performing "live" not lip-synching. I don't think she meant the song was necessarily resembling any material of Whitney's. I personally think that Lady Ga Ga goes too far in her antics all in an effort to sale records. Her biggest influence on her career to me would seem to be Grace Jones, even bigger than being influenced by Madonna. Ga Ga is just blond like Madonna and makes pop songs so we think of Madonna first, but the things she does on stage is more in line with Grace Jones. Except, Grace knows how to do it and keep it artistic at the same time, and she doesn't go as over the top as Ga Ga. And Grace is a trendsetter not a follower. -By the way, I like Madonna a lot, but who are we to defend her in this particular issue? Didn't Madonna spend the first 15 years of her career coping Marilyn Monroe? She even had the youngsters thinking that was all original. And on one of her tours she sported the "I Dream of Jeannie" look. I guess she thought nobody would pick up on that, but I did. So yes, Ga Ga does copy, but so does Madonna. Basically a copier off of a copier, which is why the 80s and 70s were the best in music, with the 90s being ok. Whitney though has influence lots of artists in one form or another.