Sure it is connected indirectly, Gaga is a fanatic disco freak and the synthesizer surely had a great impact for her "poker face ´s synthesizer intro" . Hernandez asked one female dancer in New York at that time in 197871979 to back up his song, and the girl was very pleased, people recognized this unknown sweet girl in 5 years later as Madonna

It's a GREAT song, but I'm not seeing the connection? I've been involved in the music biz for over 20 years, and when I heard "POKER FACE" for the first time, I was amazed and thought it had it's own uniqueness. But I appreciate your admiration for the early pioneering music!

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