INSPIRATION - I Wanna Go x Thriller

Britney Spears - I Wanna Go

The music video for "I Wanna Go" was directed by Chris Marrs Piliero and filmed in Los Angeles, California. The video was revealed to premiere on MTV and Vevo on June 22, 2011.

In the end, Guillermo (american actor) steps in and leads Spears out of the room. He turns to to the camera with his eyes glowling red, and his laugh is heard, referencing Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983).

 

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Released on December 2, 1983 and directed by John Landis, Michael Jackson's Thriller is one of the greatest music video ever and has also been voted the most influential pop music video of all time.

 

INSPIRATION - Express Yourself x Alejandro

The Original: Madonna - Express Yourself

Express Yourself was directed by David Fincher and filmed in April 1989 at Culver Studios in Culver City, California and had its world-premiere on May 17, 1989 on MTV. It was inspired by the Fritz Lang classic film Metropolis. The video marked the first appearance of the Shep Pettibone remix of the song. Its budget of $5 million made it the most expensive music video in history at the time. 

The video portrays her as a glamorous lady and chained masochist, with muscluar men acting as her workers. In the end, she picks one of them (played by model Cameron Alborzian) to be her date.

The Copy: Lady Gaga - Alejandro

The third video from Lady Gag's smash album Fame Monster. The video was filmed on April 30, 2010 by fashion photographer Steven Klein. The premiere was announced officially to be June 7, 2010. Despite this, the video was pushed a further day and finally premiered on Gaga's official website on June 8, 2010 at 5pm (GMT) via YouTube. The music video garnered just under 25 million views on YouTube within three weeks of its release, making it the first video in the history of YouTube to do so.