FLASHBACK - Lady GaGa Covers Neil Young's "Out on the Weekend" - 2009

Back in 2009, Lady GaGa covered Neil Young's song "Out on the Weekend" as an intro into "Fooled Me Again, Honest Eyes" / ["Then You Love Me"]. From "The Fame" Mini Movie, this was recorded and mixed LIVE in the 102.7 KIIS FM Slot Music.

Lady GaGa's "Then You Love Me" has these lyrics:

"I scream your name across the bar
I carry pictures of your Neil Young guitar, guitar"

This past weekend, we caught the new re-make film A Star Is Born by Bradley Cooper with Lady GaGa and Lukas Nelson + Promise of the REAL.

Lukas Nelson and Lady GaGa

It was fun to see Lukas + POTR perform as Bradley Cooper's backup band. Lukas and POTR's Anthony Logerfo on drums were somewhat prominent in Cooper's backup band and definitely gave the scenes a real rockin' feeling. Other familiar Neil faces were Tour Manager Eric Johnson, who worked on the film as advisor for concert staging. Eric can be seen in the scene where Lady GaGa and Bradley Cooper walk off the tour bus.

Here's what we said in 2010 about Lady GaGa cover of Neil Young's "Out on the Weekend" above:

OK, so we don't really get the whole Lady GaGa trip.

So when this clip came through we admit we just rolled our eyes. But we understand she's HUGE and all the rage. If Lady GaGa is covering "Out on the Weekend", then it must indicate that Neil Young has clearly jumped the shark.

On the other hand, when Jimmy Fallon's uncanny chanelling of Neil Young went totally & massively viral, we should've seen this coming.

While the video is labeled "Fooled Me Again, Honest Eyes", it opens with what is definitely a modified "Out on the Weekend" cover. That is before Lady GaGa starts putting her foot up on the keyboard?!

We must admit, we furthered our cluelessness in the comments which followed. Actually, it is somewhat amusing how many folks busted our chops for not knowing who Lady Gaga was back in 2009. We do now.

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