Gaga didn’t want this track released commercially (Al was going to donate all proceeds to the HRC), so Al put it on youtube and up for free download. More on the story here. (P.S. Al uses wordpress! Unh!) Hooray for free use! Since Gaga didn’t want the song released, I consider it my patriotic duty to spread it via every channel at my disposal.
UPDATE: A stunning reversal due to the outpouring of “aw maaaaan” over this issue on the internet today. According to the official line, Gaga never heard a thing about it and her manager is just the tool. For the Machiavellian, you may presume that Gaga sacrificed her manager to the wolves over her mistake.
Tags: born this way, lady gaga, parody, perform this way, weird al