When Lady Gaga released Born This Way the comparisons to Madonna's Express Yourself were widespread. Gaga claimed she didn't rip off the song and that she loved Madonna and was inspired by her (or something like that...that is paraphrasing at its loosest).

A Newsweek reporter recently talked to Madonna and the song came up...this was her response:

I thought, this is a wonderful way to redo my song. I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was…interesting.

Oh shoot. So basically...that shit was my song...chord for chord.

XOXO
Jes...