0 1 2 , ▁Madonna ▁was ▁asked ▁about ▁the ▁similar ities ▁between ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁and ▁" Express ▁Your self ", ▁stating : ▁" When ▁I ▁heard ▁[' B orn ▁This ▁Way '] ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁... ▁I ▁said , ▁' that ▁sounds ▁very ▁familiar ' ▁... ▁It ▁felt ▁re duct ive ." ▁She ▁also ▁came ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁The ▁News week ▁Daily ▁Be ast ▁Company ▁what ▁she ▁had ▁in ▁mind ▁when ▁she ▁heard ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way ": ▁" I ▁thought , ▁' What ▁a ▁wonderful ▁way ▁to ▁re do ▁my ▁song '. ▁I ▁mean , ▁I ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁ch ord ▁changes . ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁was ... ▁interesting ." ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sl ant ▁Magazine ▁listed ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁best ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁with ▁Ed ▁Gonz ale z ▁from ▁the ▁website ▁comment ing ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁an ▁" un m ist ak able ▁land mark ▁pop - c ult ural ▁moment , ▁a ▁post - ir ony , ▁post - met ap hor , ▁pan sex ual ▁celebr ation , ▁aim ed ▁square ly ▁at ▁the ▁audience ▁that ▁probably ▁needs ▁it ▁the ▁most ." ▁It ▁also ▁placed ▁the ▁same ▁rank ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁by ▁MTV , ▁with ▁Gil ▁Kauf man ▁from ▁the ▁channel ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁" added ▁to ▁G aga ' s ▁mind - tri pping ▁visual ▁canon ▁and ▁further