Following up her hot debut single, Lady Gaga gives us Poker Face. If the song’s lyrics weren’t so damned smutty, I’d be rolling jokes about ‘poke her face’ right now. But she’s taken all the fun out of mocking the title. Damn you, Gaga!

A bit like Just Dance, this one took a little while to grow on me. The gurgling synth sounds are fast becoming a Lady Gaga trademark along with an addiction to lycra that would make Madonna blush.

But where Just Dance was about a slightly hedonistic ‘off yer face but having fun’ lifestyle, Poker Face is a thinly veiled tune about sex. Not about playing cards, although advertising opportunities with gambling websites should no doubt arise from this. Or with Facebook, if she plays the ‘poke her face’ angle.

The lyrics are pure, brilliant, filth: “I wanna roll with him, a hard pair we will be,” and “I’m bluffin’ with my muffin” being among the highlights.

The video’s a freaky piece of work, with GaGa playing her taste in tight-fitting apparel and oddball eye-wear to serious extremes. In some shots, she’s cute as a button, in others scary as hell. If I could fix her up with anybody else in the charts right now, Brandon from The Killers has compatibly strange dress sense – could you imagine their combined walk-in wardrobe? Wow.

Overall though, the effect is great. The song has an anthemic quality, alternating between a growly, distorted verse and an irresistible chorus. While every tabloid editor is focussed on GaGa’s big pants, they should maybe focus on the music for a wee while. This is good stuff.