Despite my taste in music that is typically pretty far on the snobbish end of the spectrum, I’ve been defending Lady Gaga’s songwriting prowess since I first sunk my teeth into “Just Dance.” There’s no doubt she knows how to produce a good track, and there’s no doubt that she always makes for a good interview. But, I’m never quite sure if Gaga is a base, fame-obsessed musician who just happens to know how to produce a solid dance track, or if she is a genuine artist who has created a persona that truly taps into the ethos of our self-obsessed myspace-ing/facebook-ing/twitter-ing generation.

This video is just fodder for my difficulties in pinning down what Lady Gaga is really about.  Her rapport with Paris Hilton seems completely genuine, but it’s hard to believe that the chick who has been churning out hit after hit could actually think that Hilton’s debut album was even listenable. I’m not sure if this video horrifically shows us who we Americans really choose to adore, or if this is a rare artifact of one of our most insightful celebrities playing off of one of our decidedly dumbest ones.

Either way, here’s the vid so you can decide for yourself.