Frankie Zulferino is taking an evocative interpretation to an entirely new level with his latest music video, a powerful adaptation of Lady Gaga’s masterpiece, Abracadabra.
While the original track explores overcoming adversity by believing in oneself, Frankie pushes the narrative further as he dives into a visceral, unfiltered confrontation between good and evil, light and darkness, faith and temptation. His vision brings the song’s symbolism to life in a way never seen before.
Instead of representing tenacity, grit, and fortitude through metaphor, Frankie places himself at the center of the battle. On one side, he appears as Jesus Christ on the cross, embodying the ultimate test of sacrifice and redemption.
On the other, he transforms into something more haunting—a demonized version, his face painted crimson like a tormented soul rising from the depths of hell. This unexpected spin retells a perspective in a way that shakes the very foundation of all artistic expressions.
The portrayal is unapologetic, the contrast is unsettling, and the tone is unnerving.
Frankie’s take on Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra forces viewers to look into their own battles, their own demons, and ask whether they have the bravado to find the silver lining despite facing debilitating strife.
Zulferino’s visual production must be viewed as anything but religion. It’s not meant to offend or ridicule. It’s neither sacrilegious nor blasphemous. At the end of the day, the imagery’s purpose is to illustrate the depth of renunciation and human transformation. Those who see beyond the literal are in on his raw, introspective, and contemplative thought-process—one that beautifully (even radically) disrupts all precepts of cognition.
Yes, only Frankie can do this.
Watch the entire video here:
A Fearless, Disruptive Interpretation of Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra as Frankie Zulferino Turns Symbolism Into An Evoking Depiction Of Life’s Actuality.
[Images via Frankie Zulferino]