Obama vs. Lady Gaga

It was President Barack Obama versus Lady Gaga at Saturday night’s 13th annual Human Rights Campaign Dinner—and Obama quickly surrendered.

“It is a privilege to be here tonight to open for Lady Gaga,” Obama said to applause, kicking off his remarks at Washington’s Convention Center. “I’ve made it.”

As they took the stage before a black-tie crowd of about 2,000, even the cast of the hot new television show Glee weighed in on the evening’s most anticipated guest.

“Lady Gaga! Chris Colfer, a cast member yelled into the microphone before two other co-stars bellowed, “President Obama!”

But Lady Gaga saluted Obama later in the evening when she told the crowd: “I think we can all be very excited for our future because it seems as though we have a president that’s just as historic and legendary that can really make a change for us.”

Other notables at the dinner included Tipper Gore, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, tennis pro Martina Navratilova, and Bravo’s Andy Cohen.

Before taking the stage, Lady Gaga, who wore a black dress and round sunglasses, said she was there to “represent those young people that are taking a stand” and pledged to continue to “love and be loyal…and continue to challenge the world.”

“I’m not going to play one of my songs tonight because tonight is not about me,” she told the crowd. “Tonight is about you.”

Gaga—who sat before a White grand piano— played John Lennon’s Imagine—although she changed some of the words.