invisible_r Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Madonna ended up 'begging' Abba to use sample And she got her way in the end Madonna has revealed that she wrote a letter to the members of Abba begging to use their music on one of her tracks. The star wanted permission to sample the Swedish pop titans' massive 1979 disco hit 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)' for her latest single 'Hung Up', out on November 7. Songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus very rarely allow other artists to use their tracks. Speaking to Attitude magazine, Madonna said: "I had to send my emissary to Stockholm with a letter and the record begging them and imploring them and telling them how much I worship their music, telling them it was an homage to them, which is all true. "And they had to think about it, Benny and Bjorn. They didn't say yes straight away. They never let anyone sample their music. They could have said no. Thank God they didn't." Andersson was recently quoted as saying: "We get so many requests from people wanting to use our tracks but we normally say no. This is only the second time we have given permission." "We said yes this time because we admire Madonna so much and always have done. She has got guts and has been around for 21 years. That is not bad going." Abba previously gave The Fugees permission to use a sample from their track 'The Name of the Game' on their 1996 single 'Rumble In The Jungle'. Madonna's new album 'Confessions On A Dancefloor' is out on November 21. 'Hung Up' is the first single to be lifted from the follow-up to 2003's 'American Life'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 ABBA are one of the greatest bands ever, why would they want to allow Madonna to ruin one of their songs? I'm against this sampling idea - she's just ripping them off. Write something yourself Madonna. Something original. Anyone remember when she murdered 'American Pie'??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I heard Madonna on a radio interview earlier this week. She was in a New York studio promoting something. the interviewer was the DJ. (Very Important note:::this was on in the mail room at my office...there is no way I would listen to a Madonna interview without a gun to my head) Anyway, the DJ says, "Can you dance...." Before he can say another word, she indignantly says "WHAT!!" The DJ then says, "What I was saying was can you dance becuase you were recently injured". she was OK with that, but the thought that somebody didn't view her as a dancer was too much for her to deal with" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 She probably thought he meant her horizontal dancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Or her pole dancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Katie, I sense a little hostility towards Esther. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I'm not capable of hostility Peaches! They call me Sweet Katie over here you know And I do love ABBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I knew you were a sweetheart, Katie. That's what made your post even funnier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Madonna's pretty sad to me now. I bet true followers of Kabbalah really, really despise her, because she's helping to screw it up like it was Christianity. You know what, I'm going to stop here. I think I'm moody today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Run for cover everybody.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 I am such an idiot! I heard the new song the other day and I kept thinking that the background music was a sample of a 70s song, and couldn't figure out what it was! doh! I guess I don't read what I post very carefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 I like the song, maybe I'm the only one, I'm not a great Madonna fan, but I love the Abba tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 my boyfriend said he liked it too, he likes neither but he said he likes the background tune (i.e. abba) with the beat that madonna added to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 ABBA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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