I just listened to Madonna's "new" song, "Hung Up", and as I listened to this very dance worthy tune, I was taken aback to HOW SIMILAR this song was to Abba's "Gimme Gimme Gimme A Man After Midnight" song. She is copying ABBA!!!!
I don't imagine there are many of you Abba fans still out there, and you may not know what I'm talking about, BUT if you happen by chance have the Abba record with that song on it, listen to it, and then listen to Madonna's new song.
Since age 12, I've collected all of the Abba's records; and no, I am not ashamed! BUT, I'm starting to wonder, why Madonna has to be looking for material in previously recorded Abba music... I hope Bjorn and Benny, Agatha and Frida are at least getting some royalty monies!!
"Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)"
Half past twelve
And I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone
How I hate to spend the evening on my own
Autumn winds
Blowing outside my window as I look around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Movie stars
Find the end of the rainbow, with a fortune to win
It's so different from the world I'm living in
Tired of T.V.
I open the window and I gaze into the night
But there's nothing there to see, no one in sight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
6 comments:
record........record.........hmmmm - what are records? LMAO!
It isn't "copying", it is called a "sample", and was done with Abba's permission.
Still sad that modern musicians don't have the talent to make their own songs without relying on old ones, though.
Ok..."sample"....whatever, so you want to be technical about it...sheesh... Chill out man... :)
Sample? it's more like she copied most of the synthesiser riff.
Vanilla Ice did something similar back in the 80s without permission.
Third Bass did a song about the result.
Weird al didn't copy the tune and add his own words.
Madonna isn't that dumb.
Oh my G-d! I thought I was the only one who remembered! Wow! But the original is so much better, ahhh good old days :)
ABBA FANS UNITE!!!
Julie :)
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