“Gimme! Gimme! They didn’t say yes straight away. commentary and analysis you can trust. When Cher released her cover of ABBA’s "Gimme! Musically the song is influenced by pop from the 1980s, with a chugging groove and chorus and a background element of a … Gimme! 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. Madonna and Cher attend the rally at the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. The world's defining voice in music and pop culture since 1952. Madonna’s new album ‘Confessions On A Dancefloor’ is out on November 21. Then ¥7,750 per month.New customers onlyCancel anytime during your trial, Try full digital access and see why over 1 million readers subscribe to the FT, FT print edition delivered Monday - Saturday along with ePaper access, Premium FT.com access for multiple users, with integrations & admin tools, Purchase a Trial subscription for ¥100 for 4 weeks, You will be billed ¥7,750 per month after the trial ends, Purchase a Digital subscription for ¥960 per week, You will be billed ¥5,410 per month after the trial ends, Purchase a Print subscription for ¥2,250 per week, You will be billed ¥9,750 per month after the trial ends, Purchase a Team or Enterprise subscription for per week, You will be billed per month after the trial ends, Keir Starmer calls for Covid ‘circuit breaker’ as pressure on Boris Johnson mounts, Liverpool’s intensive care beds 95% full as coronavirus cases surge, EU given green light to hit US with tariffs in Airbus-Boeing ruling, Pandemic will cause ‘lasting damage’ to living standards, IMF warns, Germany urges rapid progress in UK-EU talks as it warns of no-deal damage, Apple enters 5G market with new line of iPhones, Two Covid-19 drug trials halted on safety concerns, US investors pivot to ‘blue wave’ as odds favour Biden, The other election: South Carolina and the battle for the US Senate, Chinese banks are chasing Anil Ambani through the UK courts, Deloitte resigns as EG Group auditor over governance concerns, Goldman Sachs boosted by surging markets in third quarter, IMF says austerity is not inevitable to ease pandemic impact on public finances, US stocks drop after Mnuchin adds to stimulus doubts, Rolls-Royce and Jaguar Land Rover pay up for bond deals, Donald Trump lacks appeal in a low-immigration world, Political elite finally tip the balance for many Lebanese, Why the British have fallen under the spell of Australian policy, The global economic recovery is dramatically uneven, Evergrande highlights risks in China’s offshore bond market, How to make the hybrid workforce model work, Why jokes at work make more sense than ever, How to put the human back in the collaboration machine, Richard Tang: Zen and the art of internet maintenance, Visions of Mohammed bin Salman — the reality and the fantasy, David Hockney shares exclusive new paintings, Nigerian singer Wizkid on finding positivity amid brutality, I'm with the cyber squad in the ballyhoo about the ballet ad, Dinner for one? A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry, BTS Gives ‘Dynamite’ Performance at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards | Billboard News, Bad Bunny Makes Inaugural BBMAs Performance Debut of 'Yo Perreo Sola' | Billboard News, 19 Things You Didn't See on TV at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, Demi Lovato Shares Emotional Music Video for ‘Commander In Chief’: Watch, 10 Reasons Madonna Is An Eternal Inspiration to the LGBTQ Community. “And they had to think about it, Benny and Bjorn. Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" on Thursday (Aug. 9), it was only a matter of time before someone mashed it up with Madonna’s 2005 hit “Hung Up,” which samples the Swedish group’s classic. Madonna has revealed that she wrote a letter to the members of ABBA begging to use their music on one of her tracks. (A Man After Midnight)” is the most liberated of their songs, a masterpiece of Scandinavian frankness. Cher, who appears in the Mamma Mia! Gimme! Madonna has revealed that she wrote a letter to the members of ABBA begging to use their music on one of her tracks. Gimme! © 2020 NME is a member of the media division of BandLab Technologies. (A Man After Midnight)" on Thursday (Aug. 9), it was only a matter of time before someone mashed it up with Madonna’s 2005 hit “Hung Up,” which samples the Swedish group’s classic. I'm really excited for people to hear it. Stay informed and spot emerging risks and opportunities with independent global reporting, expert © 2020 Billboard. 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’. Listen to the brilliant mash-up below. 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.