I was asked recently what the difference between the main PiE site and the blog is. Maybe this is the perfect example - I'd never have posted this on the main PiE site!!! I've just bought Madonna's latest single Hung up from the iTMS. Classic pop song, but couldn't believe it when I heard the samples of Gimme Gimme Gimme in there! Abba are known for never letting their music be sampled. Here are some comments from Benny Andersson:
Andersson said recently: "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. If it wasn`t any good we wouldn`t have said yes. It is a wonderful track, 100% solid pop music." [Link to original]
Hung up will be featured at a PiE party near you...
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