Minifig Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 (edited) Watch this first: then watch: I mean this is nearly as bad, if not worse than Vanilla Ice stealing some of the rifts by Queen's Under Pressure. Edited May 8, 2010 by Fred Derf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Jolt Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Lady Gaga ftw! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Ace of Base are nothing compared to the genre changing Lady Gaga ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted May 8, 2010 Veteran Share Posted May 8, 2010 I'll take Lady Gaga, thank you Udedenkz 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Goodman Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Dudey Gaga at it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Even though it sounds similar there is a reason. Gaga used a sample from Ace of Base. So no, he/she didn't rip them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted May 8, 2010 Member Share Posted May 8, 2010 Nothing would surprise me about Lady Gaga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Eye Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 This is called sampling. I am sure her producers got the licensing agreement so it really isn't an issue and should not make her look bad. Her music already does that... Cupcakes and John Freeman 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted May 8, 2010 Veteran Share Posted May 8, 2010 Minifig, Lady Gaga used a sample from Ace Is Base, just like Vanilla Ice used a sample from Queen. No 'rip-off' occurred in either circumstance. Sometimes artists use samples from other artists. An example is Chamillionnaire with 'Industry Groupie'; search it, you might be surprised ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Punk Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Sometimes artists use samples from other songs without the getting permission though. For example, Run DMC used a riff from The Knack's 'My Sharona' in their song 'It's tricky'. Whether or not the sample's legal is for each of the record companies to work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted May 8, 2010 Veteran Share Posted May 8, 2010 [...] Whether or not the sample's legal is for each of the record companies to work out. Exactly. There's no point in speculating that it isn't legitimate when it could well be (and probably is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Minifig, Lady Gaga used a sample from Ace Is Base, just like Vanilla Ice used a sample from Queen. Vanilla Ice didn't have permission. As a result, Queen took him to court, sued him for an undisclosed sum.. It was so much that it bankrupt him and put him back at square one. He now apparently owns a surfboard shop somewhere. I'm hoping that Gaga did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan- Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I don't know about ripping off, I mean I can KIND OF hear it however Lady Gaga's version is still pretty different. Other than every now and then in the song which has similarities I don't really see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Vanilla Ice didn't have permission. As a result, Queen took him to court, sued him for an undisclosed sum.. It was so much that it bankrupt him and put him back at square one. He now apparently owns a surfboard shop somewhere. I'm hoping that Gaga did. And tires to reignite his career by doing collaborations with the likes of Jedward. Pfft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Punk Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Vanilla Ice didn't have permission. As a result, Queen took him to court, sued him for an undisclosed sum.. It was so much that it bankrupt him and put him back at square one. He now apparently owns a surfboard shop somewhere. I'm hoping that Gaga did. He might own a surfboard shop somewhere, but he's also still performing. I (accidentally) saw him live 2 years ago. We knew the club was doing a live set before we went, but we found out it was Vanilla Ice when we got there. He did a different version of Ice Ice Baby, but the Queen sample was still in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 I don't know about ripping off, I mean I can KIND OF hear it however Lady Gaga's version is still pretty different. Other than every now and then in the song which has similarities I don't really see it. Play both at the exact same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted May 8, 2010 Veteran Share Posted May 8, 2010 Vanilla Ice didn't have permission. As a result, Queen took him to court, sued him for an undisclosed sum.. It was so much that it bankrupt him and put him back at square one. He now apparently owns a surfboard shop somewhere. I'm hoping that Gaga did. Ah, I didn't know that; how stupid of him. I apologise for my misinformation then. Either way, I still think it's wrong to speculate that Lady Gaga and her record company didn't go through the correct channels and ripped off Ace Is Base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcakes Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Truthfully give the year that Vanilla Ice did his music and the year that Lady Gaga has.. I'd say it's entirely different in terms of what companies do when it comes to the legalities of music. You didn't read about record companies making a big stink out of the people that used to record music from the radio or trade mixtapes or the bootlegs that went out :p Either way, there's no ripping involved when you sample stuff. Next, plz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 It's not even the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreKe Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 What's with the Lady Gaga hate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tablet_user Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 she didnt rip anyone off or she would have been sued by now. Look up the word before making threads please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluxii Media Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 What's with the Lady Gaga hate? I'm with you on that one PreKe... what is with the Lady Gaga hate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted May 8, 2010 Veteran Share Posted May 8, 2010 It's not even the same thing It's different enough that I wouldn't think of "Don't turn around" when hearing Lady Gaga's song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Kinda unrelated, but and are both frigging awesome.Maybe Gaga should start looking into metal samples :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 1) Sampling is not "Ripping off", samples are cleared or lawsuits follow. 2) Ace of Base in turn covered that song from Aswad who covered it from Tina Turner I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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