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Lady Gaga just keeps putting out the hits. Somebody on her team must be doing their mega hit research. One of Gaga’s latest singles “Alejandro” (2010) bears a striking resmblance to the 90’s Ace of Base hit “Don’t Turn Around”. I just discovered via Wikipedia that Tina Turner recorded the first version of “Don’t Turn Around” in 1986. Most of us are probably familiar with the 1994 Ace of Base version as heard below.
Ace of Base – “Don’t Turn Around” (1994)
Lady Gaga – “Alejandro” (2010)
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Yes it does!!!! I knew it from the instant i hear Lady Gaga’s song that was similar to Ace of Base!!
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I’m so glad someone else noticed this too! All of my friends have ‘Gaga-Blinders’ and looked at me like a crazy person when I compared ‘Alejandro’ to ‘Don’t Turn Around’ Thanks for posting this, you’re awesome.
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THANK YOU!!!! I HEARD IT TOO!!
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So awesome, you solved my mystery song….it really does sound similar
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YES! Totally! Immediately when I heard I thought it sounded like something- I thought it was an old Madonna song- but this is it! I could not put my finger on it and it was driving me crazy! Thank you.
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yea, i really thought i was the only one. finally it drove me insane so i googled “new song sounds like ace of bass” and it lead me right to this site. THANK GOD I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY!!!
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Yes, I thought Alejandro sounded familiar as I was a huge “Ace of Base” fan at one time, there are just so many melodies in the world already published, it even sounds like an old Abba song too.
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I couldn’t put my finger on it either until i got to the end of the song and knew i was addicted but it sounded like Ace of Base.
Played it 100 000 times and still not tired of it
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I loved Ace of Base back in my college days so I knew it instantly when I heard Alejandro. I like the song but only because I think of Don’t turn around when I hear it.
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It also sounds a bit like Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita”
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Keith Reply:
May 23rd, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Yes! Some have said that as well. I may add that as an update.
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When this song came on the radio I actually started singing the words to Ace of Base. My wife said I was crazy. This site makes me correct again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Keith Reply:
June 2nd, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Thanks James. I’m glad I could be of service!
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*How to make a pop star 2010 version. Take an old Ace Of Base song and an old Madonna video, chew them up and spit them out. There, song and video, DONE, next! Oh thank god I’m not the only one!!! I thought Ace Of Base RIGHT AWAY when I heard it!!! But I thought it sounded more like “All That She Wants”. But I guess that just goes to show how similar Ace of Base songs are to each other.
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Sily Ace of base thought they could steal Gagas songs. NOT
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Not to get too conspiratorial here, but if we’re drawing a line from Gaga to Ace of Base… and perhaps to ABBA… for god’s sake, Gaga uses the name FERNANDO in the clip posted here! Anyone else? And both ABBA and Ace of Base being from Sweden? Just a weird series of coincidences.
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I KNEW IT ,I KNEW IT ,GAGA IS A FAKE ,SHES A BITER ,SHE TAKES A BITE AND LEAVES THE REST AND GETS RICH OFF OF OTHERS..
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The funny thing is that ‘Don’t turn around’ is a cover version of Aswad’s 1988 song with the exact same name.
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