The 'ma ma ma ma' chorus vocals were also sampled in Lady Gaga's ' Poker Face'. The song has been covered a number of times, including Banda R-15 and Knorkator. Boney M.'s version was remixed the same year, 1993 and again in 1998. recordings, including ' Rasputin' and ' El Lute'.Р вЂќР вЂЎarian re-recorded the song with Milli Vanilli in 1988, and reused both spoken voiceovers from the original song in the cover. Bill Swisher performed the spoken mid-part, announcing a bulletin from the FBI. Although it has never been officially credited, the voice was that of Linda Blake, the wife of Frank Farian's American friend Bill Swisher, who was a soldier in Germany at the time. With a structure similar to Boney M.'s breakthrough single ' Daddy Cool', using the same gimmick percussion, alternating answer-back vocals, and a spoken mid-part, the song opened with a snarling 'Freeze, I'm Ma Baker, put your hands in the air and gimme all your money'. The lyrics by Fred Jay were inspired by the story of legendary 1930s US outlaw Ma Barker, although the name was changed into 'Ma Baker' because 'it sounded better'. In the U.S, the song only reached number 96.Р вЂќР вЂЎrank Farian's assistant Hans-JР вЂњР’В¶rg Mayer discovered a popular Tunisian folkloric song, ' Sidi Mansour' while on holiday, and rewrote the song into a disco track. It was a number 2 hit in the UK (only surpassed by Donna Summer's ' I Feel Love'). The song was a huge success in Europe, topping the charts in many countries there. It was the first single off their second album Love for Sale and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany. ' Ma Baker' is a song by disco group Boney M., released as a single in 1977. For the real mother of gang criminals, see Ma Barker.

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