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Ace Of Base: The Sign (Arista)

Chuck Eddy, L.A. Weekly, 21 April 1994

AS FAR AS I can remember, 'All That She Wants' by Ace of Base is the only hit single ever to talk about a lady who uses men for stud service so that she can become an unwed mother. It's slightly closer to 'Papa Don't Preach' than to 'One's on the Way' by Loretta Lynn; it's also sort of about the same thing as Liz Phair's 'Fuck and Run', except that Liz might not be planning on a baby yet.

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