45 years ago today, Hanoi Rocks released their debut studio album, Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks (1981). #80s #80smusic #HanoiRocks

Sin Cos Tan (a.k.a. Jori Hulkkonen & Juho Paalosmaa) - Dead by X-Mas (17 December 2016).

https://soundcloud.com/theofficialjorihulkkonen/sin-cos-tan-dead-by-x-mas

"We wanted to cover one our favourite Xmas songs. Original by Hanoi Rocks, written by Andy McCoy, 1981."

#SinCosTan #synthpop #indie #alternative #electronic #JoriHulkkonen #JuhoPaalosmaa #coverversions #cover #HanoiRocks #AndyMcCoy #Turku #Helsinki #Finland

Almost forgot - another seminal #Helsinki song from my school years:

Maukka Perusjätkä: Säpinää (1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=benjMWOoD2g

This punk rock classic was a huge hit in Finland, and it was also featured in a popular movie ("Täältä tullaan, elämä!", https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081672/). I didn't live in Helsinki at the time, but it definitely registered with me and my schoolmates, as we named our class newspaper after it.

Maukka Perusjätkä's follow-up was also a massive hit ("Vaatteet on mun aatteet", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qP1H86vsEo), but he soon faded from the scene. Many members of his entourage went on to national and in some cases international fame in other line-ups, including the Hanoi Rocks.

#music #punk #TuneTuesday #LondonCalling #Helsinki #MaukkaPerusjätkä #Säpinää #HanoiRocks

Maukka Perusjätkä SÄPINÄÄ 1979

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