Suomisettii - Suomi Gruuvi 1 (Finnish Grooves 1969-1988) (8 March 2026).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo45HndNlG0
#FinnishGroove #DJmixes #funk #soul #jazz #breaks #groove #Finnhits #EdwardVesala #OttoDonner #Kirka #EeroRaittinen #RitvaOksanen #Anki #Fredi #TapaniKansa #SeijaSimola #LoveRecords #Finland
Today's #JukeboxFridayNight theme (#BodyParts) may also remind many of us Finns of this tune, which represented Finland in the Eurovision song contest in 1976:
Fredi & ystävät: Pump Pump (1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHO_mFsR9Eg
This clip is from the national selection programme and has the original Finnish-language lyrics with the "pylly vasten pyllyä" refrain. These were much more hilarious than the cleaned-up English-language lyrics which were used in the actual contest. I was eight at the time, and my recollection is that I was rolling out on the floor laughing when I watched this for the first time.
Today's #TuneTuesday theme is songs with cities or towns in the title or lyrics. The official hash tag is #LondonCalling but my entry contains songs that refer to another city, #Helsinki.
Helsinki and Stockholm are connected by a popular ferry line, which is nicely reflected in this song, co-written and sung by one of my favorite artists, Doug Sahm:
Sir Douglas Quintet: Meet Me In Stockholm (1984)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBfz5f7_xXk
Two wonderful Finnish-language recordings that I really liked when they came out some 35 years ago, both with memorable lyrics:
Leevi & the Leavings: Jos Helsinki on kaunis (1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUWiBHb1i4s
Liisa Akimof: Helsinki (1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPW4WJHGNM0
Unfortunately the all-time ultimate Helsinki song doesn't mention the name of the city, but here it is anyway - originally written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent as "Beautiful In the Rain", but with superb - and completely different - Finnish-language lyrics by Juha "Junnu" Vainio:
Fredi: Kolmatta Linjaa takaisin (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8BEminEYe4
#music #dougsahm #sirdouglasquintet #leavings #liisaakimof #fredi #kolmattalinjaatakaisin
Oon mahdollisesti saattanut puhua fediversumista frediversumina... No ei kai se oo niin justiinsa. 😅
"Mä kolmatta linjaa takaisin kuljen kerran..." 🎶
Ja p.s. Joskus 2000-luvun alussa oli semmoinen luontaistuotemyymälä kuin Ikivireä. Muistaakseni ihan pari vuotta ennen sen taipaleen päättymistä mulle selvisi, että nimi ei ollutkaan Ikivihreä. 😁
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