Slot 18: 1972/Anssi Kela
The years pass us by…
Anssi Kela’s fine hit 1972 (from 2003) is a reflection on school class reunions and what happens over time, how different life turns out for classmates, 10, 20 years later.
Anssi Kela’s classic debut album Nummela came out on cd 2001, and now, 20 years on, the album for the first time is also available on vinyl (2 LP, orange-coloured vinyl). I like.
Slot 17: Stad i Ljus/Måns Zelmerlöv & Per Andersson
(City in Lights)
The videoclip is called Vartannat ord-duett (The every second word duet).
It should have been just one more duet in a row of ex tempore duets that have been performed on tv music game shows. But then actor / comedian Andersson and singer Zelmerlöw decide to challenge themselves just for fun and take turn singing every second word of the lyric. A recipe for disaster, you may think. The studio staff is excited, and the (studio and tv) audience just can’t believe their ears as the song builds up. A one-off, but what a moment, when a prank turns into pure magic.
Bonus Slot 17b: Stad i Ljus/Tommy Körberg
The original version. A Eurovision song contest contribution for Sweden in 1988, and a massive hit for good-voiced singer Körberg.
Slot 16: 11th Street Kids/Hanoi Rocks
The most famous and legendary cult band from Finland on the international scene, Hanoi Rocks, were mega-big in Finland and friends with for example members of Mötley Crue, who like other international glam-metal bands idolized Hanoi Rocks. 11th Street Kids is from first, break-through, album ”Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes - Hanoi Rocks”. One of several great songs.
Band leaders, singer Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy, both started long-term solo artist careers after Hanoi Rocks split up.
Slot 15: Viidestoista Yö/Juice Leskinen
(Fifteenth Night)
Juice Leskinen was one of the greatest rockpoets in Finland, a legend with clever and often ambiguous lyrics, as well as a writer of touching poetry and insightful notes.
His intact personal library is nowadays on display as meeting-room Juicen Kirjasto in Viola-koti, Tampere. The song Viidestoista yö, about an approaching Fifteenth night and the hope for tranquility, after a worried, roistering fortnight, is one of his most popular evergreen-hits.
Very Juice.
Ruta/Slot 14: Ängeln i rummet/Laleh
A frisky, warm and touching live cover version of Eva Dahlgren’s Swedish megahit, performed in front of a live/tv audience at Skansen, Stockholm.
Laleh (Pourkarim) was born in Iran and moved with her family to Sweden when she was 10. A good representant for a new (and already established) generation star musicians in Sweden - and a great pop singer and songwriter.
Först, beklagar den långa pausen,
sorry for a long break!
Christmas is approaching and I have a Christmas RockCalender going on for a few good friends. And then a simple, obvious question was raised, why not post that playlist here? Yes, why not, indeed.
So starting at about half time I will bring you up-to-date with the calender. The idea was to present one example of fine Finnish and Swedish popular music each day 1-24 December. That is, a short introduction to Finnish and Swedish popular music in general, not specifically to Christmas-celebrating songs, a certain genre or time.
Och samma på svenska,
JulRockKalendern var först bara en passning till några goda vänner, ett dagligt tips på bra finsk och svensk musik 1-24 december. Tanken var en kort introduktion till finsk och svensk populärmusik, inte en specifik lista med jul-tematiska sånger, ingen enskild genre eller tidsperiod.
Och på frågan varför inte kalender-playlisten körs på bloggen blev ju svaret givet: ja, varför inte.
Så, med en försenad start från omkring halvtid kör vi igång.
The story thus far….
JulRockKalendern / ChristmasRockCalender
Part 1-13
Dec 1: Lev nu dö sen/Miss Li
Dec 2: Jag har vänner/Mikael Wiehe
Dec 3: Leevi & The Leaving/Vasas Flora och Fauna
Dec 4: Sportti voittaa!/Klamydia
Dec 5: Raparperitaivas/Leevi & The Leavings
Dec 6: Suomirokkia/Aknestik
Dec 7: Höstvisa/Von Hertzen Brothers
Dec 8: Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg/Håkan Hellström
Dec 9: Pop-musiikkia/Neljä Baritonia
Dec 10: I Stockholm/Lars Winnerbäck
Dec 11: Olen kaunis/Pelle Miljoona OY
Dec 12: Amuri/Amuri
Dec 13: Luciasången/Thomas Di Leva
Dear all! This is the official End of Summer Season weekend in the Kvarken region (Finnish Ostrobothnia, Swedish Västerbotten). It signals the formal end of summer (even though July is still the major summer vacation month here). To all of you, I hope you have had a wonderful summer and will have a wonderful autumn/fall season. Below is a playlist for the occasion, one of the major weekends in this part of the world!
Villaavslutning 2021. Ikväll. Efter en varm och solig sommar, och en regnig vecka där solen återkommit lagom till säsongsfinalen. Sommaren tar slut, men för många fortsätter villasäsongen under hösten. Men då är det höst, och inte längre sommar. Vi lämnar den bakom oss nu, den fina sommaren 2021, vädermässigt, och ännu en jobbig coronastinn sommar, som vi hoppas blir den sista i sitt slag. Hösten 2021 börjar för många på distans. Ännu en trist terminsstart, alltså. Låt oss alla hoppas det blir bättre covidfria tider mycket snart. Och kom ihåg: Vi hade åtminstone tur med vädret, för att citera en välkänd svensk filmrulle.
Ta hand om er, ta hand om varandra, och njut av villaavslutningen! Här är en playlist för helgen.
THE END OF SUMMER PLAYLIST
Där Vi Är E're Alltid Bäst/Magnus Uggla
Upp (Topaz Mix)(cd-s)/Eye'N'I feat. Sista Roze
Morning In America/Durand Jones & The Indications
On Kaikki Niinkuin Ennenkin/J. Karjalainen
Gegen Die Strömung (Live Unplugged)/Udo Lindenberg & Jennifer Weist
He Can't Control You/Mando Diao
Granit Och Morän/Lars Winnerbäck
Another Travelin' Song/Bright Eyes
Kalliolle Kukkulalle/KOM-Teatteri
Summernights Soul (7"B)/A-Media
Allt Vi Behöver (cd-s)/Ison & Fille
Eigenheimhaus/Vasas Flora Och Fauna
Mä Lähden Stadiin (7")/Carola ja Lasse Mårtenson
Svag Doft Av Skymning/Peter LeMarc
Give Stupidity A Chance (12")/Pet Shop Boys
September (12")/Earth, Wind & Fire
Dance With Somebody/Mando Diao
Moonlight Shadow (12" Extended Version)/Mike Oldfield
We Are The World (12" Special Version)/USA For Africa
Solen Stiger Upp Även Idag/Jumper
