This blog will feature Finnish pop music covers and their original versions mainly from '60s and '70s.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Jesus Cristo - Jeesus Kristus
We end our religious spree with a powerful song by a powerful singer - Frederik. It could be surprising to find out Frederik grabbing a song with a religious theme. But anyway, his "Jeesus Kristus" (Jesus Christ), a single from 1972 - with lyrics by Vexi Salmi - beats the original 6 to 0. And the original "Jesus Cristo" (Jesus Christ) was performed by the Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos (finnpicked before, see here). The song was written by Roberto himself together with Carlos Erasmo. It was a huge hit in South America at the time. You can see him present the song live, here.
Here's the pair:
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frederikin jeesus kristus on Loistava...Roberto Carlosin versio On myös Hyvä...
1 comment:
frederikin jeesus kristus on Loistava...Roberto Carlosin versio On myös Hyvä...
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