"Runkomäen iltamat" (Dance ball in Runkomäki) was the song that put brothers Mali in the spotlight and in the top of charts in 1978. Mika ja Turkka Mali was vocal duo from Forssa, Finland and often used local ingredients in their songs. Like in this "Runkomäen iltamat". Runkomäki was the most popular place for dancing in Forssa region in the 50's and 60's, and the song tells about the atmosphere and events in those Runkomäki dance balls. The lyrics in the original song "Wine with Dinner" are somewhat different, and actually I wonder why Turkka Mali (who was the Finnish lyricist, and written over 2500 song texts since!) didn't copy the idea of excessive drinking, and the results of it, into the Finnish version. Becouse it would have suited very well for Finns ... The writer of the original song and text was Loudon Wainwright III, an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist and actor. The song is from his 1976 album "T Shirt". BTW, Loudon is the father of musicians/singers Rufus, Martha and Lucy Wainwright.
Here's the pair:
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Aika mielenkiintoinen originaali.
Ei välttämättä olisi kuka vaan arvannut sitä tuollaiseksi.
Olis kiva laittaa vertailuun tämä mainio esitys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRcYa_XOMWM ja Cumuluksen Suosi suomalaista myöskin.
aina kun tän kuulee..ei voi kun nauraa vaan
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