My summer vacation starts today, so there will be no new Finnpicks for several weeks!
It's quite a shame that we have come this far in Finnpicks without presenting Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki, the late great Finnish rock'n roll legend. Badding was one of the pioneers of Finnish rock. Even if his records did not sell in vast wquantities at the time (in the 60's and 70's) his influence on Finnish music is unquestionable, and many of his recordings have become absolute classics. His own composition "Paratiisi" (Paradise) is the most played record ever in Finland. He recorded many cover songs (most notably of Elvis) and one of them was "Sydän lämpöä täys" (Heart full of warmth) from his 1975 eponymous album. The original "Heart Full Of Soul" was one the 60's hits for the famous UK r&b group the Yardbirds. The song makes an early use of the fuzz box by guitarist Jeff Beck during the guitar solo. The song was written by Graham Gouldman who later in the 70's became famous with the group 10 CC.
Here's the pair:
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2 comments:
Well, well... Nice to see you haven't forgot "Badding". Have you thaught to have some "Elvis"- and "Beatles" week in some occassion, would be nice to see, if you find something "unexepted" and forgotten rarities there... Your plog is great and as I've read comments there, it seems to be quite popular too. BTW... Don't know if you are checking new comments in old plogs, but while you were on vacation, I have commented few of your old ones, so have few others, and no response, I think you haven't seen those... Keep on with good work, as I earlier said, you have found many forgotten rarities and "hard to find" ever heard before treasures...
Thank you for your nice words, Mr. Arrowman. I receive all the comments in my email, so I'm aware of the one's concerning the older post's too.
Somehow I've been avoiding Beatles covers. Perhaps I have too much respect for the originals ...
However, in the near future you can expect theme week(s) for ChinniChap (i.e. Chinn and Chapman) and sometimes after that: Finnpicks for Kids!
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