As today is Jimmy Webb's birthday. let's listen to a song written by this songwriter genius. Lasse Mårtenson recorded "Hop hop ylöspäin" (Hup hup upwards) in 1968. It was released on the b-side of his hit "Kuinka kaunista on" (cover of "What A Wonderful World"). Pertti Reponen put the Finnish words in the song. The original song "Up Up And Away" was popularized by the american vocal group The 5th Dimension. It became a major pop hit, reaching number 7 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart in 1967. The song, themed around images of hot air ballooning, won several Grammy Awards in 1968. You can see the group perform "Up Up And Away", here.
Here's the pair:
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Olen jotenkin laiminlyönyt tämän musablogin lukemista, vaikka se on kiistämättä parhaimpia Suomessa.
Enpä koskaan ollut tätä Mårtensonia kuullut, vaikka Spotifysta löytyykin. Esko Linnavallin sovitus on hyvin eläväinen ja versio pesee muutenkin ulkomaisen mennen tullen.
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