Now begins the 3rd and final Finnpicks Chinnichap Week. We present Finnish covers of the songs written by British songwriting duo Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Markku Aro got a big hit with Chinnichap's "Crazy" (see it finnpicked, here) and he scored another one with "Keskiyön aikaan" (Around midnight) in 1977. In addition to catchy melody, the lyrics by Juha Vainio and the arrangement by Veikko Samuli were first class. The original song "I'll Meet You At Midnight" was one of the biggest hits for Smokie. The group started it's recording career in 1970 as Kindness (you can hear their first single here) After joining the Chinnichap stable their name was changed to Smokey. And after couple of succesful singles they changed it to Smokie as the American soul legend Smokey Robinson threatened to file a law suit, alleging that the band's name would confuse the audience.
Here's the pair:
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Veikko Samuli on tunnustanut saaneensa aika lailla vaikutteita tästä Smokien hitistä, alunperin Kari Tapiolle tarkoitettuun, Junnu Vainion sanoittamaan 'Tahdon olla sulle hellä' hittiin.
Sehän meni Ilkalle ja Armille, Kari Tapiolle jäi 'Viisitoista Kesää' ja Puputin poika sai valvoa puoleenyöhön tämän kanssa.
hyvä kappale..tanssittava vielä nykyäänkin.tän kappaleen tahtiin kyllä viihtyisi monen tytön seurassa
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