Sacramento - Sacramento

Paula (see earlier entry) recorded "Sacramento" to the Finnish lyrics of Pertsa Reponen in 1972. It was a non-successful single with another Middle Of The Road cover ("Ennenvanhaan"/"Samson And Delilah") on the flipside.  Sacramento was one of the biggest hits for Middle Of The Road, released in 1972 and hitting number 1 on almost every European singles chart. You can see a promotional video of the song - filmed in Scotland, not in Sacramento - here.  Sacramento is the capital of the state of California. In 2002, Sacramento was cited by Time magazine as America's most ethnically and racially integrated city.

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Yellow Boomerang - Bumerangi

Ami Aspelund recorded "Bumerangi" in 1973 and it was released on the B-side of her massive first hit single "Apinamies" (see earlier entry) The song was also included on Ami's album "Mentävä on".  The original song was called "Yellow Boomerang " and it was one the numerous hits for Scottish pop group The Middle of The Road. In 1973 it climbed up the charts all over the world. You can see them perform the song, here.

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Union Silver - Kuulen laulun

During my Finnpicks research I've often come up with a song that has made me wonder why haven't I never before heard this beautiful song. This is an example of those songs. Eija Sinikka (see earlier entry) recorded "Kuulen laulun" (I hear a song) for her eponymous album in 1975. Chrisse Johansson was the the lyricist. The original song was called "Union Silver" and it was a lesser known hit by the Scottish pop group Middle Of The Road. Their enigmatic lead vocalist on this and on all their hits was Sally Carr.

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