Don Carlo dansar - Auringonmaa

Yes, it's 'Both Sides Now' -time again. On the B-side of yesterday's Anneli Pasanen finnpick was another cover of Swedish dance band hit. It was called "Auringonmaa" and the lyrics were again witten by Chrisse Johansson. The original song was a 1976 Swedish hit for the group Schytts. They were the original performers of the earlier finnpick "Jossain" (see here). As yesterday's finnpick, this This "Don Carlo dansar" (Don Carlo dances) was also composed by Torgny Söderberg.

Here's the pair:

Aj, aj, aj - Ai, ai, ai

Express was a popular beat pop group in the 70's. It was formed in 1967 and won the Finnish Pop Band championship in 1970. The group had a big hit with self-penned "Anna" in 1972 and this "Ai,ai, ai" was their second hit. The band is still active and gigging. The original song here originated from Sweden. "Aj,aj, aj" was a big hit for dance band Schytts. This band we have also finnpicked before, see here.

Here's the pair:

Det gör detsamma - Jossain

The greatest hit of Merja Rantamäki (see previous entry) was "Jossain" (Somewhere) in the year 1977. It is still warmly remembered and frequently requested. The pro-nature lyrics were done by rhyme-master Juha Vainio. The original song was of Swedish origin and called "Det gör detsamma" (It doesn't matter). It was performed by popular dansband Schytts in 1976. At the time several Swedish artists made their versions of the song, but perhaps Schytts' was the first one. The group Schytts was born already in 1962, but at first they were known as Public Killers(!). Becouse punk and/or underground were not in fashion those days, its understandable that they quickly changed their name. The new moniker was taken after drummer Yngve Schytt. The band played frequently in folkparks but their big breakthrough chartwise didn't come until 1973. The band is still active, but it has of course gone through many line-up changes.

Here's the pair: