Lasse Mårtenson - Miltä meno maistuu

LASSE MÅRTENSON

Miltä meno maistuu / Yksityisjuttu

Scandia KS905
1973
7"






Here's a really nice double sider from Lasse Mårtenson. A-side song is a cover of Lou Reed's Walk on the wild side that follow the original quite strictly. Even the lyrics are of the same topic. B-side song instead is a cover of Syreeta's To know you is to love you that was written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright. Besides this 45, Miltä meno maistuu has also been released on Huipulla 5 compilation (Scandia 1973). Yksityisjuttu is only on this 45, which is semi hard to find.


Miltä meno maistuu


Yksityisjuttu

Kirka - Liikaa Stadiin

KIRKA

Liikaa Stadiin / Pintaa

EMI 5e006 35041
1974
7"






Another Stevie Wonder cover made this time by one of my all time favorite Finnish musicians, Kirka. Liikaa Stadiin is a cover of Stevie's Living for the city and quite a good one. Kirka's rough voice with tight rhythm section makes this one a nice groover. Also released on Kirka's Tiukka linja LP same year. Both 45 and LP are quite common and pretty easy to find. B-side song Pintaa is made by Nono Söderberg and Frank Robson

Paula Koivuniemi - Sä et suurennella saa

PAULA KOIVUNIEMI

Sä et suurennella saa / Laulun sain matkallein

Blue Master MPS 540
1974
7"






What we have here is a Finnish cover of Stevie Wonder's Don't you worry 'bout a thing performed by Paula Koivuniemi. The song is quite similar to the original, a strong latin groover with the arrangements done by Matti and Pirjo Bergström. As it was usual in those days, it's a 45 only release for the artist, but also compiled on the Kootut teokset 12 - Kuuma kesä kanssain jaa compilation (Blue Master 1974). The b-side song is a cover of Born with a smile on my face by Simon May. Not too hard to find for a quite cheap price.

Keijo Minerva - Taikausko

KEIJO MINERVA

Taikausko / Salli veit satasein

EMI 5e006-35088
1975
7"






Taikausko is a groovy cover of Stevie Wonder standard Superstition sung - of course - in Finnish. There's three different versions of Finnish Superstition-covers and I consider this one to be the best overall. The song starts with a 16 bar open drum break almost identical to the original and continues as a groovy guitar driven funky track just like the Stevie one. The lyrics by Raul Reiman are quite fierce with stories of spiritism, emergency baptisms, agony and magic. Same lyrics are also used in the other version of the song recorded by Aaron. This 45 is quite hard to find, especially with the picture cover. The song is also relased on Mukavaa musaa 9 compilation (Odeon 1975) which is much easier to find. B-side song Salli veit satasein is a cover of Judy teen by Steve Harley.