Monday, January 2, 2012

Never Ending Song Of Love - Mun on niin hyvä olla

Well, Finnpicks has made it to Anno Domini 2012 - and that makes me feel fine :-). So, the first entry for this new year is "Mun on niin niin hyvä olla" (I feel so fine) by Lea Laven. She recorded it in 1973 and it was released as a B-side to "On ja ei" (cover of Suzi Quatro's "Can he Can"), finnpicked earlier, see here. The Finnish lyrics were provided by Lea's standard lyricist Chrisse Johansson. The original song was performed rock & soul conglomeration called Delaney & Bonnie & Friends.  It was fronted by husband-and-wife singer-songwriters Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. This "Never Ending Song Of Love" is credited to Delaney only. The song was a single taken from largely acoustic 1971 album "Motel Shot", and it was Billboard's number 67 single of the year 1971. In UK, the group New Seekers made a version that rose all the way to number 2 in the UK Charts and became one of the biggest selling singles of that year. You can see them perform the song, here
Just 26 Finnpicks to go.
Here's the pair:

2 comments:

whiteray said...

I heard Lea Laven's version of this in April 1974, while sitting in a cafe in Kemi, Finland. I have been looking for it for years. Very cool.

whiteray said...

Could you tell me the name of the record label and the record's catalog number? I would appreciate it. You can stop by my blog - echoesinthewind.net - and leave a message there if that's easier.