Norjalainen Villapaita: Juice Leskinen’s 1991 Fjord Song From Taivaan kappaleita
How Juice Leskinen wrote Norjalainen villapaita, the 1991 Grand Slam single from the chart-topping album Taivaan kappaleita, and the dream that started it.
Category Music
Adios Hermanos: Paul Simon’s Courtroom Opening to The Capeman
Paul Simon's Adios Hermanos opens Songs from The Capeman (1997), a doo-wop retelling of 16-year-old Salvador Agron's trial and death sentence in 1959 New York.
Bukan Kerana Nama: The Title Song of Ramli Sarip’s 1986 Breakthrough Album
The story of Bukan Kerana Nama by Ramli Sarip: written by Mohd Bakri Johari, released on WEA in 1986 as the title track of his second solo album, later reissued.
Let’s Get It Started: How the Black Eyed Peas Turned an Elephunk Track Into a 2004 Grammy Winner
How the Black Eyed Peas reworked an Elephunk track into Let's Get It Started for the 2004 NBA playoffs, and how the single charted and won a Grammy in 2005.
Militskvinder: How Kliché Turned Mao’s Words Into an Aarhus New Wave Hit
The story of Militskvinder by Kliché: its early Pære Punk version in 1979, its place on Supertanker in 1980 and its links to Aarhus rock and TV-2.
Beans For Breakfast: Johnny Cash’s Self-Penned B-Side From His Mercury Years
The story of Johnny Cash's Beans For Breakfast: written by Cash, produced by Jack Clement, a 1990 Mercury B-side and a track on The Mystery of Life (1991).
Dream Lover: How Bobby Darin Wrote His Own 1959 Transatlantic Hit
The story of Bobby Darin's Dream Lover: written and recorded by Darin in 1959, a No. 2 hit in the US and a four-week No. 1 in the UK on London Records.
Wabash Cannonball: The Old Railroad Song Johnny Cash Recorded in 1966
How Wabash Cannonball went from an 1882 railroad song through the Carter Family and Roy Acuff to Johnny Cash's reworked 1966 recording.
Paralysed: Gang Of Four’s Opening Track on Solid Gold
Gang Of Four's Paralysed, the 1981 opener of Solid Gold: written by Andy Gill and Jon King, recorded at Abbey Road, released on EMI and Warner Bros.
Cot Damn: The Clipse Posse Cut With Pharrell, Ab-Liva and Roscoe P. Coldchain
How Clipse's Cot Damn, featuring Ab-Liva and Roscoe P. Coldchain and produced by The Neptunes, fit into Lord Willin' in 2002 and became the single Hot Damn in 2003.