Dingo is a Finnish rock band formed around 1982. The success, however, lasted only for a couple of years and Dingo broke up in October 1986. These days they do occasional performances. I guess you could say I liked them - for about fifteen minutes, haha. They also made an English version of their hit "Autiotalo" (The House Without A Name - the video below) which I had no idea before I started to search this song this week. So that really says it all - I was never really a huge fan of this group!
But I was a temporary fan during that one summer, possibly 1984 or 1985. We had moved again - well, lost our house cos our business went down to be really frank with you. What I remember from that summer is that - despite the changed circumstances - me and my family were travelling again, camping on some cottage somewhere in Finland. And I had the album with me. I remember my father liking the music - which probably should have been a warning sign!
This band, Dingo, had the typical style of 80s band... so scarfs and punk hair and colourful clothing and the likes. The fans, which were also called "the dingos" adapted this style - especially the scarfs - and I remember I had a blue one during that one summer. I cannot even begin to tell you how funny that must have looked like! I also remember carrying this fake fur bracelet on my hand - don't know what the hell that was about! The bracelet is documented on one photograph - the scarf is not (and bless that, not all my screw ups need to be archived for later revelation).
Anyways, the original song is in Finnish (above) and the English version of the song is below. I have to say the Finnish version is better. I have no idea why the hell they added those crazy beats on the English version, because they sound absolutely ridicilous, ahhaha!
As you can see, the music you hear in this blog varies a lot - at one time you can hear a national anthem, the next you can hear a classic rock or pop song, and then you can hear a Finnish song you've never heard before. That's the point really. No matter how ridicilous some songs are, they're still songs I've either heard, digged, loved or hated. They're part of the texture of my life, for better or for worse.
But I was a temporary fan during that one summer, possibly 1984 or 1985. We had moved again - well, lost our house cos our business went down to be really frank with you. What I remember from that summer is that - despite the changed circumstances - me and my family were travelling again, camping on some cottage somewhere in Finland. And I had the album with me. I remember my father liking the music - which probably should have been a warning sign!
This band, Dingo, had the typical style of 80s band... so scarfs and punk hair and colourful clothing and the likes. The fans, which were also called "the dingos" adapted this style - especially the scarfs - and I remember I had a blue one during that one summer. I cannot even begin to tell you how funny that must have looked like! I also remember carrying this fake fur bracelet on my hand - don't know what the hell that was about! The bracelet is documented on one photograph - the scarf is not (and bless that, not all my screw ups need to be archived for later revelation).
Anyways, the original song is in Finnish (above) and the English version of the song is below. I have to say the Finnish version is better. I have no idea why the hell they added those crazy beats on the English version, because they sound absolutely ridicilous, ahhaha!
As you can see, the music you hear in this blog varies a lot - at one time you can hear a national anthem, the next you can hear a classic rock or pop song, and then you can hear a Finnish song you've never heard before. That's the point really. No matter how ridicilous some songs are, they're still songs I've either heard, digged, loved or hated. They're part of the texture of my life, for better or for worse.
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