"Mennyt mies" is a song by a Finnish singer-songwriter
J. Karjalainen
Jukka Tapio "J." Karjalainen (born 1 April 1957) is a Finnish singer-songwriter. His first album came out in 1981 and he has been called the "Bruce Springsteen of Finland." He states that his music is a mix of "Blues, Rock´n´roll, Folk, Countr ...
. The song serves as the first single from his album ''
Et ole yksin
''Et ole yksin'' is a 2013 studio album by Finnish singer-songwriter J. Karjalainen. It was released on 15 March 2013. The other musicians working with Karjalainen on the album are Janne Haavisto, Mikko Lankinen, Pekka Gröhn and Tom Nyman.
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'', released on 15 March 2013. The accompanying music video was uploaded to
YouTube
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on 31 December 2012.
Lyrics
J. Karjalainen is singing about pop culture archetypes, such as "a silvery disco man" and "a lizard man licking his tongue". He also mentions "a
New England Leather Man", a vagabond who walked 10–12 miles a day through western Connecticut and eastern New York state in the late 19th century. He has explained that the character "Markku", which is told in the lyrics to be the main character's former name, is an homage to a medical doctor Reima Kampman. His studies of hypnosis and self-suggestion have helped J. Karjalainen in creating his music.
Chart performance
"Mennyt mies" peaked at number one on the
Official Finnish Download Chart
The Official Finnish Charts ( fi, Suomen virallinen lista; sv, Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiell ...
on 10 January 2013. On the
Official Finnish Singles Chart, the song peaked at number three on 1 February 2013.
Charts
References
2013 singles
J. Karjalainen songs
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