Hotel Humppa: Eläkeläiset and "Hotelli Helpotus"

How about some Finnish humppa, in the form of a cover of well-known southern California rock band, for our tune of the day? Finnish band Eläkeläiset plays a form of music called humppa, which is a type of jazz played at the speed of a very fast foxtrot. Primarily playing covers of famous pop and rock hits in a fast humppa or a slow jenkka style, Eläkeläiset often sounds like a Finnish version of Weird Al Yankovic. This song, Hotelli Helpotus, may be recognizable as their cover of The Eagles' Hotel California, and can be found on their 1999 album Verbung, Baby!

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%C3%A4kel%C3%A4iset