Pelasta maailma

1995 single by CMX

"Pelasta maailma"

Single by CMX

from the album Rautakantele

Released

March 1995

Recorded

Winter 1994–1995

Genre

Rock

Length

4:15

Label

Herodes/EMI

Songwriter(s)

A. W. Yrjänä, Janne Halmkrona, Timo Rasio, Pekka Kanniainen

Producer(s)

A. W. Yrjänä

CMX singles chronology

"Kultanaamio"
(1994)

"Pelasta maailma"
(1995)

"Nimetön"
(1996)

"Pelasta maailma" is the first single from the CMX album Rautakantele. It also appears on the compilation album Cloaca Maxima. The chorus contains a quote from a poem by L. Onerva.^[1] "Pelasta maailma" means "Save the World" in Finnish.

Track listing

"Pelasta maailma"—4:15
"Joet (acoustic live)"—3:52

Cover versions

Antti Tuisku, Minun jouluni (2005)^[2]
Vesa-Matti Loiri, Ivalo (2006)^[3]

Personnel

A. W. Yrjänä -- vocals, bass
Janne Halmkrona -- guitar
Timo Rasio—guitar
Pekka Kanniainen -- drums
Mara Salminen -- keyboards, backing vocals
Susanna Eronen—backing vocals
Essi Wuorela—backing vocals
Satu Sopanen -- kantele
Risto Salmi -- soprano saxophone
Kikke Heikkinen—backing vocals
Kaarina Kilpiö -- percussion
Keijo Puumalainen—percussion
Ville Leppänen -- distorted slide guitar^[4]

References

^ Cloaca Maxima album sleeve
^ Arvostelu / Review - Antti Tuisku: Minun jouluni - Findance.com - Suomen suvaitsevaisin musiikkimedia Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Soundi.fi Levyarvostelu: Vesa-Matti Loiri - Ivalo Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ CMX: Pelasta maailma / finnmusic.net