Fin-A-Billy Part 2: Happotedit

When I said that Cast Iron Arms are Finland's best Teddyboy band at the moment I actually wasn't telling the truth. The best finnish Teddyboy band of course is Happotedit. I had simply forgotten about them because they hardly ever play. The whole band is more like a project anyway. All members but the singer play in other bands and the line-up can vary from show to show, depending on who shows up, who's passed out and other reasons. Just like those great Teddyboy bands from Germany, the Badland Slingers and Mess Of Booze, Happotedit sing in their native language. That is definitely part of the charm and it makes you pay less attention to the fact that singer Hogman can't sing. But as they sound like a Rockabilly washing machine from hell anyway, as it states on their MySpace site, that's fair enough. If you wonder what 'Happotedit' means: 'Acid Teds'. The band's songs are classic Rockabilly tunes and Teddyboy anthems done with, as I was told, amusing finnish lyrics. As the selection of songs they play is nothing but hits and everyone in the audience knows these songs inside out a great party is guaranteed when and where ever Happotedit enters the stage. I hope they will do so a lot in 2010. To get a taste of Suomi Teddyboy Madness click here TEDS