Happy Hawaii (Why did it have to be me) - Manuela

German singer Manuela recorded a generous amount of cover versions during her career, and two of them already made their way to this blog: 'Der schwarze Mann auf dem Dach' and 'Alles und noch viel mehr'. Both these songs were cover versions of Eurovision songs, but that's not the only place where Manuela fetched her songs from. 

'Happy Hawaii' is a cover version of an Abba song. It was released in 1980 on a 7" single that was sponsored by Hapag-Lloyd Flug, an airline that operated between 1973 and 2007. It operated scheduled and charter passenger flights mainly to holiday resorts in Europe. Its successor is today's TUI fly Deutschland. 

This single actually features two songs about exotic islands: the B-side is called 'Gran Canaria', which was released as a single in 1978. 

My collection: 7" single no. 6650
Found: Record fair, Rotterdam, 5 March 2022
Cost: €1
Tracks: 'Happy Hawaii (Why did it have to be me)' / 'Gran Canaria'