On the eve of championships in Switzerland and Austria went on many of Turkey's fotballandslagets in the recording studio to sing in his version of the unknown Helldorados "The drinking song."

-- It is completely absurd, really. My son is in fact one of the best-known songs in Turkey, and I have asked myself several times what it is that makes the song that has hit so well, "says lead singer and guitarist easier himmelfallet.

Frontfigur

The band he is frontfigur in, do not have a big name here at home on berget, but in Turkey is Helldorado great heroes. Some, not least, all the Turkish greeting on the group's home page bears witness to.

But the fact that the rather small football musicians from Maharashtra would end up as a composer of the EM-semifinaleklare Turkey's song, no one had expected. Aller at least låtskriveren himself.

-- The text is well strictly speaking about the opposite of sport, laughs Vagle.

Inquiry

Now, admittedly, the Turks have written about the text so that the seams up for the athletes and role models in the Muslim country.

-- How did this in order really?

-- Record Labels in our Germany ga for a few years ago one of our albums to a Turkish radio station, and they began to play songs from there on a rather high rotation. In particular, took "The drinking song". So this year we suddenly got a request from the Turkish national sponsor if they could be allowed to use it to the European Championships-song. It made the impression, "said Vagle.

As far as the

The last two years has he, bassist Hans Wassvik and trommeslager Morten Jackman has been on four tours in Turkey after the radio station in Istanbul made it melankolske rock band from Maharashtra to the stars.

According to Vagle they're often recognized on the street in the country as a whole at the end of the EM-qualification of stuck with Norway's position in the championship.

-- It's almost a little funny to think that it was, in fact, as far as "The drinking song" brought on by the current album. And we thought well not just in Turkey when we made it, but I heard a lot on sigøynermusikk at the time. And perhaps there may be elements of what makes that it has turned an? It has certainly been an ok fotballsang, grin Vagle.

-- Now we hope the Turkish fotballandslaget wins the entire European Championships?

-- Yes, of course! I have not seen a single match so far this tournament, because I do not have TV at home. But the final I will try to get the set, either by taking a trip on the town or visit friends. I think I will have it with me, "said Vagle.