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Tarkan Strikes Back!
By Adelind Osmanli reporting from Munich, Germany Sleeve to Tarkan’s 2010 "Love's Last Strike"/Photography by Los Angeles based fashion and celebrity photographer Giuliano BekorTurkish national radios across the country have just played Tarkan's latest song at 5 o'clock local Turkish time this afternoon, in what has been termed as Tarkan's spring gift to his fans. From a new album that will be released in the coming weeks, Tarkan's latest song "Sevdanin Son Vurusu" ("Love's Last Strike") has aired across Turkey on all major national radio stations for the first time today. For five minutes all of Turkey and the Turkic nations were listening to Tarkan's first offering of 2010, marking up to millions of listeners. Some stations had played a song by female pop singer Deniz Seki, who has been convicted of cocaine use, just before Tarkan's track as a nod to his own drug case. Highly relevant to Tarkan's own life at the moment, Tarkan Deluxe founder Ali Yildirim has kindly explained to us that the meaning of "last strike" in this context is from "fighting slang" where a fighter on the verge of defeat makes a "last-ditch" attempt with a final golden blow to win. Tarkan: "Love's Last Strike" Click on banner for hi-def photo of "Love's Last Strike" Listen to the first radio play of Tarkan's song as it happened on Pal FM The song was played on Pal FM's female radio DJ Yasemin Sefik's show, who has been tweeting about the event today. Towards the end of the song she expresses her joy at hearing a new track from Tarkan, while inviting listeners to call in about their thoughts on Tarkan's latest musical offering. With lyrics penned by the late lyricist Aysel Gürel - rumoured to have been discovered after her death - and composed by Tarkan with arrangements by Ozan Çolakoglu, the song talks about love's last-ditch attempt at victory over a break-up. Click above for English translation lyrics Click here for original lyrics in Turkish Song Credits Lyrics: Aysel Gürel Music: T...
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Date Found: May 11, 2010
Date Produced: May 11, 2010
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