Evert (song)

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"Evert"
Song by Eddie Meduza
from the album Harley Davidson
Language Swedish
Released1995
Genre country, dansband music
Label KM
Songwriter(s) Eddie Meduza

"Evert" is a song written by Eddie Meduza. The song was originally recorded by Meduza for the 1995 album Harley Davidson . [1] In 1997, the song was recorded by Matz Stefanz med Lailaz for the album Matz-Ztefanz med Lailaz Volym 1 . [2]

The original version is sung from a first person-perspective ("Jag går på stigen som går till Evert..." = "I walk the path that leads to Evert"), while the Matz Stefanz med Lailaz version is sung from a we perspective ("Vi går på stigen som går till Evert..." = "we walk the path that leads to Evert").

Charts

The Matz-Ztefanz med Lailaz version charted for 22 weeks at the top 10-chart Svensktoppen between 9 August 1997 [3] -3 January 1998 [4] before leaving chart. [5]

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References

  1. "Harley Davidson". Svensk mediedatabas. 1995. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. "Matz-Ztefanz med Lailaz Volym 1". Svensk mediedatabas. 1997. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. Svensktoppen - 9 August 1997
  4. Svensktoppen - 3 January 1998
  5. Svensktoppen - 10 January 1998