surfing with the alien
Release Date: Oct 15 1987 / 20th Anniversary Edition: Aug 7 2007 / Deluxe Edition: Nov 29 2019

The single was produced by Polat Şenol under the Dinç Müzik Yapım label.

The song's lyrics focus on a lover's description and the playful refrain: Entarisi ala benziyor (Her dress looks like red) Şeftalisi bala benziyor (Her peach/cheeks look like honey) Benim yarim bana benziyor (My beloved looks like me)

It is an anonymous folk song traditionally associated with Istanbul .

Aside from this track, Aslan Sayım has released other singles including "Kafalar Leyla" (2022) and "Ah Be Güzelim" (2023).

The melody is well-known throughout the Balkans and Greece under various names like "Arabas Perna" and "Dimitroula mou" .

It is composed in the Hüseyni makam with a 9/8 rhythmic pattern .

According to some accounts, the song was once used by a Turkish delegation as a makeshift national anthem during a ship launching ceremony in England in 1914 when a formal anthem was unavailable. Aslan Sayım’s Release Details

The music video can be viewed on the Dinç Müzik Yapım YouTube channel. Lyric Highlights