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"Yassassin" (Bowie's pronunciation /jɑːˈsɑːsɪn/; also known as "Yassassin (Turkish for: Long Live)", and released in Turkey as "Yassassin (Yaşasın)") is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie for the 1979 album Lodger. "Yassassin" is an incongruous reggae song with a Turkish flavour.[2]

"Yassassin"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Lodger
B-side	"Repetition" (Netherlands) "Red Money" (Turkey)
Released	July 1979[1] (Netherlands)
Recorded	Mountain, Montreux, September 1978; Record Plant, New York City, March 1979
Length	3:06 (single version) 4:10 (album version)
Label	RCA PB-9417 (Netherlands) 79.014 (Turkey)
Songwriter(s)	David Bowie
Producer(s)	David Bowie Tony Visconti
David Bowie singles chronology
"D.J." (1979) "Yassassin" (1979) "Look Back in Anger" (1979)

The title of the song is derived from the Turkish verb used to wish someone a long life, spelled yaşasın (pronounced [jaʃaˈsɯn]), from the verbal root yaşa- 'live' with the third-person imperative ending; therefore yaşasın literally means 'may he/she live'.

"Yassassin" was released as a single – the third single to be released from Lodger – but only in the Netherlands and Turkey. The Dutch single edit of the song was included on Re:Call 3, part of the A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) compilation (2017).[3]

Track listing

RCA PB-9417 (Netherlands)

1. "Yassassin" (David Bowie) – 3:06
2. "Repetition" (Bowie) – 2:58

RCA 79.014 (Turkey)

1. "Yassassin" (Bowie)
2. "Red Money" (Bowie, Carlos Alomar)

Personnel

• David Bowie – lead and background vocals, synthesizer, production
• Carlos Alomar – rhythm guitar, background vocals
• Tony Visconti – lead guitar, background vocals
• George Murray – bass, background vocals
• Simon House – violin, background vocals
• Dennis Davis – drums, background vocals
• Tony Visconti – production

Cover versions

• Litfiba – 12-inch single (1984)

References

На других языках

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- [en] Yassassin

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[es] Yassassin

«Yassassin» es una canción escrita por el músico británico David Bowie para el álbum de 1979, Lodger.[2]

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