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Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

by They Might Be Giants
on A User's Guide To They Might Be Giants

Lyrics

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
full lyrics
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
full lyrics

Features of This Track

mellow rock instrumentation
jazz influences
varying tempo and time signatures
call and answer vocal harmony (Antiphony)
minor key tonality
a distinctive male lead vocal
a prominent accordion part
brass instrument solos
solo strings
vocal harmonies

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Comments

Why the heck does song remind me of Keanu Reeves?
TMBG - the hardest working band in the world, and their kid stuff is amazing. My toddler is learning the alphabet and I don't want to throw my ipod out the window!
bhawthorne81
huh?
Tiny Toons!
pstanley57
Flood came out when I was in high school - a brand new record for 1990. Good times. @rwitman - I am aware this was a cover from some group in the early 60s. Wasn't aware of who did it originally, but thanks.
I love They Might Be Giants!!!!
I grew up listening to this band! Flood is an awesome Album!
lol heard this in social studies...th e teacher was singing to it and dancing XD
rwitman21
Not being a particular fan of the band, I didn't notice when this came out; did their fans realize this was a cover of an old Four Lads single?
my freinds turkish ill ask him. :)
camichalik97
haha we listened to this in ss last year!
who else lol'd and then had a huge nostalgia flash?
This song kicks the donkey's a**.
loves loves loves it!!
choperini117 0
Love anything funny and bouncy at the same time! i.e. THIS!
sarahmarieyu l e
Ditto Andrew Roberts
I like randomness.. .
An awesome song!
sisterroundu p g a l
love this! so random~
I loved that Tiny Toons episode, awesome
I love this song. Its actually a cover. The original artist was The Four Lads. It came out in 1953. Yay fun facts!~
jhooven2003
Tiny Toons did a version of this song with Plucky Duck in the video. In fact, I think Tiny Toons used a few They Might be Giants; like Particle Man.
csander00
I actually sang a kid's version of this song back when I was in gradeschool (over 20 years ago....I know, I'm old!)
this could be addicting... oh boy
I can't believe how much I love this song. It's gotten stuck in my head a few times.
Wow... i cant believe i hadn't heard this song before. I tried to go back to Constantinop l e , but no one would let me. I had no idea! it is such a catchy song
catchy
BEST. SONG. EVER.
rakutz
I just nostalgia'd. . . Hard.
stellarviole t
go ahead, try and sit down while this song is playing...
it was byzantine
ThIs SoNg Is VeRy CoNfuSinG
lilspaz
love they might be giants, wrote a song about my dads venue
If a track drops in the 50's and no one was around to hear it, can TMBG take credit for writing it?

youtube.com / watch?v=vank a S l f S r 0
amadeus_anto n i n
^^ it was on dance dance revolution a few yrs ago and i've loved it ever since
coolboyz2
why complain about it its not that bad! you know you liked it regardless
Thank god for this song. I had a date in Constantinop l e , but only because of this song did I know that she would actually be in Istanbul. Thanks TMBG!
That's nobody's business but the Turks...
plaird2
This is in fact the wrong version of the song. The one from this album has a trumpet solo at the beginning, not a violin solo. If you go to the album page, and sample the song from there, it is correct, but this is not.
ash058
This song is labeled wrong--this version is from Flood, not Severe Tire Damage. The STD version has a much longer intro, not to mention you can hear the crowd, as it is a live album.
I like They Might be Giants because they find a way to make education entertaining .
I love this song!!!
Ah, the Turkish conquest of the Byzantine Empire capitol in the 1200's, silly pseudo-Greek s .
Istanbul (Not Constantinop l e ) is a hilarious song.
no the worst
pretty awesome.

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