Istanbul (not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
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Published 2007-10-23
From the must-own collection of They Might Be Giants videos, "Direct From Brooklyn"
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All Comments (21)
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The song:🇹🇷⚔️🇬🇷
The video:🤨🤨🤔🤔🧑💼🧑💼🗣️🗣️🌃🌃🚘🚘 -
I got a Turkish airlines ad before this
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Bro, it's been 16 years since this was posted
And to this day I don't understand why this is so perfect -
Lyrics:
Istanbul was Constantinople. now it’s Istanbul not Constantinople.
Been a long time gone, Constantinople.
To Turkish delight. On a Moonlit night.
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul not Constantinople.
So if you had a date in Constantinople, she’ll be waiting in Istanbul.
Even old New York was once new Amsterdam.
Why they changed it I can’t say, people just liked it better that way.
So take me back to Constantinople.
No, you can’t go back to Constantinople.
Been a long time gone Constantinople.
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That’s nobody’s business, but the Turks.
Istanbul, Istanbul.
Istanbul, Istanbul.
Even old New York was once new Amsterdam. why they changed it I can’t say people just liked it better that way.
Istanbul was Constantinople now it’s Istanbul not Constantinople.
Been a long time gone Constantinople .
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That’s nobody’s business, but the turks.
So take me back to Constantinople.
No, you can’t go back to Constantinople.
Been a long time gone Constantinople.
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That’s nobody’s business, but the Turks.
Istanbul.
Please like this, it took so long to make 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 -
A song from the 50s, covered by They Might be Giants, turned into an acid trip music video, now used on just dance and umbrella academy
I love society -
The sequel to the hit song "Constantinople (not Byzantium)".
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The original 1950's song was made for the 500 year anniversary of the fall of Constantinople. This version is a great cover, and arguably also a great improvement.
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16 yrs ago: They Might Be Giants Song
2023-2024: countryballs -
The 1928 song C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E was about how to spell Constantinople.
Constantinople was officially renamed Istanbul entirely in the West in 1930.
In 1953, 500 years after the fall of Constantinople, this novelty song was produced.
This cover of it is from 1990. -
This is what happens when you give the "Schoolhouse Rock" team magic mushrooms. Pure joy and happiness.
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I had a history teacher who use to randomly sing this song. I still associate this song with him to this day.
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I was ten years old when this came out in 1953. I'm so glad I have this song and a few thousand others in my memory. I came looking for it here and was very glad to find it.
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New Amsterdam was renamed new York in the late 1600s in honor of the duke of New York. But I bet the people liked it better that way
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"The kid wants coffee, black."
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0:07 Bees be like
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0:35 is the beginning part of constantinople edits
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This feels like a nightmare I had when I was 5
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when five was drinking coffee at griddy’s donuts and starts a shooting then stabs his arm
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I have no idea what im watching but im loving it
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As someone born and raised in Istanbul, love from Istanbul 🤎