Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
They Might Be Giants * Track #4 On Flood
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Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants
Release Date
Performed by
They Might Be GiantsProduced by
Alan Winstanley & Clive LangerWrited by
Jimmy Kennedy & Nat SimonAbout
Though They Might Be Giants are well-known for the song “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”, it is not an original song.
The original version was released in 1953 by The Four Lads.
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
[Chorus]
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
[Verse 2]
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
[Bridge]
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Istanbul (Istanbul)
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Istanbul (Istanbul)
[Chorus]
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
[Verse 2]
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
[Violin Solo]
[Bridge]
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo, doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
[Verse 2]
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
[Outro]
Istanbul!
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Q&A
Who wrote Istanbul (Not Constantinople)'s ?
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was written by Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon.
Who produced Istanbul (Not Constantinople)'s ?
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was produced by Alan Winstanley & Clive Langer.
When did They Might Be Giants release Istanbul (Not Constantinople)?
They Might Be Giants released Istanbul (Not Constantinople) on Mon Jan 15 1990.
What did They Might Be Giants say about "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"?
John Linnell:
When we were recording the Flood album, we had bought these Casio FD-1 samplers. I basically spent a couple of weeks in my house recording every single thing I could figure out how to record and playing it back on the keyboard. And so all these things that you hear on Istanbul are sam...