They Might Be Giants: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Meaning
Song Released: 1990
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 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
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in...
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...
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TMBG only covered this song. It was written by Nat Simon in 1953, the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Turks. It is simply about the renaming of that city. That is all.
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TMBG only covered this song. It was written by Nat Simon in 1953, the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Turks. It is simply about the renaming of that city. That is all.
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