They Might Be Giants - 'Istanbul (Not Constantinople)'

From the album "Flood" by They Might be Giants, 1990

Elektra Records

[themoistfeltlipsofsatanasamupp]

I swear this song is playing in a tiny corner of my brain all the time

[BrianFrichette]

Wonder if there was an ancient version of this: "Constantinople (Not Byzantium)"

[amelero]

Blasting this on headphones really gives you the feeling that Constantinople is gone

[ProphetofTables]

Whatever you do, do not play this song in a donut shop. It's gonna get a bit messy.

[babybobo]

Once you hear this once, it never leaves your head

[chrisgaulding]

One of the greatest songs on one of the greatest albums. Most under rated bands ever

[Raincally]

"It's Istanbul, not Constantinople"

*Five has entered the chat*

[ranchsalad]

I remember dancing to this on the Wii while playing Just Dance 4 for hours straight

[qgears]

Ah, the sound of my entire history class drumming the desks reverberates in my brain.

[kurocrow-chan]

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


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, oh 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~

[daorignaldumbucket]

My teacher played this when I was in middle school in the early 2000s. This song still lives in my head rent free

[naturalketchup]

I knew this song before I watched TUA.

When I heard it on the show I started squealing cuz I was so friggin excited

[zoeymedders]

The only thing I think about when listening to this song is…Griddy’s Doughnuts

[owaisibraheem]

Who's watching 570 years after the conquest


Edit:571 years later anybody?

[edanpino]

Gods, one of my favorite history teachers showed me this song almost a decade ago. Still stuck in my head

[lexxpowered]

I'm glad this song is in umbrella academy.

[mudokonmajesty]

I loved this song in Umbrella Academy, this song was also in Tiny Toons 😄♥️

[TN-]

This song has been living rent-free in my head for years and I don't mind at all

[MrIWannaLaugh]

For some time, I have been quite taken with the notion that Same Place + Time = Different Place. You often hear people of older generations reflect, "I remember when such-and-such place was this-or-that." But the clock doesn't stop ticking for any of us. "Take me back", to what? -It's not the same river, and we are not the same men.

[misty]

i cant explain it, and i dont know if i'll ever be able to explain it, but this would be an amazing track for a horror movie