They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Severe Tire Damage-Greatest Hits)
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, 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
Istanbul - They Might Be Giants. MTV Europe, 1990 (01:57)
Welcome to the video that has become a full time occupation for me. Every day I remove hundreds of
comments from angry Turks/Greeks who think this lighthearted cover of a 1950's song is an attack on
their political views. In fact, it is just Brooklyn's ambassadors of love They Might Be Giants
performing 'Istanbul Not Constantinople' live on MTV Europe in 1990.
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