



Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants
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but moxygirl was first
Watching the preposterously named Simon Sebag Montefiore's TV series on Byzantium reminded me of this daft cover of a 1950s novelty hit.
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#nowplaying Istanbul (not Constantinople)-They might be giants》that's nobody's business but the Turks'
Why the name change? Apparently, It's nobody's business but the Turks...
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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 (Blame Trivia Crack for this one... )
Such a good piece of songcraft. Crazy 80's video too.
As my boyfriend would say, "When nerds learn how to play instruments, this happens." Can't believe I forgot about this one!
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