Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants | Live from Here with Chris Thile

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[@gir5o1]

Imagine having to play the same song for 35 years, but you still have fun playing it every time.

[@Teeplesexe]

If they didn’t have fun every time they would hate the song, and that would be a shame

[@eyup213]

If you made an investment and it provides you income for 35 years you would love it i guess

[@belakthebold7610]

So Istanbul (not constanople) was first sang by The Four Lads in the fiftys, and it's a little slower, but if you speed it up by 1.25 by using three dots in top corner it sounds almost the exact same

[@raymondhmuifoo11]

kurt couldnt do it

[@pamyllariot7841]

They're all Canadian. It's fine, they live for this shit

[@_b_e_a_n_s_]

These lads made the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song so they deserve all the love and praise

[@MrJellyton]

whaaaat. That blows my mind.

[@SpeakingSpellSword]

@@MrJellyton They also did music for Malcom in the Middle, The Oblongs, Higglytown Heroes, Resident Life, songs for The Simpsons, Home Movies, Dexter's Laboratory, and Courage the Cowardly Dog.

[@heyodi3092]

The Mickey Mouse Hot Dog song too

[@MrCanoeheadful]

No, that was Barenaked Ladies.

[@stevereber3358]

@@MrCanoeheadful BBT theme song by barenaked ladies... Hopefully there will never be a crossover album they might be giant barenaked ladies.

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Always nice to see TMBG playing for people who aren't TMBG fans.

[@grugspro]

Everyone is a TMBG fan, it's just a matter of whether or not they've heard TMBG's songs

[@TwiPrime]

And kill, right? :D

[@zjokka]

@@grugspro like this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZTdlmp7fNSlhc0 ?

[@matthewdubay1180]

Everyone is a TMGB fan, they just might know it yet

[@matthewdubay1180]

@@grugspro i said the same thing you did, didnt mean to rip off your thoughts, great minds think alike

[@TheAnjelHarte]

No one has commented on “please rise for our national anthem” which is damn right

[@bobbob123ful]

Sinatra used to say the same for My Way and nobody commented on it

[@KenNickels]

I thought their anthem was Pencil Rain.

[@johnholland9371]

@@KenNickels false, their anthem is "clap your hands"

[@emmawaters5531]

Damn right it is

[@mistercouch5882]

I was there! They played particle man afterwards off the air!

[@TheBlueScreenTeam]

I hope someone recorded it!

[@EvanVincent.]

Particle man is their best song. IMO

[@KeelyBurnMusic]

This is barely-controlled chaos, AND I LOVE IT. What a treat to have TMBG on the show :D

[@matthias.hess1]

I'm always amazed at how beautiful brass can be when virtuosically-played.

[@BlyGuy]

Brass is the best. So versatile. So emotional. So beautiful.

[@daveidmarx8296]

TMBG's current tour has a 3-piece horn section which is absolutely beautiful to watch in action.

[@JessicaaFlores3]

Awww I love Istanbul and Turkey ❤️❤️

[@steveperry1344]

me too.

[@Sarpedon431]

Bende

[@steveperry1344]

@@Sarpedon431 ay yildiz

[@yagzsozal8820]

❤️ Thanks bro, we love you too

[@steveperry1344]

@@yagzsozal8820 merehaba abi, choc tesh

[@sayitaintsl0w]

How is the audience not going crazy?! They are all standing there like they have never heard this song before!

[@BryantLeal-n9y]

Maybe because it doesn’t as good as the recording sadly

[@tomjoad1363]

If not for the tv show Malcolm in the Middle I would never have heard that song.

[@CraigKostelecky]

After all these years, I still don't know if they really are giants or not. I know it's clear that they might be.

[@michaelwalsh6276]

They might be fog, they might be snow, they might be something else in the snow?

[@carolharris2357]

They might be crazy?

[@runningoven]

Or might they?

[@bwilliams463]

Who's They May Be Giants? Look in the paper; don't blame me if the guy's a nut.

[@bwilliams463]

@@michaelwalsh6276 That's true, but they also might be brained, or they might be washed, and it's even possible that they're Dr Spock's backup band.

[@johnd5931]

This song was originally performed by the Four Lads in 1953, the 500th anniversary of the Ottoman attack and siege of Constantinople from the East Roman Byzantines.

[@Rvyevumlyg]

29 May 1953 is the date of golden age of İstanbul started. Ayasofya was reborn with Ottoman Empire. There were numerous attacks FROM WESTERN to İstanbul and its monumental buildings in the reign of Romans. So they were about to collapse. With Ottoman reign, Ayasofya and İstanbul came back to life. Everything with artistic value was carefully repaired and preserved by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, the Turkish Emperor. Even the folks of Romans were waiting for the New ruler.

[@johnd5931]

@@Rvyevumlyg 1453

[@Ilyada.diaries]

İstanbul, Türkide'den sevgileeer

[@yaboyed5779]

Constantinople*🤣🤣

[@49madde2]

@@yaboyed5779 not* 😂

[@christopherbacon1077]

Why did Constantinople get the works? Because it's fortifications were out of date and not built to withstand modern 15th century gunnery

[@draculauraeses9525]

That's nobody business but the Turks

[@rogercline5377]

@@draculauraeses9525 Perhaps Christopher Bacon is the Turks.

[@ryang1926]

Actually they held out with for many months with a vastly outnumbered force. THe Turks almost gave up even with the aid of over 60 smaller cannon and one large cannon able to hurl 1500lb stones at the walls. If Europe had sent help it would have never fallen. Mehmed sacrificed a lot of lives on those walls.

[@almalayuwiyyah2512]

@@ryang1926 contantinople has the best wall in history. atilla the hun, mongol, arab cannot even scratch it. middle age or medieval era weaponry cannot do shit. it need superweapon big cannon to destroyed it. the most advance weaponry in the world nothing have ever seen before in that era. that is why the fall of constantinople is the start of modern era according to many historian. it is really a big deal.

[@burakaydin3585]

Ryan G Do you have any idea what Mehmed did to stop help from Europe. Of course you don’t. Ignorances is bliss.

[@forestlee1000]

The first time I heard this was on tiny toons. Loved it then, still love it now.

[@seasonaldepression840]

Me too...

[@TulsaKanette]

i remember that. the music video was shown on liquid television on MTV too

[@amidarkdesigns1229]

Fucking same

[@liljayv1]

First time I heard this was on Just Dance...

[@bakedbeast689]

same and forgot about it until The Umbrella Academy

[@Sunnbobb]

Nothing like having a tough day, getting in my truck to head home, and NPR has They Might Be Giants as their guest. Ahhh, all is right in the world again.

[@leandroleon7613]

“All is right in the world again” this did not age well.

[@killerherobro]

Good Lord, what fun. I don't know what I was expecting, I guess a bunch of guys who met their heyday a long time ago halfheartedly jamming out to hits long past their popularity. Instead I got a bunch of dudes have a fucking blast on stage doing whatever came naturally. The vibe they set on stage is amazing.

[@sacreddatura1399]

The energy of the trumpet/trombone player is astonishing. Man plays better with one hand than any of the trumpet players in my schools band

[@jamespfitz]

Pedestrian

[@IRIDEHARLEYS]

​​@@jamespfitzyou're substandard pedestrian

[@stevencooper1103]

My favorite bands are always ones you can tell are really having fun while performing, I've listened to their music before, but after seeing them play, holy shit. Top of the list. Also, did the guitarist play Gerudo Valley right right before they started the song?

[@bradoliver9324]

It's actually just the violin riff from the original. It's all similarly styled music. Got that middle-eastern inspired harmonic minor feel.

[@hydnumm9219]

Hard to believe that they're in their 60s (technically 59 and 60)

[@EmyrDerfel]

They're like 50 but with more practice.

[@ThePauseMenuVlog]

Thanks algorithm. I already love this song but just a random suggestion

[@cygnustsp]

Here too, awesome

[@znarbaranisci213]

That's nobody's business but the KZbin.

[@OdaKa]

2:24 haha dude pleaaaase just play the lick already :V all the teasing is torture lol

[@CyBOXbeatbox]

The L I C C

[@TheAmorable]

This is the definition of enjoying yourself onstage

[@tristanthompson5269]

At what point does Kurt Ramm become just a regular member of TMBG?

[@dergos05]

When he plays 3 brass instruments at once.

[@beratcangunes8051]

Türkler burada mı?

[@frankpost2660]

Who else came from umbrella academy

[@vibewithme9339]

Number 5 😄😄

[@Bruno_Swag]

Other way around for me found the song then say everyone talking about umbrella academy

[@zubaidah4229]

@@vibewithme9339 That scene is so good. Gruesome but good.

[@__-ow1pz]

Nah this song was from my childhood cause my Turkish and this was funny but I like that a show can let other people enjoy this song to just don’t say it’s from umbrella a academy

[@amidarkdesigns1229]

Came from Tiny Toons, thanks. Lol 90's cartoons. Yeet

[@danacoleman4007]

holy crap! that dude is one hell of a horn player! amazing!

[@daveidmarx8296]

Curt Ramm IS an exceptional player. He usually plays with Bruce Springsteen (and is currently on tour with him), but TMBG borrowed him for a few years. Here's a fine performance of Curt's with Bruce: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ap-UeIdji8-djNU

[@ChainsGoldMask]

I saw them open for a unappreciative Hootie and the Blowfish crowd in Champaign Illinois. I won the tickets from Rock 106 in Peoria by singing Pearl Jam on the radio. I wish I could go back and rewatch it! TMBG rules!

[@arothmanmusic]

ChainsGoldMask Anyone who is willingly in a Hootie and the Blowfish crowd is unappreciative of music in general.

[@justinolson9336]

Where was that show? Loved going to concerts all over campus when I was in university there.

[@rogergray2247]

I saw them open for Hootie as well on their Fairweather Johnson tour back in the 90s. Both bands were great!

[@danacoleman4007]

I truly hope that didn't mean you had to sit through hootie and the blowfish afterwards

[@ChainsGoldMask]

@@danacoleman4007 😂

[@Mighty_Atheismo]

Tmbg: extended, spell-binding trumpet/trombone solo Me: wait why am i here again?

[@DaveAmbroseflavadave11369]

I was today years old when I found out they might be giants is a real band.

[@catamitee]

this is so chaotic i love it

[@arikay3054]

That solo is legitimately goals holy shit

[@Plotspider]

Dude can play him some horn!

[@DustyC75080]

They’ve always been gigantes: great stuff. Prairie Home Companion -> Live from Here is such a cultural gem. Thank you APM, NPR, and all of LfH...

[@jordanjensen6954]

This audience was unworthy.

[@kylekennedy3299]

That trumpet/ trombone intro: Stockhausen would’ve love that move.

[@Georgiekollektiv]

But How? What makes you think of Stockhausen? That's Jazzy and Swingy, but it ain't Stockhausen Material IMHO.

[@badplaylisttime8807]

Georgie kollektiv check out “Michaels Reise um die Erde”

[@michaeldemocko443]

I was never really a fan of A Prairie Home Companion so when it switch over to Live From Here I figured I wouldn't like it either. WRONG!!! This show is a music nerd's paradise!! Thank you Chris!

[@timrosencrans7955]

Flood is definitely an all time great album. Love every song.

[@denizdlls6826]

I'm from Turkey and i proud of them, thank you 🖤

[@Imasuky]

I first heard this one Tiny Toons Adventures when I was a young child and have loved it ever since

[@gomerhanger2285]

Tiny Toon Adventures.

[@jasper7439]

Man, each time I hear a new live recording of this song, it’s even better than the last. Love these guys! :)

[@lun.alukiri.a8355]

Yorumlarda hic Türk'e rastlamamam tek bana tuhaf gelmis olamaz

[@believecanfly7323]

Bende şaşırdım

[@lun.alukiri.a8355]

@@believecanfly7323 evet

[@nurullahacet]

Tuhaf değil normal

[@lun.alukiri.a8355]

@@nurullahacet tuhaf

[@nurullahacet]

@@lun.alukiri.a8355 detayli bir şekilde açıklardim da anlatsam da anliyacagini sanmıyorum

[@ChainsGoldMask]

The drums barely exist on this recording

[@alpur214]

It seems to be a fairly stripped down performance. But I think the sound overall didn't pick up the drums real well.

[@lateralus747]

On top of being the creator of Breaking Bad...I had no idea Vince Gilligan was also the lead singer for They Might Be Giants.

[@TwiPrime]

Vince is also pretty well known for his work on The X-Files, but the TMBG guy is...well...

[@mattiteodorascu6372]

R/woooooshh

[@RightSaysTanja]

I don't think that's him ...

[@dekat1989]

That's not Vince Gilligan, sorry. That's John Conant Flansburgh and John Linnel. Nice try, though!

[@lachelnderhund]

@@dekat1989 find a time to learn what humor is

[@muhammetcelik6773]

🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@Jcolinsol]

R E S TO R E C O N S T A N T I N O P L E

[@tausifkarim8861]

@Ornate Orator ok boomer

[@secretforreddit]

Nah, you can't go back to Constantinople.

[@SigandGibbs]

@Ornate Orator what's incorrect about boomers?

[@dadiolego]

Ornate Orator Yet you scream “Deus Vult”, a racist dog whistle coming from a terrible understanding of middle ages history. I’d much rather pay a small tax then be killed by people of my own religion.

[@Mooseplatoon]

@@SigandGibbs There is no insight to be gleaned from the sort of person who has a psychotic episode because a person quoted a meme at their expense.

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

If you're here because of NPR or Live From Here and haven't been keeping up with TMBG since the 90's, do your musical ears a favor and give a listen to their newer albums. I recommend: Glean, Nanobots, The Else

[@normalbiri7581]

Sanırım ilk türküm çok iyi

[@kerkukturk8298]

thank you very much for this song Istanbul is our Mekka ..although Iam not from Istanbul ..Istanbul is my heart

[@wicklanderzulawski]

Flans looks like your friend's dad who tells the waitress "I will be your customer."

[@bottlesalts]

The reason TMBG have excelled for 40 years now is because they know how to have fun

[@trumpetalliance_slo]

Valve trombone + trumpet = amazing!

[@carolharris2357]

He's very talented.

[@loretosilvaorellana1753]

Yo al escucharas la canción ☂️👄☂️

[@mercedesvazquezsanchez5359]

Jajajaja y gual yo

[@mffAI]

As a turk i enjoy listening this all the time 😂🤌

[@lesliesolomon2808]

One day I hope to love something as much as Marty looks like he loves drumming.

[@knut]

I didn't know Mr. Feeny played in a band.

[@botprag8049]

The kid wants coffee, black.

[@MeganAnimalLover]

I never get tired of listening to this song.

[@auntisthenes2754]

So silly, mad rythm ! it's jazzy as hell !

[@auntisthenes2754]

I feel like having pastas at Luigi's with the Tramp (if you've got your walt disney's straight) or the one who plays bass in the aristocats too; my goodness, do we fall for artists, don't we ? i'm fickle, I know.. don't get me started on the Jungle Book and my featherly friends. Just about everything is magic in THat book..

[@jblflatpicker]

What? TMBG and Chris Thiele?? Very cool.

[@dwec4246]

The best rendition of Istanbul ever...... ever...

[@markmcarthy596]

Imagine My amazement when I found out this was actually based on a true story

[@etta1173]

I remember the original by the Four Lads around w i was in High School.

[@pascalbro7524]

Chris Thile showing that brass can indeed melt faces.

[@biglawngnome]

I know it from Umbrella Academy. Incredible sequence glad they got the rights to it 🎉

[@auntisthenes2754]

The umbrela academy IS good for something ! quite a few songs. some downright out of your parents library. The 80s were FUN, imagine that ! None of the people who contracted AIDS during that period or later couldn't say they hadn't been warned. Luther went so over changes that a Bowie's song can't do him justice; Happy-go- monkey was his thing, some would say. No such thing.

[@generalruckus]

Not here from Umbrella Academy but from the ANIMANIACS!!!

[@fatihterim-_2509]

ESTAMBUL

[@terryhurley1]

Just amazing you bastards

[@Stu5727]

...does that trombone have valves??

[@wnakamura93]

Very useful for those of us who want the timbre of a trombone, but don't want to learn slide positions. I've been after a valved bass trombone for some time now.

[@sbutler373]

Some of us learn the slide positions anyway -_^

[@JBergmansson]

Was wondering about that instrument too!

[@gkman815]

William Nakamura slide positions are easy and makes it look like you actually know what you are doing tho

[@cosmicsins6226]

UGH i adore these boys

[@dr.a006]

Saw TMBG in Salt Lake City a couple times and they always rock! This guy with the trumpet was here the second time. Amazing!😄

[@JBergmansson]

What kind of Trombone is he playing? It looks like it has both valves and a slide. Tuba/trombone hybrid?

[@jamesandtina]

Jonas Bergmansson It’s a superbone. Yes. Seriously.

[@emiraktulum4871]

1453 FETİH

[@EonDust]

Curt Ramm proving once again that it's always quicker to switch to your sidearm

[@kursadgurocak2475]

💪💪💪💪💪🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@philipsewell8611]

Love this song! Does anyone else feel like listening to Puttin on the Ritz by Taco after this? The Young Frankenstein version is also acceptable. 😊

[@ravennazzk]

☂️☂️☂️

[@joemedley195]

I didn’t know this was a cover until a few years ago when I mentioned it to my parents. I didn’t believe them until I looked it up. Love that brass player’s soloing. He’s not just doing impressive sounds. He’s improvising melodies.

[@nicolesanchez4954]

The horn player!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Remember1864]

Song starts at 2:57

[@BensonTeresa-f3v]

Wilson Cynthia Jackson Cynthia Rodriguez Cynthia

[@andyboz4752]

Nerd music

[@bwilliams463]

That's not a trombone, that's a keybone! He's cheating! I will always remember discovering TMBG and this song on 'Tiny Tunes;' I swear, that guest appearance was the best thing that ever happened to them.

[@susanklein7448]

I like seeing John Linnell being duly impressed by chops.

[@jcwalker722]

No ones gonna talk about how this man has valves on his trombone?

[@jm52995]

Constantinople belongs to the Greeks

[@AynenAynen-g1j]

in your dreams

[@cankolcu7707]

Dislikes from greece

[@josemontano7767]

I would love to go to aThey Might Be Giants concert

[@SilasGloria-q8u]

Jones Shirley Clark Michael Wilson Robert

[@rootbeer5356]

They look great

[@rootbeer5356]

Steve Sherman Christ dude! I was just saying they look and sound great even though it’s been almost 30 years. Nothing about fat

[@Stu5727]

@Steve Sherman not sure if bad troll or actual moron

[@A2Z83]

@Steve Sherman jesus, dude

[@Stu5727]

@Steve Sherman troll it is

[@HeidiPorter-q9f]

Thompson Shirley Thomas Frank Thompson Melissa

[@carlofrancisco1501]

Five likes if your here because of TUA

[@asdrubalsoto-o1f]

Thompson Mary Taylor Robert Jackson Margaret

[@AntoinetteSusie-r3m]

Clark Amy Martin Joseph Jones Brenda

[@SentuDekki-t9f]

Gonzalez Timothy Smith Karen Jones Kevin

[@shellysimmons8812]

2:55 is where it actually starts in case you were wondering lol

[@jamespfitz]

Wow, this is a really boring horn solo... With two boring horns... I'm doubly bored.

[@auntisthenes2754]

I knew they were half mad, but anyway great performance !

[@jakek4780]

This song has been stuck in my head for so long I was beginning to wonder whether it actually existed. Xxx

[@EdithJamie]

Moore Thomas Martin Carol Young Jessica

[@PatIreland]

This is how it was done originally. And better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZTdlmp7fNSlhc0

[@Jaslath]

Not better.