CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD..| THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" REACTION

[@florenciaalvarez3213]

He is literally telling you the Turks renamed the name from Constantinople to Instanbul. So if you’re looking for Constantinople it’s now Istanbul!! You just made my day!😂🤣

[@rafetizer]

Even old New York, was once New Amsterdam. WHY THEY CHANGED IT I CAN'T SAY, PEOPLE JUST LIKED IT BETTER THAT WAY!

[@gothgirl4evr881]

Thank u for explaining it. U beat me to it by couple hours. The only other thing he needed help w was it's no bodys business but the church. LMFAO. About started crying from laughing so hard. Please I hope some one corrected this but if not they say it nobody's business but the Turks.

[@herrbonk3635]

Yes, and others called it Miklagård.

[@mitchelltyler5972]

@@herrbonk3635 and Byzantium.

[@joepegel]

Actually, it was Istanbul first. Then Constantine renamed it after himself. Then the Turks changed it back. So Istanbul is Constantinople, then it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.

[@kerrytaylor1795]

Next TMBG song: Birdhouse In Your Soul

[@DogfaceSquirrel]

Yes!!!!

[@Bunke09]

Ana Ng would be my choice and if my son had a say it would be Dr. Worm

[@melmarz8981]

my favorite❤

[@metheus108]

Particle Man!

[@eljobo3258]

Absolutely. Love it. And then Don't Let's Start and Ana NG.

[@jillgehrke7262]

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I hurt myself in the mosh pit at one of their shows.

[@monkeyman2590]

Embarrassed? That's on you.

[@jillgehrke7262]

@@monkeyman2590 Not embarrassed about the band, but that I hurt myself!

[@marlenabenson]

LMAO! 🤣

[@gojiberry7201]

I read that at one show everyone ran on the stage and started dancing, and the stage collapsed!!

[@jeffreytroublefield4265]

Raises hand. More than twice here. That's all I'm saying about it. 😂

[@heidirippl2815]

It's a name change, a city in Turkey now named Instabul, once was Constantinople under Roman Empire.

[@umusuuk]

google is fucking useless if googling "istanbul constantinople" didn't bring that up.

[@christymearna3912]

@Cynthia May 😝🤣🤣🤣

[@christymearna3912]

Take me back😁

[@jamesprout9412]

And before that it was Byzantium. One old ass city.

[@6666Imperator]

@@jamesprout9412 well Byzantium was the country/realm. Constantinople was its capital

[@carojayess1723]

So, Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. It used to be called Constantinople. At the end of the song, you thought they said “it’s nobody’s business but the church” but I’m pretty sure they said “ it’s nobody’s business but the Turks.” I had never heard this song before. It was a lot of fun, especially watching your reaction to it. You always make me laugh! 😂😍

[@debbyemerson3877]

Correct

[@peterblood50]

They used it as the end credits song on the first episode of "Umbrella Academy" That was the first time I heard it. A super TV show by the way.

[@Bunke09]

They also wrote the theme song to Malcolm In The Middle

[@davidbecker8227]

It's nobody's business but the "Turks".

[@nicotti]

History lesson: The lyrics "even old New York was once New Amsterdam" refers to New York City. The original settlement by the Dutch was called New Amsterdam, when the English took it over they changed the name to New York.

[@florenciaalvarez3213]

On my second trip to New York City we took one of the many double decker buses for a guided tour to all of the boroughs. I can’t remember exactly where I finally found the structure that read “New York” engraved in the first column, “New Amsterdam” in the second and in the third column the year in oddly enough Roman Numerals. I managed to take a picture just in time. I thought it was cool that I saw that amongst so may other interesting sights.

[@TheJoshuaPimentel]

Colin Quinn has a great bit about that. Off of his last special

[@shannoncampbell3851]

You have to hear “Birdhouse in your soul”! Great song

[@walterlowe7252]

Not to put too fine a point on it

[@ThatsY2]

@@walterlowe7252 YES!!! THIS

[@paulkearney5540]

Say im the only bee in your bonnet

[@shmoopa6595]

"Your Racist Friend" is a classic TMBG tune too...check it!

[@johnblack3204]

It's one of my favorites from them!

[@richardrobbin2225]

First tune I heard by these guys, an older cousin made me mix-tape. Was totally hooked on TMBG ever since!

[@steviekc9057]

I love your racist friend, I've used that quote so many times the past couple years "I feel like a hypocrite standing here talking to you and your racist friend"

[@colquittbrett]

@@steviekc9057 I often quote "you can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding" - a lot over the past couple years

[@tiktok010]

This is a real song. You just found the Tiny Toons version 😂

[@wfly81]

It's the same as the album version.

[@arcxjo]

@@wfly81 Right, it's their music video. Same as they did for Particle Man.

[@GoodDocGonzo]

@@arcxjo Is he a dot, or is he a speck? When he's underwater does he get wet?

[@arcxjo]

@@GoodDocGonzo nobody knows.

[@JenniferKlumpp]

I mean it’s legitimately the best video fir the song and I think TMBG would agree.

[@chinard]

I love They Might Be Giants, they are delightfully silly. They Did quite a few songs that appeared in cartoons as well as the theme song to the show Malcolm in the Middle. You should also check out: "Particle Man", "Birdhouse in your Soul", "Ana Ng", and "Don't Lets start"

[@tst4783]

ALso "Cyclops Rock"

[@Starbeam1979]

They also did the theme song for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (looked it up for my kids when they were little).

[@florenciaalvarez3213]

One of my absolute favorite songs by They Might Be Giants! Check out “Birdhouse In Your Soul” and “Don’t Let’s Start” I love love love that song. You know as much as I love you Leo!!😘❤️

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Agreed

[@KelsaRavenlock]

Ana NG and Don't Let's Start usually work well as a starting point for people who don't know them.

[@bradleymassey252]

Also "your on fire" and "particle man"

[@stormingelysium1996]

@@KelsaRavenlock Also, "She's An Angel"

[@joedavis3748]

They Might Be Giants is my all time favorite band. Every song is different. They cannot be categorized. Love them.

[@joedavis3748]

@Cynthia May for some of their albums, yes. But they have been together for forty years and have much more music than that. Check out Flood, Apollo 18, The Spine, Mink Car, John Henry... so many good albums that are not children’s educational.

[@ThatsY2]

@Cynthia May That's not who they are... but it is who they became.

[@steviekc9057]

Everybody wants prosthetic foreheads on their real heads 🤷‍♀️

[@ThatsY2]

@Cynthia May NOW you sound like a fan!! LOL!

[@ThatsY2]

@Cynthia May Me too!

[@rustywater3219]

It's the capital of turkey and straddles Europe and Asia. The Roman empire split into 2, the eastern capital was Constantinople after emperor Constantine. When Rome fell it was all that was left of the empire. Somewhere along the line it changed to Istanbul. Became the head of another empire, etc . Check out pictures of the haggia Sophia. Worlds largest cathedral/ mosque.

[@rachelfielding9438]

Shhhhh, that's nobody's business but the Turks! 🤫

[@klaptongroovemaster]

Byzantium was its name before Constantine.

[@ugrasergun]

Istanbul is the largest city but not capital. Capital of Turkey is Ankara.

[@shampoovta]

The song is educational. At one time Constantinople was a name for a place and it was changed to Istanbul. See Steven Spielberg produced Tiny Toons and Tiny Toons teamed up with The Might be Giants. It was cool hip nerd stuff.

[@lestranged]

This song reminds me of "Schoolhouse Rock" because it teaches real history in a catchy, mnemonic way.

[@another_jt]

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was originally released in 1953 by The Four Lads, and was a hit back then. This song goes way back.

[@lilkatdevil]

Thank you, I couldn’t remember

[@Videodragon64]

Real song. Bird House in your soul next

[@seanmcelroy6222]

Do this.

[@timcustomrc]

1st concert I ever went to was They Might Be Giants. Was a fun show!! Triangle man

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Triangle man hates Particle Man.

[@steviekc9057]

They had a fight, triangle wins. Triangle man.

[@heidirippl2815]

Need to listen to Viloent Femmes, Blister in the sun.

[@79mib]

Pleeeeeeeease!

[@jeffreytroublefield4265]

YES! YES!YES! Daaaaayyy after Toooddaaayyy.. thanks that's in my head for a month now. 😂 I know that's add it up. But whole album was 🔥

[@tinacolbourneart1091]

Good tune lol 😆

[@lordvitae]

^^^ This too, is a must !!!

[@blackbird8900]

Seriously love that song!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

SOO gratifying to see you look at The Might Be Giants! One of my all time favorite bands.

[@wfly81]

Fun Fact: At the time, They Might Be Giants was an unknown band, but some of the writers and animators of the children's cartoon show "Tiny Toon Adventures" were big fans. So they asked the band if they could use their song on the show, and basically the band said "Sure, as long as we can use the cartoon as the official music video". So everybody won.

[@colquittbrett]

I mean, this is sort of true? But not really. TMBG were a known commodity before Flood dropped, but the Tiny Toons crossover definitely brought a new audience (and eventually led to the kids records). I saw the videos for Ana Ng and Don't Let's Start on MTV waaaaay before the Tiny Toons bit.

[@wfly81]

@@colquittbrett They were known in the unknown underground. But this made them more public.

[@autumnroma3174]

Have you seen the other tmbg Istanbul music video?

[@3DJapan]

Maybe unknown to you.

[@wfly81]

@@3DJapan They went from underground to mainstream. Better?

[@mycuratedlife9072]

Istanbul used to be called Constantinople under the Roman Empire. I love your reactions! I'm still waiting for you to do The Cure

[@KitCat2028]

Yes!

[@doesntgiveaflock2725]

TMBG are a delight. Try - The Bells are Ringing, Statue got me High, Don't Let's Start....can't go wrong with them.

[@seanmcelroy6222]

There's something wrong with this world if you aren't at least a little bit interested in a song called "The Statue got me High"

[@jeffreytroublefield4265]

Is there a bad one?

[@peterwale6821]

OMFG Leo at 6:39 you laughed like Scooby Doo, absolutely spot on mate 🤣🤣🤣

[@shaunlaughter4478]

🤣🤣

[@peterwale6821]

If Leo had thrown a "Shaggy" in there after that laugh I'd be done right now 🤣🤣🤣

[@Kim-hc5si]

🤣🤣🤣

[@GoodDocGonzo]

@@peterwale6821 "Ruh-roh Rhaggy!"

[@Watthead80]

This a real song, they just used a Tiny Toons episode for the video. EDIT: You should check out "Slam" by Onyx.

[@danielseelye6005]

"Let the Boys be Boys!" Fuck yeah!

[@queenjenna2696]

Yes Sticky Fingaz 🖤

[@Tirath]

Tiny Toons did at least two videos for TMBG songs that I know of ("Istanbul" and "Particle Man").

[@emcsquare5045]

They have so many great songs. Istanbul used to be called Constantinople, same as New York used to be called New Amsterdam and they changed it. Check out their song why the sun shines, and racist friend.

[@jacqueline4514]

We the people want "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring; lots of us 😂 And I want Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's "I Wonder if I Take You Home" 😊😊😊

[@lasciethiesing2219]

Please react to both!

[@lesscarmel5527]

Another song we played at our wedding. We had a great wedding. 💜

[@mlkj13]

I haven’t heard this in years! So much fun.

[@marlenabenson]

You need to listen to the whole album Flood by They Might Be Giants. It's so silly and makes you laugh. Particle Man is great.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Why is the world in love again?

[@lordvitae]

Yes, PARTICLE MAN!!!!

[@SteinMeister72]

Particle Man for the win!!

[@erincinco913]

Doin the things a particle can! 🤣 Man, I haven't thought of that in years lol

[@marlenabenson]

@@erincinco913 😆

[@lizmetcalf3714]

I saw They Might be Giants live. One of the best shows ever!

[@YayaValder]

Istanbul is a city in Turkey that was one named Constantinople after Emperor Constantine during the Roman empire. The Turks renamed it Instanbul. And as the song says, even old New York was one New Amsterdam. This They Might Be Giants song is actually a cover of a really old song. And I second doing Birdhouse In Your Soul next by TMBG! And Particle Man!

[@BluenoserJo]

You look a little confused. 😂 Please please please react to Pump It Up by Elvis Costello because I can't wait to see the look on your face when you watch him bust a move. It's gonna be epic.

[@BigPete44]

Leo! What up brother! 🙌 - (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - "That Smell" - (Audio) - (Rick Derringer) - “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" - (Audio) - (The Who) - "Love Reign O'er Me" - (Lyric Video) 💯🔥

[@steviekc9057]

Ewwww, that SMELL. Can YOU smell that smell? Lol

[@minizole]

Tiny Toons did an episode that was just a bunch of They Might Be Giants music videos, and I loved it. It's worth a watch.

[@lessthanlaughing4373]

I also endorse Birdhouse In Your Soul. Cow Town is hilarious. I'm surprised more people are not asking for Particle Man.

[@vstraylight]

The cartoon was made after the song came out. I remember this episode of Tiny Toons when it came out. I was overjoyed!

[@dmillitello73]

I have followed these guys since their self titled album in 1986. To this day, "She's an Angel", is still one of my favorites. "Ana Ng", "Birdhouse in Your Soul", "Experimental Film", and many more.

[@999zahra]

Birdhouse For Your Soul is a must, just to see you do the dance on the music video would be priceless. The tune is great too.

[@colquittbrett]

This is not a band I expected to see you react to, but I AM ALL IN ON THIS. Check Doctor Worm next. Hell, check any of them! These dudes are creative and amazing.

[@tst4783]

Yes, yes, please Dr Worm. So wonderfully whimsical.

[@BojoPigeon]

Heh, TMBG have recorded about 1000 songs. Its quite a wormhole.

[@rayniecox7683]

Old lady here, I love They Might Be Giants and this is my favorite song by them! Your reading skills are fine just trust yourself.😘😎😎😎😎😘🥰

[@N1ckMar0]

The whole album Flood by They Might Be Giants is amazing.

[@kristiehonsinger8598]

Omggg....never in my life would I see someone react to this song and enjoy it so much!!! Hahahaha! I love it!

[@elysehfm8797]

More They Might Be Giants "Ana Ng" "Mr. Me" "Kiss Me Son Of God"

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Yes, all of that.

[@sl0ptart]

Don't forget particle man. 😆

[@elysehfm8797]

@@sl0ptart, I left a bunch out.

[@ThatsY2]

@@elysehfm8797 Birdhouse in Your Soul (Was are entrance song at our wedding 18 years ago!) Definitely do Particle Man, Ana Ng and Don't Let's Start too!!!

[@tedcarms]

Why was the bench still warm? Who had been there?

[@maryhamer9997]

Learning with Leo! It's brilliant! 😘

[@tracyteddy2813]

1) You're Not The Boss Of Me 2) Particle Man 3) The Statue Got Me High 4) I've Got Two Songs In Me 5) Actual Size (live version)

[@dinaghikas7933]

This was one of my favorite albums in the early 90s (I was in my early teens). 'Birdhouse In Your Soul', 'Particle Man', 'Women and Men' and 'Whistling In the Dark' are excellent! This song and 'Particle Man' were featured on Tiny Toons Adventures. 11-year-old me was flabbergasted that Tiny Toons made music videos for TMBG. And yes, if you want to read up on the fall of Constantinople Wikipedia is at your service.

[@jeffreytroublefield4265]

Or does the water get him instead?

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

The whole album Flood is great, my faves r Rascist Friend & Dead

[@arcxjo]

2 things us old Gen-Xers can tell you: 1. The city was originally called Byzantium but they later renamed it after Emperor Constantine of Rome. He was the guy who made Rome Christian, so when the Muslim Ottomans eventually conquered the city long after Rome fell, they didn't want their main city named after a Christian emperor so they changed it. The song is basically about that. It's actually an old song that was covered a bunch of times before They Might Be Giants made it famous, largely because of this cartoon, which was essentially music video for said song that just happened to air during a Tiny Toon Adventures episode back in the 90s. 2. You need to follow this up with TMBG's other Tiny Toons video, "Particle Man".

[@killiansred1000]

Thanks! You are the first person I’ve seen react to this song. Didn’t think anyone would get around to it.

[@smittycal]

They Might Be Giants is a great band. And when this came out for Tiny Tunes I was glued to the TV as a kid lol. This whole episode was dedicated to TMBG and it was almost like a 30 min music video. Classic lol

[@BEBAdventures]

I love that u listened to this. Im in my early 40's and these songs got most of us threw high school!

[@karolyn8644]

Fun song, fun reaction. The song was on all the jukeboxes when I was in high school, but only old folks like me remember jukeboxes. I tracked down the original & found this info: "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is a 1953 swing-style song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. The lyrics comically refer to the official 1930 renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul. It also references other renamed cities, specifically the renaming of New York City from New Amsterdam. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" was originally recorded by the Canadian group The Four Lads on August 12, 1953. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40082. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on October 24, 1953, and it peaked at #10. It was the group's first gold record.

[@yetibeardson1168]

So when I was a kid my dad had a They Might Be Giants CD, and me and my brother found it one day and because we were kids and weird we thought it was this forbidden thing and kept it hidden from him. Until one day he caught us jamming out to it and was both happy that we were into it and also pissed off that we stole one of his favorite CD's haha

[@bestmusicplaylists5294]

1- land of 1000 dances 2- why can't we live together 3- shoop 4- learn to fly ❤💚💜💙💛💛

[@jameswilson8433]

"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" was originally recorded by the Canadian vocal quartet The Four Lads on August 12, 1953. It's a real song! Do y'all think he's ready for the Residents version?

[@lisabarbosa4541]

Wow! That's a golden oldie 💜 They Might Be Giants are awesome. L-O-V-E your reaction...😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@brianoconnell6459]

The cartoon was part of a Tiny Toons episode with Julie Brown as a special guest. Parents groups griped about her character having, um, huge tracts of land, so it only aired once or twice.

[@marievaleur7877]

OMG too funny you reacted to this now LOL I just shared this gem with my sons earlier today! Excellent!!

[@blackbird8900]

I want to harness just 1% of your joy, you radiate such positive energy! ⚡️ Also loved your little shoutout to the Mr. Video family.

[@kittensmakingcandles]

Thanks Mr. Video! Love me some They Might Be Giants. And they are GREAT live in concert too.

[@dawnray8550]

I've had this song stuck in my head for DAYS!! Has anyone told you its not "The Church" its actually nobody's business but "The Turks"? Which cracks me up every time I come across this reaction.

[@From-North-Jersey]

My first exposure to they might be giants was on a sunday night radio show in NYC called "Idiots Delight" hosted by Vin Scelsa. He came on at 10pm on sunday night and stayed on until at least 2 in the morning and his format was "Tonight I want to talk about X" there was no rhyme or reason to it besides it interested Vin in some way and if it interested Vin it was entertaining to listen to him ramble about it. He started talking about a movie he saw on "the late late show" staring George C. Scott called "They Might Be Giants" in the movie Scott plays a man who is either completely crazy or is actually Sherlock Holmes misplaced in time. He talked about the movie all night and it was a wonderful show. Right before Vin ended for the night a guy called up and said "I love that movie, I've never heard anyone else talk about it. I loved that movie so much we named our band after it" Vin heard the word band and invited them on the show the next Sunday. The next sunday I was driving back from Lollapalooza ninetytwooza in Pennsylbamma and never got in range of the show to hear how it went. TMBG music was a regular feature on Vins show for the rest of the shows run. Usually going into or out of commercials or during bathroom breaks.

[@rellisclements6875]

Mr. V you made my break today.. so much fun

[@rafetizer]

Lol. My high school buddy Jones used to rock a They Might be Giants tape as we puttered around in his little Ford Fiesta. He's a real character.

[@lessthanlaughing4373]

They also did the theme song for Malcolm in the Middle.

[@rieskimo]

Love They Might Be Giants. Technically it's the first show I went to as a kid, I was too young to remember though. They've had a lot of kid-friendly stuff throughout their career, including TV scores and themes as well as a whole album.

[@defendedbe7999]

I love TMBG. It's tough to narrow them down, but a few of their best include "Ana Ng," "Don't Let's Start," "The Statue Got Me High," "I Palindrome I," "Little Birdhouse In Your Soul," "The Mesopotamians," and so, so many others.

[@squatchwrangler]

As allways, you've out done yourself sir! Keep up the amazing work. 😁

[@cjnoffz3351]

Your reaction is by far one of the most adorable I have seen.

[@danielperry6921]

My all time favorite band! Thanks for watching this!

[@jaysanchez5804]

I bought their CD after seeing that episode of tiny toons

[@nathanmills5311]

So the video is from the show Tiny Toons back in the day. The song is actually talking about the ancient city of Constantinople, which had it's name changed to Istanbul by the Turks. The song was around way before that video.

[@jonanderson559]

Hats off to whoever suggested this classic! I'd love you to listen to Sparks "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us".

[@Paceme2]

Yasss the Tiny toon video this was one of my all time fave episodes as a child and probably the only way I would pay attention to the 🎵

[@LordVolkov]

The whole album, Flood, is fantastic and bizarre. They Might Be Giants are truly a unique band. Check out Birdhouse In Your Soul and Triangle Man.

[@KDeCesare]

TMBG!! Never thought I'd see a TMBG reaction on your channel. Thank you. lol

[@sallyh5413]

You did it again! You turned my frown upside down! Love you very much, thank you. ❤️

[@sunsungoaway]

This crazy song was running through my head when I went to Istanbul

[@lateefp80]

I remember coming home from high-school and watching this and started jamming 😆

[@camdenharper7244]

Saw this and could not click fast enough

[@alexhartman6144]

HEY. NOT KIDDING, YOURE ON TODAYS EPISODE OF YOUR MOMS HOUSE PODCAST WITH TOM SEGURA!! EP. 601 WITH YANNIS PAPPAS AT 8:26 INTO THE SHOW :) It's on KZbin

[@beadybugg]

I mentioned it too, I hope he goes over to see

[@alexhartman6144]

He's seen it! I checked the comments on the podcast, he's the top one. I was like "HOLY SHIT MOMMYS, ITS MR VIDEO"! lol

[@Teabagz4fun]

Tiny Toon Adventures did an episode of songs, and this was one of them. Mid way towards the end during the violin solo the two characters are dressed as the artists (They might be giants). This of course is a cover they did of a song in the 1950’s. The city of Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople during the Constantine Empire and was taken over by Islam at some point where it was changed to Istanbul. (Please correct me if I’m wrong folks)

[@lorirose5343]

I forgot about this song. Thanks for the reaction! 💃🎶

[@dashlaru2]

They Might Be Giants and Tiny Toons! 90's match in heaven!

[@Filbi]

Yep, this was a real song. This cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures did a couple episodes with animated music videos for popular songs at the time. This and "Particle Man", also by They Might Be Giants, were the most popular ones.

[@barefootanimist]

Pretty sure that TMBG did the theme for "Malcolm in the Middle." They were everywhere in the 90s.

[@LisaSmith-kz5kr]

LOL can't believe you got talked into this fun ass song. ♥ Thanks Leo!

[@queensquish]

Lol!!! I have only ever heard their song “Birdhouse in your soul” 😂😂😂

[@CaptainRetroStation]

This is an OLD song from the 1950's! It's been covered a few times over the decades, but this is one that is probably the most well known. It came out while I was in high school (1990), and TOTALLY spoke to my "strange" personality! You should check out their other hit single, "Birdhouse In Your Soul"!

[@spindletopcenter]

They Might Be Giants is one of the gentlest bands on the planet. A lot of their fans are children.

[@dlpowers3898]

Fun song....love your reaction to the names too lol! thx for sharing Mr. Video!

[@PaulDidIt]

So much fun! Let’s GO!!

[@Boatzilla2]

Wow. I've heard this chorus before, but never knew it was a real song by The Might Be Giants. Thanks for sharing. Dude, they are talking about Turkey, yo!

[@lostinbrent3737]

Constantinople was the Roman name for the city that is now called Istanbul in Turkey and TMBG are brilliantly playing around with the semantics of a city with two names in this song. The next songs of TMBG’s you should check out are Birdhouse in Your Soul, Dead, The Statue Got Me High and Your Racist Friend.

[@farialmab4723]

A large costal and historical city in Turkey. Named “Constantinople” under Christian rule and “Istanbul” under Muslim rule today.

[@bigs1546]

First sung by The Four lads in 1953....also by Bette Midler in her Divine Miss M tour as her lounge singer character "Delores Delargo the Toast of Chicago" - great song. The Turkish city of Constantinople was renamed Istanbul in 1930.

[@gal30girl]

They Might Be Giants are brilliant, so many good songs. Birdhouse in Your Soul, Particle Man, Don't Let's Start, Your Racist Friend (probably one of the best calling out someone songs ever), so many great songs.

[@DerekZahn]

Coool that you did a TMBG song, they have literally hundreds of amazing songs and are still active today. Lots of people will be suggesting other top picks, I can't personally even choose. As I'm sure others will point out, Istanbul is the capital of Turkey, which used to be called Constantinople (named after the Roman emperor Constantine when the capital moved from Rome (very simplified)... TMBG does a lot of kids/educational songs but also a lot of seriously awesome alt-rock-type stuff. My personal favorites at the moment are You're On Fire, The Communists Have the Music, and Push Back the Hands, all pretty recent. Anyway, love watching your vids, thanks! Oh, and Spiraling Shape of course

[@Xaerorazor0]

They Might be Giants have done many songs, many times, they have been used in kids shows. Other songs I know of: Hotdog Song (Mickey Mouse Club House), Particle Man (Used in Tiny Toons like this one), Where in the World is Carmen San Diego (from the TV show in the 90’s). Another set of funny/comedy music is by the Arrogant Worms. Winnebago. Constantinople was the name for Istanbul. It was either the Ottoman Empire or remnants that changed it to Istanbul. (Little sketchy on the history there)

[@michaelbuhl4250]

Istanbul is the the largest city in Turkey. It used to be called Constantinople, but then the Seljuk Turks invaded about 1000 years ago and changed the name of the city. This song is a cover - the original version was done by The Four Lads in 1958.

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This is the most surprising of all - TMBG!! Wow. They had some great songs, Istanbul is more of a fun one. Great you gave it a try!!