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Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Song

Creators (2)

Composer

  1. Nat Simon

Lyricist

  1. Jimmy Kennedy Irish songwriter

Related Works (5)

Later Versions

  1. Istamboul translated
  2. Take the Gold (But Don't Touch the Idol) parody
  3. Konstant i Opel parody, translated
  4. Istanbul translated

Is The Basis For

  1. Let England Shake

Recordings (47)

  1. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? by The Four Lads (07 Sep 1953)
  2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:21 by The Four Lads (1955)
  3. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? by The Four Lads (1972)
  4. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:35 cover by They Might Be Giants (02 Jan 1990)
  5. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Brownsville mix) 5:13 cover by They Might Be Giants (14 May 1990)
  6. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? cover by They Might Be Giants (1994)
  7. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:24 by The Four Lads (1997)
  8. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 3:07 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (11 Aug 1998) live
  9. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants (Mar 2001)
  10. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:26 cover by The Trevor Horn Orchestra (21 Nov 2003)
  11. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 4:41 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (04 Jul 2004) live, 2004-07-04: WXRT Free Concert: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, USA
  12. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 5:18 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (18 Jul 2004) live, 2004-07-18: Trees Lounge, Dallas, TX, USA
  13. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 4:05 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (22 Jul 2004) live, 2004-07-22: The Gibson Beale Center, Memphis, TN, USA
  14. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 5:29 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (24 Jul 2004) live, 2004-07-24: Live on Penn, Washington, DC, USA
  15. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants (18 Jul 2007) live, 2007-07-18: Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
  16. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 7:26 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (28 Jul 2007) live, 2007-07-28: Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT, USA
  17. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 8:41 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (10 Nov 2007) live, 2007-11-10: Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
  18. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 7:42 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (23 Nov 2007) live, 2007-11-23: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
  19. Istambul 3:17 instrumental, cover by Onésime Grosbois et son piano d’occasion (05 Feb 2011)
  20. Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:51 cover by They Might Be Giants (28 Oct 2011)
  21. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 6:18 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (25 Jan 2012) live
  22. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (radio edit) 2:27 cover by Milan & Phoenix (24 Aug 2012)
  23. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 4:19 cover by Milan & Phoenix (28 Aug 2012)
  24. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (club mix) 5:51 cover by Milan & Phoenix (28 Aug 2012)
  25. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (club mix edit) 2:53 cover by Milan & Phoenix (28 Aug 2012)
  26. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 6:18 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (Aug 2012) live
  27. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (club mix) 5:51 cover by Milan & Phoenix (14 Sep 2012)
  28. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:54 cover by Milan & Phoenix (19 Oct 2012)
  29. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:22 cover by Milan & Phoenix (19 Oct 2012) part of a “Kontor: House of House, Volume 16” DJ-mix
  30. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? cover by Milan & Phoenix (Nov 2012)
  31. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (radio edit) ?:?? cover by Milan & Phoenix (2012)
  32. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 5:41 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (18 Feb 2015)
  33. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 6:13 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (10 Dec 2018)
  34. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:10 live, cover by Unicante (11 Jan 2020)
  35. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:21 by The Four Lads (06 Mar 2020)
  36. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 6:38 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (17 Jul 2020) live, 2013-08-08: The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, USA
  37. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 5:07 live, cover by They Might Be Giants (19 Nov 2020) live, 2015-11-29: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  38. The Disarmament Song (full version) 3:17 cover by Ellen Bernfeld ()
  39. The Disarmament Song (edit version) 2:19 cover by Ellen Bernfeld ()
  40. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 2:30 live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 1990-10-02: The Knitting Factory, New York City, NY, USA
  41. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 1995-08-02: Beacon Theater, New York City, NY, USA
  42. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 7:11 live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 2001-12-13: The Arena, Brisbane, Australia
  43. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants ()
  44. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 1999-10-22: Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
  45. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 2000-08-19: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  46. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 4:31 live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  47. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 1999-09-30 (Early): The Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, USA

Links (1)

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3282456