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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. Konstant i Opel parody, translated
  3. Take the Gold (But Don't Touch the Idol) parody
  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. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 2000-08-19: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  39. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants ()
  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) 4:31 live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  42. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 1999-09-30 (Early): The Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, USA
  43. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 1995-08-02: Beacon Theater, New York City, NY, USA
  44. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 7:11 live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 2001-12-13: The Arena, Brisbane, Australia
  45. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ?:?? live, cover by They Might Be Giants () live, 1999-10-22: Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
  46. The Disarmament Song (full version) 3:17 cover by Ellen Bernfeld ()
  47. The Disarmament Song (edit version) 2:19 cover by Ellen Bernfeld ()

Links (1)

Wikidata

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