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They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Official Music Video)

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4.5M views · 4 years ago · music · evergreen

The official music video for They Might Be Giants' "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" from the 1990 album Flood.

Mostly posted as a catchy reference or joke in threads about Istanbul or Constantinople, and as a favorite song.

Music performance & songs#theymightbegiants#flood#istanbul#musicvideo#90s

3 comments from Hacker News

@ChrisMarshallNY2025 · in “They Might Be Giants Flood EPK Promo (1990) [video]”

My favorite TMBG song (from Flood): ▶ this video (I don't know if they wrote it, but their performance is awesome). I noticed the blank spot in the promo. Probably a rights thing. :(

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@Iulioh2024 · in “Construction of the AT&T Long Lines "Cheshire" underground site”

For these wondering, this is the song ▶ this video Very catchy, it was re popularized by a netflix series a few years ago, j don't remember the name lf the series tho

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@moviewise2022 · in “Findings show that the Vikings' self-image was influenced by Ancient Rome”

Quoth They Might Giants, "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)": Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks ▶ this video

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