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In preparation for Thursday's holiday, this is the closest thing I could find to a song celebrating same (geddit?) I'm lame.
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They Might Be Giants
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Songwriters: Kennedy, Jimmy; Simon, Nat
Happy Turkey Day
Turkish delight on a moonlit night
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From today's Washington Post:This Week in HistoryOn May 29, 1453, the city of Constantinople was captured by the Ottoman Turks. They later named it Istanbul. The city, at the crossing point between Europe and Asia, has-- under various names-- been the capital of these empires: Roman (330-395 A.D.), Byzantine (395-1204; 1261-1453), Latin (1204-1261) and Ottoman (1453-1922). Confusion over its na...
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Chapter 28c: Indie Intelligence Spotlight--They Might Be Giants: "Istanbul [Not Constantinople]"
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Anybody remember the cartoon show on old-school Nickleodeon, "Tiny Toon Adventures"... they had that one episode where it was like an MTV Top 10 or something...Well, this song was on it [if you don't remember the cartoon or the song there must be _something_ wrong in your childhood, I mean, don't take it personal and all but still...!]......even old New York was once New Amsterdam...~ 'Sunshine'
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Other Songs on the album
Flood
- Theme from Flood
- Birdhouse in Your Soul
- Lucky Ball & Chain
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
- Dead
- Your Racist Friend
- Particle Man
- Twisting
- We Want a Rock
- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
- Hearing Aid
- Minimum Wage
- Letterbox
- Whistling in the Dark
- Hot Cha
- Women & Men
- Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
- They Might Be Giants
- Road Movie to Berlin
