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

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    1 HN recommender · recommended in 3 months, 2022–2025

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    2:35 · 4.5M views · Nov 19, 2021

    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.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @ChrisMarshallNYMar 2025· 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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    2. @IuliohJul 2024· 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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    3. @moviewiseOct 2022· 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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