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My kids love Istanbul by TMBG, but I never knew the history. Something I can share with them the next time it comes on. I hope for the sake of the subject of th
by jonhohle 3y ago
My kids love Istanbul by TMBG, but I never knew the history. Something I can share with them the next time it comes on. I hope for the sake of the subject of the song they didn’t have a date in Constantinople. I’m sure it would have been relatively chaotic, and romance might not have been a priority ;-)
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- EvanAnderson 3y agoSmall nit to pick: TMBG didn’t write the song— they covered it (quite well, too). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_(Not_Constantinople) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_(Not_Constantinople... The song’s appearance on MTV’s Liquid Television was my introduction to TMBG.
- jonhohle 3y agoI mean, they do love the TMBG cover, regardless of whether or not they wrote it.
- Electricniko 3y agoI didn't even know it was a song by a real band when I was a kid. I only knew it from a cartoon. Depending on how old your kids are, they might like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqJXxHi6RwQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqJXxHi6RwQ
- xraystyle 3y agoIt's not a TMBG song, they just covered it. It was originally released by a Canadian vocal quartet called The Four Lads in 1953.