Who originally sang Istanbul?
The Four Lads
“Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” was originally recorded by the Canadian vocal quartet The Four Lads on August 12, 1953. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40082. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on October 24, 1953, and it peaked at #10. It was the group’s first gold record.
Who wrote Istanbul?
Nat Simon
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)/Composers
Does Turkey have two capitals?
Turkey’s capital is Ankara while its largest city and financial centre is Istanbul.
When did the song Istanbul Not Constantinople come out?
Please try again later. “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” is a 1953 swing-style song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. The lyrics comically refer to the official 1930 renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul. It also references other renamed cities, specifically the renaming of New York City from New Amsterdam.
When did they might be Giants sing Istanbul?
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was covered by They Might Be Giants, but over 30 years before that, it peaked at #10 on the Billboard chart in 1953, sung by The Four Lads. The words were written by Jimmy Kennedy and the music by Nat Simon. >>
Is the trumpet part on Istanbul a sample?
And so all these things that you hear on Istanbul are samples, except for the violin solo at the beginning and the trumpet in the middle. The thing that sounds like an accordion is actually a melodica that’s been sampled. In the ‘Even old New York’ part, it’s a Coke bottle being blown into a chord.
What was the original name of Istanbul in TMBG?
But when I was a kid, I just assumed “Istanbul” was a TMBG original — it was wacky enough to seem like something they’d write. Well, you learn something new every quarter-century, I guess.