Oh, the song by They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)! The Four Lads performance released in 1953 is a lot more pretty, I think. One of the prettiest songs I have heard all time. I like it very very much. The music itself, nothing much about the theme.
" Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it, I can't say
(People just liked it better that way)
Take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks "
Damn carefree lyrics, aren't they ? Aah, bring me the oldies..
@ Taffy,
If ability of comprehension was all about reading, the librarians would conquer the world. Now that's a general claim..
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