Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

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"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is a 1953 novelty song, later famously covered by They Might Be Giants, known for its playful lyrics about the renaming of Constantinople to Istanbul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
song recording ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coveredBy They Might Be Giants ⓘ
famouslyCoveredBy They Might Be Giants ⓘ
genre alternative ⓘ
alternative rock ⓘ
novelty ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
English ⓘ
hasNotableLyric "That's nobody's business but the Turks" ⓘ
"Why did Constantinople get the works?" ⓘ
hasNotableVersion Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (They Might Be Giants version) ⓘ
hasSubject city renaming ⓘ
historical geography ⓘ
isCoverOf Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ⓘ
lyricTheme playful wordplay ⓘ
renaming of Constantinople to Istanbul ⓘ
notableFor playful lyrics about city name change ⓘ
originalArtist The Four Lads ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1953 ⓘ
performedBy The Four Lads ⓘ
They Might Be Giants ⓘ
referencesPlace Constantinople ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
title Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Four Lads → notableWork → Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ⓘ
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) → title → Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ⓘ
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) → hasNotableVersion → Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (They Might Be Giants version) ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (They Might Be Giants version) → isCoverOf → Istanbul (Not Constantinople) ⓘ
subject linked to: Istanbul (Not Constantinople)