They Might Be Giants - "Instanbul (Not Constantinople)"

[teeoff123456]

these guys are like the masters of irony

[thatthingthatitdoes]

this used to be my favourite song as a child...

[MissKennedy122]

My History teacher brought me here (: I was like WHAT A NERD when he showed it to us. But I got to thinkin about it again so I looked it up (:

[CoconutsalesEO]

My High School world history 1 teacher made this the class song for the Byzantium Empire / Russia unit. :3

Obviously I'm not the only one, but Virginia rocks.

[majagsreckovic]

Warning, do not feed the trolls!

[B4NG4R4NG]

my history teacher showed us this...

[nxmee]

cronos from kritzkast did a cover of this on the australian kritzmas special.

[chocolateape39]

its roblox.com

[chocolateape39]

yo, play ROBLOX. its fun, srry roblox told me to say this but still, go to roblox

[TheHighSchoolYears15]

That moment when your geography teacher plays this when your learning about the Byzantium empire. *epic*

[LegoWaffles11]

My global teacher played this at the beginning of class when we learned about the Byzantium Empire! :D

[chocolateape39]

i found this on pandora. great song!

[CarlowBoysMakinNoise]

In the video of this on mtv 1990 whats the guitar hes playing?? Its sexy!

[chocolateape39]

@CarlowBoysMakinNoise i think its a violin not guitar

[Xxsharkman423Xx]

wait wait wait...so I should call it Constantinople now?

[PlaidLover9090]

this song just makes me laugh lol

[BloodStatic76]

This song ruined AC Revelations for Me, lol. It was stuck in my head almost the entire game.

[WhenNarwhalsAttack]

My teacher plays this in class for us.

[Leninadandkazoos]

@WhenNarwhalsAttack yeah same thing in my 4th block.

[Bwmz]

Constantinople

[Psaremaful]

Πολύ ωραία σύνθεση! πραγματικά συγχαρητήρια!

[dmnwarrior]

I learned this in school :)

[red0ghost]

Sillies, it's Byzantium!

[wolfspeaker2204]

Wouldn't old New York just be...York? ._.

[RainbowNinjeh]

@wolfspeaker2204 Well, before New York was New York, it was called New Amsterdam. .u.

[Leninadandkazoos]

@wolfspeaker2204 nah the name of the original city was new amsterdam. but yeah technically the original new york is...york. sorta

[WhutsUrNaym]

I'm seeing them in concert tonight with Jonathan Coulton.

[LeilaMeat]

Spell Istanbul correct. -.-

[nickjones2015]

@LeilaMeat correctly**

[alexells86]

Glad I wasn't high when I watched this.

[TheseCitiesOurGraves]

drunk tank bought me here, personally prefer original.

[Makrahbon]

12 people liked New Amsterdam better than New York.

[subzerowins0626]

lol this song plays at my tattoo parlor

[trina72980]

you just cant go wrong with this song.

[amazingsophia007]

my social studies teacher played this song for us...LOVE IT! :D

[academicfan23]

My History teacher plays this songs when we have tests. He brought me here. Great song!

[LordFrood]

I brought me here.

[WaverlyWizardx]

How could ppl like this shiittt?

It's retarded. My social studies teacher made us watch this because were were learning about istanbul

[Rinny907]

@WaverlyWizardx Your teacher deserves a raise.

[TheCamsterDude]

@WaverlyWizardx Same here, but I liked it :P

[mysterykcad]

@WaverlyWizardx This of course bears the questions as to why you went and searched for this video if you hated it so much.

[MATTSTRIG]

@WaverlyWizardx Something tells me you failed music class.

[titaberger]

i forgot. but now i remember.



[ThePeppyOctopus]

They Might Be Giants brought me here

[WoWPwnCraft]

my friend's incessant singing of this song brought me here

[hayjaygeek]

Antiques Roadshow brought me here.

[younglife88]

Instanbul is spelt wrong.

[Nightfighter1234]

The Simpsons brought me here :D

[pandagirl4561]

Thanks Mr. Carlson, now this song is stuck in my head -.-

[Kelzzzzz1]

My science teacher brought me here.

[KatherineXIX]

The Four Lads brought me here.

[flashandgreenlantern]

I REMOVED ALL OF YOUR KNEECAPS!!!! THEY ARE NOW AT CAPE MIDDLETON!!!

[RubyofTrinity]

Who did the stop-motion for this?

Reminds me of some of Art Cloakey's trippier stuff.

[chrisjou42]

Anyone else notice the name is spelled wrong? "Instanbul"

[Gir558]

@chrisjou42 It wasn't on assassins creed,revelations was placed in Istanbul,which was also called Constantinople throughout the game

[sexyshinyashots]

I listen to this way before it was on assassins creed or Tobuscus, its nice they used this but its great on its own without the,.

[dinosaur1160]

HETALIA :3

[crazyfooInc]

I absolutely love this song, though the music video is pure mindfuck. I've always preferred the Tiny Toons version. :-D

[ChacoCinn]

Came here because of the original 50's song...

[FinestFantasyVI]

Turkey(character/country personification) from hetalia brought me here

[omgmaxx]

homestar runner brought me here

[xgymchickx23]

anyone know how i can get the audio for this?

[serpenttao]

@xgymchickx23 zamzar.com -> download video -> pick "mp3" as the filetype

[belislecrocodile]

Wait what is this place called?

[YouTubeJen]

So it's Instantbul now? lol, I can't keep up!

[Slayer13yy]

They use this song in Raising Hope where maw maw has to get hope out of the Greenhouse

[facebag666]

Okaaaaayyyy hat was an ....interesting video the song is catchy though

[bloodx5713]

Raising Hope's maw maw brought me here..

Best Jenga music ever.

[Rinny907]

This reminds me of old nickelodeon.

[jackattack20000]

Was actually looking to play TMBGs Particle Man, but had to listen to this once....awesome!

[serpenttao]

I sing this song every time I heard Ezio or anyone say "Constantinople" in Revelations xD

[bgtragus]

Craig Ferguson opened my eyes for Instanbul song :)

[franciscojavierm]

Recalling how awesome "They Might Be Giants" are brought me here... faggots ¬¬

[mysterykcad]

The perfect song for listening to while playing Assassin's Creed: Revelations

[daniel101167]

Ok.....what up with the lame cartoons. But, the song is catchy.

[dman3600]

ddr ftw

[jimmyt2002]

Umm

[darkaardvark7]

why do people give a shit about where someone's heard this song or what drove them to listen to it on youtube?

typing "istanbul they might be giants" into the search bar brought me here, damn it!

[bluesguitar2121]

Safeway radio brought me here.

[yankfan54]

I listen to this in history class lol.

[CountyFireman21]

@yankfan54 i did too which is why its been stuck in my freaking head for 12 years now lol

[computerCrazy827]

i haerd this song on dance dance revolutinsssssssssssssssssssss­ssss

[PurpleEEC]

And this isn't Istanbul's anthem because....????

[panosmel97]

@PurpleEEC istanbul is a city....

[akaSinan]

@PurpleEEC it's nobody's business but the Turks

BTW: I'm Turkish!

[themagicalfox6]

Tiny Toons and Dance Dance Revolution brought me here .__.

[AltairsFan123]

@Boganvillar me too! XD

I found this by myself then im like "toby sang this~" haha im guessin ur a AC fan too? :3

[Boganvillar]

Tobuscus indirectly sent me here!!

[TheWolfman510]

@Boganvillar Lols, how did Toby send you here xD

[Boganvillar]

@TheWolfman510 he started singing this song in one of his assassins creed playthroughs and because of that I looked up this song! :)

[TheWolfman510]

@Boganvillar Lol toby xD

[SisterBowie]

Does anyone think this sounds like Weird Al? I can't beleive this song is so old...it sounds like a parody.

[TwIsTeDEnKo]

I do NOT want to know what inspired this music video...or maybe I do?

[thisboomthis]

I nominate this for the national drinking song

[toocheaptobuyatripod]

One of the weirdest music videos ever :)

[Boosze7]

the top two comments work perfectly together

[dizzle522]

Revelations made me think of this on Tiny Tions and that made me look this up...techno-psychic powers or what.

[929Ezio]

did anyone else play this and mute the Assassin's Creed Revelations E3 Trailer but still watched it?

[Chemrmnce1234]

@929Ezio problem is the ACR Trailer is about a half a minute longer but the song. but it was still hillarious because some parts of the tempo of the song matched up with the video xD

[SoraRoxasKHII]

Haha I used to play this song on DDR all the time XD oh how I miss those days lol

[katsioylas]

oh i get its constaninople right?im greek and i lmfaod xD

[iSlash96]

@katsioylas its Istanbul :)

[HelloWorld131313]

Dear Mr.Hermann, Go dig a hole for showing the class this song.

Thank you come again,

your 7th grade student

[LlamaJudge]

@HelloWorld131313 How could you not be entranced by the klezmer rhythms combined with the fast lyrics?

[wehwehwehwehweh]

@HelloWorld131313 "go dig a hole"??? what the heck are seventh graders even saying now-a-days? Awesome song, props to your prof.

[HelloWorld131313]

@wehwehwehwehweh inside joke between my friends and i.

[211gil]

AcDec

[TheFearlessGFX]

I watched this then the day after I got Assassins Creed and was like Oh My Gawwwwwwwwwwwd! I know the history of the game already!

[cegasi92]

Assassin's Creed brought me here

[Parisoldiers]

@cegasi92 rofl, me too

[sonofgip]

@cegasi92 Me too! I was playing it last night and my wife kept singing this and then I ended up singing it too.

[halfNERD17]

@cegasi92 i came here to see if they made an assassins creed video with this.... but no....

[wonkothesane13]

0:19 - 0:25 are a direct rip off of garudo valley.

[firereaper12]

@wonkothesane13 That takes a skilled pair of ears to hear, not to mention countless hours on Ocarina of Time. xD

[hetalia137]

@wolfspeaker2204 Yes, I know (: I was refering to the Byzantine Empire as modern day Greece. Sorry for the confusion though :)

[john32509]

THUMBS UP IF THE TV SHOW RASING HOPE BROUGHT U HERE

[Vangrungy]

muslim imperial colonialism

leftys hate facts

[kakashi76767]

@Vangrungy whats wrong with left handed people? i dont get it.

[TheLuigiTron]

This should be a creepypasta...

[wolfspeaker2204]

Byzantium...Constantinople...I­stanbul...these people gotta make up their minds :\

To be honest, I think Constantinople sounds cooler...

[forcewielder2000]

4 people forgot it's Istanbul and not Constantinople.

[zaper002]

Puttin' it on the Constantinople.

[soupwifey]

This is just as trippy as I imagined it in my head. :D

[pokkop2]

Thumbs up if you met TMBG in AQW and loved them!

[cheerdancer12]

I watched this in world history but what does the video have to do with the song...? Hahaa

[TheDoggie77777]

funny video and teaches you a little about history >:3

[Pessimizum]

Why... WHY does AQW have to feature this... this... Trash??

[PenguinAegis]

@Pessimizum That's cute, you said the trash is featuring something good.

[Pessimizum]

What the hell? Why are these people famous?

[Multiyugiohmaster2]

thumbs up if u got this from aqw

[bieberfever778]

Omg same with my history teacher! He trys to annoy us and boy is it working!! Agh now im gonna go to sleep tonight and sing this in my sleep! Thx alot history teacher!

[ANDMAN96]

I don't really understand how this video displays what's going on in the song, BUT I DON'T CARE!!! ISTANBUL NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, BEEN A LONG TIME GONE FROM CONSTANTINOPLE.....

[RyuuSempei]

My history teacher played this like, 6 times during class today :)

[ChesterGreeneMusic]

sounds alot like puttin on the ritz :P

[storyfinder5]

My history teacher made us sing this song in class (-:

[austrailianpirate]

TMBG brought me here.

[falloutfr3ak]

Fact: TMBG are bronies now: This makes them 20% cooler

[DizzyPurples]

Fghhv

[blackpeter70]

Lol, read an interview with Bob Geldof in Q Magazine back in the 90's , in which he described them as "Dey Moight Be Conts". Well, I laughed.

[wesdabigman]

In regards to the misspelling, eh. I actually like this video of the song the best, so its cool that its easier to find at least.

[hetalia137]

It's not only the Turks' business. How about the Greeks who the Turks took Constantinople from.

[Loof42]

@hetalia137 And the Romans, who owned it in-between

[wolfspeaker2204]

@hetalia137 The Turks took Constantinople from the Byzantines, not the Greeks...Because Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire...*history nerd moment* Ahaha sorry. Just thought I'd point that out.

[squishfly1]

this was a song that my middle school used for transitions :P

[theBaron0530]

I think I first saw the video on MTV's "Liquid Television"

[moocow551]

THOSE FUNNY LITTLE PEOPLE MADE ME LOOK UP THIS SONG

[1958lespaul1]

I still don't get the point of renaming a city after it had been called something else for 1,500 frieken years.

Awesome video btw

[mdtalley]

@1958lespaul1 That's nobody's business but the Turks.

[gameshowmaster]

Those Funny Little People brought me here.

[GreatMizuti]

@gameshowmaster Same here. Lol.

[magistorikus]

old new york....wouldnt that just be york?

[RulingTundra]

@magistorikus lol, good point.:-)

[las171717]

CTY LAN 1

[MyNameIsBrieAKANinja]

I have a dance to this song. It's great (:

[minisnowgiraffes6]

@MyNameIsBrieAKANinja my camp does too. its really tiring and fun!!

[science0513]

That brings back my childhood. Awesome.

[fvillag1]

The original video finally thanks ealdrett.

[TheGreatMightyPoo1]

The best version of the song, and it's covered with god-knows-what.

[XxK1nG5pAdExX]

It's spelled "Istanbul". The Republic of Turkey would be disappointed. Fyi.

[AntiChristAntiFail]

@XxK1nG5pAdExX Yeah but turkey is the only country that believes less in evolution than America.

[Yadiritza]

Loooove this song! So unique! And catchy not much to say about the vid tho ~_~

[RevAndroid]

When I was a kid, this scared the crap out of me

;)