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"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is a 1953 novelty song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. It was written on the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans . The lyrics humorously refer to the official renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul .
Flood was They Might Be Giants' first release on a major label.Elektra Records approached the band in 1989 following the unexpected success of their second album, Lincoln, which was released on the independent Bar/None label. [2]
They Might Be Giants' new logo. The band's 13th album, Here Come the 123s, a DVD/CD follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed Here Come the ABCs children's project, was released on February 5, 2008. [49] On April 10, 2008, They Might Be Giants performed the song "Seven" from the album on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Since their start in 1982, they’ve released more than two dozen albums, scored unlikely alt-rock hits (among them “Ana Ng,” “Birdhouse in Your Soul,” “Twisting” and “Snail Shell ...
A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants. Release date: May 3, 2005; Label: Rhino — — Condensed version of Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants; Venue Songs DVD/CD. Release date: November 11, 2005; Label: Idlewild — — Collection of "venue songs": songs the band wrote about various venues in which they performed; 2011 Album Raises ...
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in early 1990 through Elektra Records as the lead single from the album Flood , making the single the band's first release on a major label.
"James K. Polk" is a song by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, about the United States president of the same name. Originally released in 1990 as a B-side to the single "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)", its first appearance on a studio album was 1996's Factory Showroom.
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