Istanbul Not Constantinople

Istanbul Not Constantinople

Song Information

Istanbul Not Constantinople's banner.

Artist: They Might Be Giants
Composition/Lyrics: Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon
Album: Flood (1990)
BPM: 114
Length: 1:40
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople
Been a long time gone Constantinople
Now a Turkish delight
On a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul not Constantinople
So if you have a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why'd they change it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Do do do, do do d'dododo...

Istanbul! Istanbul!

Do do do, do do d'dododo...

Do do d'do do do do

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul!

Song Connections / Remixes

• Istanbul Not Constantinople is a cover of Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads.

Trivia

• Istanbul Not Constantinople features its promotional video, eliminating any on-screen dancers.
• When selecting Istanbul Not Constantinople, the announcer might say "This is what happens when you mix Geography with dancing."
• Istanbul Not Constantinople is not a constant 114 BPM. It actually ranges from 112.7 to 114.5 BPM.

Song Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	68 / 2	126 / 14	178 / 26	243 / 37	- / - / -	119 / 14	153 / 41	243 / 40	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3	N/A	3	4	7	—	3	4	7	—