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Wasn't the song featured on Animaniacs not Tiny Toons? Suppafly 00:27, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Here is the Tiny Toons video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgfYSbcBAk That song never gets old. :) 85.101.38.144 13:05, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
This article should be about the song in general, rather than jumping about halfway to being an album page for a They Might Be Giants EP. That EP is really just a CD single with more than one backing track. TMBG rarely release "True" singles. — User:ACupOfCoffee @ 07:26, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
According to an article I was reading, there actually isn't any accordion in this song. It's another instrument that sounds like it. I'll see if I can find the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.153.176.195 ( talk) 15:14, 22 March 2007 (UTC).
I have heard the Residents song "Constantinople" enough times that I know it almost by heart, and I really don't think it's the same song. All they have in common is the word "Constantinople" and a somewhat similar verse structure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thoughtclaw ( talk • contribs) 18:18, 29 March 2007 (UTC).
Am I the only one who's disappointed that this song doesn't mention Byzantium? — Keenan Pepper 06:12, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
I can't find a citation that this is based on Puttin' on the Ritz. Also, I've heard rumor that the word "Constantinople" evolved into "Istambul". Is that accurate? —Ben FrantzDale 12:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
"TMBG's version is at a faster tempo than the original and contains a distinct klezmer influence, including a violin introduction and some accordion parts." It might resemble klezmer to that editor, but it would seem to be generically 'eastern' in style, indeed that would make more sense. Maybe the influence could be explained with a bit more detail (or just omitted). I've just been on a klezmer goose chase which is fine in itself, I'm just not sure it's relevant to the song. Hakluyt bean ( talk) 21:50, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
The name Istanbul come from the greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν(aes tan polis) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.123.181.162 ( talk) 18:31, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
The verse that goes "even old New Yoooork was once new Amsterdam" is taken from an old Tchaikovsky piece, does anyone know the name, I forgot? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.209.95.63 ( talk) 21:54, 25 April 2008 (UTC) look it up on youtube —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.12.120.85 ( talk) 19:47, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
You are probably referring to "All the Girls in France Do the Hoochie-Coochie Dance", which has several sets of lyrics, some of them anti-Semitic. I was unaware that the melody was from Tchaikovsky, but it's possible. 76.199.2.56 ( talk) 17:32, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
There is a wiki-page about it called "Arabian riff", also known as "The Streets of Cairo", "The Poor Little Country Maid", and "the snake charmer song", is a well-known melody, published in various forms in the nineteenth century.[1] Alternate titles for children's songs using this melody include "The Girls in France" and "The Southern Part of France".[2][3] The melody is often associated with the hoochie coochie belly dance. Arabian riff — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:1C03:680B:F000:90A1:CB2F:DEE0:E66D ( talk) 17:53, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
Hello, in keeping with earlier messages here that noted that this article reads more like a TMBG advertisement than a history of the song itself, i have taken the liberty of placing all the cover versions in chronological order, with the TMBG version then getting its all call-out (which i did not alter, merely demoted to a sub-sub-head). It is my belief that when one is dealing with a historical article of this type, placing all the events in chronological order rather than perceived "popularity" order is always the best and simplest path to follow. cat yonwode not logged in 64.142.90.33 ( talk) 06:02, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Also in keeping with earlier messages here that noted that this article reads more like a TMBG advertisement than a history of the song itself, I have removed some of the tangential information that went into detail about the TMBG album that featured this song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CopperJet ( talk • contribs) 21:30, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
What's really not in the slightest degree relevant to this article in any manner whatsoever is the whole paragraph about the Polk song(!). -- AnonMoos ( talk) 09:12, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
(I couldn't edit the article directly because it was locked due to vandalism.) The song was a significant plot element in the TV show "Raising Hope" Season 1 Episode 3. It is played while the grandmother plays Jenga and they comment that the music is what makes her play so good. They use the song again at the end of the episode to save the baby, because the music guides the grandmother to help them safely uncover the baby from a tower of junk. -- Julianabelar ( talk) 04:52, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
So when was it written? We have the first recording but not the date the song was published. Nitpyck ( talk) 18:39, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
This is not really relevant enough to include in the article. They are just a random college singing group. It is also not sourced.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.75.66 ( talk) 00:36, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
Having a Wikipedia page does not make them important. There are dozens of a capella groups at any given college. I'll remove the reference unless there is further discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.27.103.182 ( talk) 03:37, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
This part is just deliberate misinformation fueled by nothing but prejudice. For if it had been an act of Islamization, which I think the aforementioned phrase was supposed to refer to, it would have been enacted not in the secular Turkey of Ataturk but in the 450 years it was under Ottoman territory. Plus Istanbul isn't a Muslim name either; as this article says it comes from a Greek phrase and its Arabic name was al-Qusṭanṭiniyah as this article says. It needs attention and rewording so it can be less prejudiced. Thank you. 176.43.221.95 ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 14:09, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
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I am a new user, and re-added a very brief note regarding the existance of a vinyl pressed cover from New Zealand, because I felt it fitted with the article being about the song itself (not just TMBG). Please advise if on an earlier (anonymous) edit I unknowingly breached Wikipedia etiquette. GenXKiwi ( talk) 04:58, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
It was in a Muppets episoide with Pierce Brosnan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.90.203.90 ( talk) 01:01, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
Is it just that it's not well known? Denisarona could you explain why it was removed? 216.173.152.45 ( talk) 20:25, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Nothing? Drsruli ( talk) 01:55, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
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Wasn't the song featured on Animaniacs not Tiny Toons? Suppafly 00:27, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
Here is the Tiny Toons video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgfYSbcBAk That song never gets old. :) 85.101.38.144 13:05, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
This article should be about the song in general, rather than jumping about halfway to being an album page for a They Might Be Giants EP. That EP is really just a CD single with more than one backing track. TMBG rarely release "True" singles. — User:ACupOfCoffee @ 07:26, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
According to an article I was reading, there actually isn't any accordion in this song. It's another instrument that sounds like it. I'll see if I can find the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.153.176.195 ( talk) 15:14, 22 March 2007 (UTC).
I have heard the Residents song "Constantinople" enough times that I know it almost by heart, and I really don't think it's the same song. All they have in common is the word "Constantinople" and a somewhat similar verse structure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thoughtclaw ( talk • contribs) 18:18, 29 March 2007 (UTC).
Am I the only one who's disappointed that this song doesn't mention Byzantium? — Keenan Pepper 06:12, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
I can't find a citation that this is based on Puttin' on the Ritz. Also, I've heard rumor that the word "Constantinople" evolved into "Istambul". Is that accurate? —Ben FrantzDale 12:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
"TMBG's version is at a faster tempo than the original and contains a distinct klezmer influence, including a violin introduction and some accordion parts." It might resemble klezmer to that editor, but it would seem to be generically 'eastern' in style, indeed that would make more sense. Maybe the influence could be explained with a bit more detail (or just omitted). I've just been on a klezmer goose chase which is fine in itself, I'm just not sure it's relevant to the song. Hakluyt bean ( talk) 21:50, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
The name Istanbul come from the greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν(aes tan polis) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.123.181.162 ( talk) 18:31, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
The verse that goes "even old New Yoooork was once new Amsterdam" is taken from an old Tchaikovsky piece, does anyone know the name, I forgot? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.209.95.63 ( talk) 21:54, 25 April 2008 (UTC) look it up on youtube —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.12.120.85 ( talk) 19:47, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
You are probably referring to "All the Girls in France Do the Hoochie-Coochie Dance", which has several sets of lyrics, some of them anti-Semitic. I was unaware that the melody was from Tchaikovsky, but it's possible. 76.199.2.56 ( talk) 17:32, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
There is a wiki-page about it called "Arabian riff", also known as "The Streets of Cairo", "The Poor Little Country Maid", and "the snake charmer song", is a well-known melody, published in various forms in the nineteenth century.[1] Alternate titles for children's songs using this melody include "The Girls in France" and "The Southern Part of France".[2][3] The melody is often associated with the hoochie coochie belly dance. Arabian riff — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:1C03:680B:F000:90A1:CB2F:DEE0:E66D ( talk) 17:53, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
Hello, in keeping with earlier messages here that noted that this article reads more like a TMBG advertisement than a history of the song itself, i have taken the liberty of placing all the cover versions in chronological order, with the TMBG version then getting its all call-out (which i did not alter, merely demoted to a sub-sub-head). It is my belief that when one is dealing with a historical article of this type, placing all the events in chronological order rather than perceived "popularity" order is always the best and simplest path to follow. cat yonwode not logged in 64.142.90.33 ( talk) 06:02, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Also in keeping with earlier messages here that noted that this article reads more like a TMBG advertisement than a history of the song itself, I have removed some of the tangential information that went into detail about the TMBG album that featured this song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CopperJet ( talk • contribs) 21:30, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
What's really not in the slightest degree relevant to this article in any manner whatsoever is the whole paragraph about the Polk song(!). -- AnonMoos ( talk) 09:12, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
(I couldn't edit the article directly because it was locked due to vandalism.) The song was a significant plot element in the TV show "Raising Hope" Season 1 Episode 3. It is played while the grandmother plays Jenga and they comment that the music is what makes her play so good. They use the song again at the end of the episode to save the baby, because the music guides the grandmother to help them safely uncover the baby from a tower of junk. -- Julianabelar ( talk) 04:52, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
So when was it written? We have the first recording but not the date the song was published. Nitpyck ( talk) 18:39, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
This is not really relevant enough to include in the article. They are just a random college singing group. It is also not sourced.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.75.66 ( talk) 00:36, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
Having a Wikipedia page does not make them important. There are dozens of a capella groups at any given college. I'll remove the reference unless there is further discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.27.103.182 ( talk) 03:37, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
This part is just deliberate misinformation fueled by nothing but prejudice. For if it had been an act of Islamization, which I think the aforementioned phrase was supposed to refer to, it would have been enacted not in the secular Turkey of Ataturk but in the 450 years it was under Ottoman territory. Plus Istanbul isn't a Muslim name either; as this article says it comes from a Greek phrase and its Arabic name was al-Qusṭanṭiniyah as this article says. It needs attention and rewording so it can be less prejudiced. Thank you. 176.43.221.95 ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 14:09, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
MAKE ISTANBUL CONSTANTINOPLE AGAIN!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.72.73.253 ( talk) 22:36, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
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I am a new user, and re-added a very brief note regarding the existance of a vinyl pressed cover from New Zealand, because I felt it fitted with the article being about the song itself (not just TMBG). Please advise if on an earlier (anonymous) edit I unknowingly breached Wikipedia etiquette. GenXKiwi ( talk) 04:58, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
It was in a Muppets episoide with Pierce Brosnan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.90.203.90 ( talk) 01:01, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
Is it just that it's not well known? Denisarona could you explain why it was removed? 216.173.152.45 ( talk) 20:25, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Nothing? Drsruli ( talk) 01:55, 26 July 2023 (UTC)