My history teacher in one school taught us about Turkey by quoting this song as his intro. I didn't appreciate it then, but I do now. If he sees this, he should know it was worth it.
My history teacher always ended his classes on this topic with this song. We didn't try to say otherwise either since it's so catchy. On the bad side I associate certain phrases/words with songs so no one can mention Istanbul/constanople/turkey around me without it getting stuck in my head. Which is why I'm here.
This actually helped me in my social studies class with the 13 colonies. I never payed attention but the “Old New York, was once New Amsterdam” line helped me way too much 😂 I’m pretty sure I was the only one in my class who knew this song, so I was usually the only one who consistently knew the answer when asked “what was New York originally called?” NEW NETHERLANDS!!!!
My family goes on a 15 hour overnight trip to a medivel re-enactment event every year, and has been my entire life, and one of the traditions is that we blast flood at top volume at 2 AM every time. This song is really near and dear to my heart, and I'm glad people are enjoying it so much.
Greetings, good gentle! May I compliment you on your excellent taste in music? (Full disclosure: it's been a couple of decades since I've been active in the SCA or gone to Pennsic)
Est A i don’t think he has been because 1) there is a pretty high chance he isn’t that old 2) there is no such thing as constantinople anymore. it’s istanbul
Burak Koç Quick question: Is turkey (the animal; hindi in Turkish) widely available & eaten in Turkey? There's no proper connection between both English words, but I know it's halal so I always figured I should ask a Turkish person.
I'm here because They Might Be Giants is one of my favorite bands and Tiny Toon Adventures is still amazing. All you newbies out there should check out TMBG's 1990 album 'Flood.' It's a classic.
i’m not sure if i would be considered a newbie, since i’m only 14, but when i was younger (since i was like 7) my dad used to have me listen to Flood all the time. it’s an amazing album, my favorite would be Women and Men.
They didn’t have RUclips when I was 6, or 7 or 8, I was 16 when RUclips came out. However I was 6 when I heard this song for the first time on tiny toons in 1994, 95. Lol
No matter what this jolly little song says, in Greece the name ''Istanbul'' does not exist. And as long as Greece and Greeks exist, it will not exist. Not because we are as delusional* as to believe that some day it will be Greek again, especially since it is now inhabited by 15 million Turks, but it is a matter of history. It is a matter of language as well. The name ''Istanbul'' is the corruption of a phrase Byzantine Greeks used, when refering to their city. They used to say ''eis tin poli'' meaning ''to the city'', or ''in the city'' as Konstantinople was THE city, for them. Thus, a byzantine Greek, when asked ''where are you going'' or ''where do you live'' he would respond by saying " eis tin poli" . In fact, the 5.000 thousand (approximately) ethnic Greeks who are still left in Constantinople**, still use the phrase ''eis tin poli''. The Turks turned that into ''Istanbul'' and some even stubbornly claim that it means ''where Islam is abundant''. But in any case, in Greece we speak Greek, not Turkish, so we can't call it ''Instanbul''. *Greece is a peaceful modern democracy and a member of the European Union. As such we do not claim land beyond our current borders, although we are determined to defend what is ours, if attacked. **In the beginnings of the 20th century, more than 150.000 ethnic Greeks lived in Constantinople. By the beginning of world war 2, Turkey had managed to force two thirds of the Greek population, to leave for Greece. In the 50s, using as an excuse the then crisis in Cyprus, they expelled the rest - about 50.000 - leaving eventually, only about 5.000. Since - regretfully so - Turkey even today, has not really become much more democratic and human rights respecting, or less territory demanding towards us than it used to be, we fear that it may be just a matter of time, before they get rid of the rest.
I had the entire series at one point (baring an episode or two) that I recorded on VHS with my VCR when the show aired on Nickelodeon. This episode (along with the one featuring One-Eyed Jack) was my favorite.
Yesssssir particle man man, I was in pre k in 92 and that's still my fav episode of tiny toons, every song was sick and I was coherent enough to know it wasn't a weird fever dream. Good times
You did before the days of modern transport though. Camel caravans were once common in Anatolia (and in the Balkan provinces of the Ottoman Empire too) as camels were useful for transporting heavy cargoes over long distances. Even today there are still places in Turkey where camel wrestling (a traditional sport of nomadic tribes) is still popular.
Yes, it was used during the period of the Ottoman Empire, but there is no camel race at the moment and it is not traditionally popular. You don't know anything about my country, so don't make unnecessary comments.
@@enverpasha16 This guy: explains historical factoid about how ottomans used to use camels for cargo transport, and vagues about the bedouin. You: "you don't know anything about my country"
@@jodofe4879 ya i guess but it wasnt really our "thing" you know? Camels are still in sausi arabia and other middle eastern countries used and common not in turkey and some other middle eastern countries tho
Was here before umbrella academy, dad was fan of they might be giants in early 90s and bought a bunch of albums. I keep hearing this song in random places like the simpsons? Now I heard it again in umbrella academy and it seems so out of place because it represents my childhood not a bar fight lol
@@engandaus8815 Greeks originally settled the city, calling it Byzantium. In 334 A.D., Emperor Constantine declared it the capitol of the Roman Empire, so it was then known as New Rome. After Constantine's death, the city was named Constantinople in his honor🏺
My Dad got me Turkish delight and it made me think of "Turkish delight on a moonlit night" so now this is stuck in head and I'm listening to it because I love it. He introduced me to this song and it's kinda our thing so I think the candy was a reference
The Umbrella Academy is a comic book series that was written and illustrated by Gerard Way (lead singer of My Chemical Romance) and Gabriel Ba, about 14 years ago ? (i may be wrong) It became a Netflix show last year, and it’s very popular.
Kcortez I just watched the fight scene honestly this song makes it badass. Still weird to me that it’s the first time most of these commenters have ever heard this, evidently they had boring schoolteachers lmao
TheLocalLt that’s true. i remember listening to it when i was still in elementary school. i got so happy when i saw that it was on the umbrella academy. my teachers were pretty rad back then.
Do people in Europe actually care about that to this day? I understand shit's still going down in Cyprus -- but hasn't Istanbul been Turkish for like 500+ years?
Constantinople was called Istanbul by merchants long before the Ottomans even came into being. It's a contraction on the Greek phrase for "To the city". The Ottoman Empire actually called in Konstantiniyye/Constantinople, and it was Ataturk who renamed it, *_after_* the Ottoman Empire was abolished
Ok but 90s kids are still lost. I guess there's way too much sh going on in ny. ,,, The taco guy of putting on the ritz comments brought me here. Tried to hear this from the top of my head 😅 & nope. All I hear is something fast. Now that I'm here, the violin? Is the loudest. But I guess I can't be distracted by what's going on w/ umbrellas. 🤷🏻♀️
when I was in college, we had a medieval dance club that I loved being part of, and one of our favorite dances was always performed to this song. Twenty years later, hearing this song takes me to my happy place every time.
+Inkwell Presents: Inkwell! Principally because it's about something that happened millenia ago. Arguing about what happened in constantinople nowdays is like arguing about which tribe of cavemen learned how to make fire first: it's *just a liiitle bit* too late to discuss that subject now.
+negative man It didn't happen millennia ago, it happened in 1930. There's still millions of people alive today who were alive when Istanbul was Constantinople. As for the Muslim conquest of Constantinople, that happened only 563 years ago. Hardly caveman times, but in the beginning of the Early Modern Era. The city was the capital of the Christian Byzantine empire and Eastern Rome for 1,400 years before that, and it's conquest by the Turks was brutal. It's no wonder historical memories are still raw.
Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed 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, Oh Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks So, Take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks Istanbul
"So take me back to Constantinople!" No, you can't go back to Constantinople!" Not true! All you need is 1.21 gigawatts and a car that can drive 88 miles per hour! Great Scott!
that moment you and your friends walk into history class with the teacher playing this song. *just dance dance moves break out* this is literally what happened i'm dead serious
Hi from İstanbul and my best regards from Turkey to all around the world. We are not an enemy of any country in the world. You are always welcome to Turkey, if you want to see any ancient things about Constantine you can see and visit here peacefully, i hope you can find some touristic and exotic things :))
@@Yourlocalbacterium Azerbaijan and Armenia are "enemies" (bcz of recent wars) and Turkey is closest country to Azerbaijan, which causes "bad relations" between Turkey and Armenia, diplomatically.
The song's ok, but I just really like the word "Constantinople". It's catchy. I had to listen to this song like 7 times before I could properly pronounce it, some 15 years ago. XD
Turks:TURKEY ISNT DESERT Greeks:ITS CONSTANTINOPLE turks are happy when greeks are mad and greeks are happy when turks are mad i dont know how you did it but you somehow made both mad
Heard this while watching The Umbrella Academy and my mind went right back to this Tiny Toons episode!!! Had to flashback. Then "Particle Man" came to mind too! Lol
Was playing this song on the speaker while cleaning, my 11 year old came out and said “dad this is a really cool song”… first time she’s ever complimented anyone else’s music choice
I remember when this episode first showed on tv, I was so happy and shocked to see TMBG on here that I nearly cried. I was beyond happy. My older, half-brother introduced me to the group with their album Flood and just to really show my age here, it was the vinyl LP.
Istanbul: Welcome to the world's most wanted city! Constantinople: Now hold on- Byzantium: You can't talk without crediting the original! Lygos: *cries*
Why is it a bad thing that me and a bunch of people didn't know about this before TUA??? Just because a lot of people found this through tua doesn't mean their any less of fans and definitely doesn't mean they dislike the band. It just means there's a lot of new fans who probably wouldn't know about the band otherwise and are now more likely to check out the rest of the bands songs
@@htf5555 nah , it was called Iberian peninsula and the people who lived there were named Iberians so maybe we should call it iberia or somthing insted or maybe you can call things as thay are now and shut the fkup.
I’ll go for the rest of my life asking people why did Constantinople get the works? In hopes that they answer with “that’s nobody’s business but the Turks” and the day they do I’ll marry them regardless of gender
Is it weird I was scanning the comments for someone to ask "Why did Constantinople get the works????" just so I could eagerly reply "That's nobodies business but the Turks...". So you're not alone lol... partner....
Have had this stuck in my head for years... and then a friend told me that they had just found this cool song. Then I found out it was in the Umbrella Academy. Then someone else told me they just heard of this cool new song.
Remember seeing this episode of Tiny Toons when it first aired! Was a They Might be Giants fan, and freaked the f... out when I saw this episode. Love it!
I never watched tiny toons on tv, but i have a vhs of the episode where this clip is from and I somehow didnt realize as a kid that these were real songs that they got permission to use and make an animation around. It came as a shock to hear this on the radio years later
medgang YOU SEE SEA AND GREAT GREEN NATURE EVERY WAY YOU TURN IN TURKEY IDK WHERE IS THE MOTHERFUCKIN DESERT IN A COUNTRY WHICH’S THREE SIDES SEES THE SEA LOOK AT THE GODDAMN MAP
Here, and I'm pretty sure if I comb through the attic I might even find some stickers to proof it *rummages around* Found one. Attached to the cover of a mix tape...^^
Hey y’all! Be nice to each other. All generations have there own fun stuff! Btw, The Umbrella Academy actually is a pretty decent show. You should try it! Have a nice day😁
PSA to everyone here from The Umbrella Academy! Hello! Welcome to the world of They Might be Giants, we are happy to have you! While it's great that you're here, it should be noted that this is far from the only good song They Might be Giants have ever released. They have 22 studio albums out as of March 2019, the large majority of which are absolutely incredible. If you enjoy this song, you should check out the albums "Lincoln," "Flood," and "Join Us." If you're into that, feel free to expand deeper into the discography. We hope you enjoy your stay!
Wow, thank you an actually nice comment from an og stan on behalf of Us people from TUA this is very much appreciated I think I will check out more of their stuff :)
Trust me, most of us are very nice, we just get passionate about TMBG, and can get a little tense when people think they've just become famous. You should check out the subreddit if you want to see the lighter side of the fanbase. (/r/tmbg).
![Digital Circus Episode 4 [TRAILER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/abZtsmMUbJo/mqdefault.jpg)
Easily a top five song of all time on the "songs that get stuck in your head out of absolutely nowhere" list.
Top Five. Hah. I’ll see myself out...
Top FIVE. Hmm...
Another song for me in top five is it’s still rock and roll to me by billy Joel
@@orangeini3niautochini287 five lol
doo doo doo doo doo... mahna mahna... doo doo di doo mahna mahna
My history teacher in one school taught us about Turkey by quoting this song as his intro. I didn't appreciate it then, but I do now. If he sees this, he should know it was worth it.
My history teacher flat out showed us this video
My history teacher always ended his classes on this topic with this song. We didn't try to say otherwise either since it's so catchy. On the bad side I associate certain phrases/words with songs so no one can mention Istanbul/constanople/turkey around me without it getting stuck in my head. Which is why I'm here.
Your history teacher was either dumb or Turkish
Same. I heard this in school in 1990 and I still remember it to this day.
@@7Wolf77 Oh man this was early 2000's for me so you know this dude was old school lol
Everyone: Umbrella Academy
Me: *has had song stuck in head since 5th grade*
Same! I’m glad TMBG are acquiring a larger fan base now though. Their music is great so it’s cool to see today’s generation enjoying it as well. :)
Like, these comments make me feel hella old. Its amazing.
GOD SAME
EXACTLY
literally I remember seeing this years ago and I still remember it
I'm on a flight from Dallas to Istanbul and i got 12 hours of this playing in my head to go
Ne işin var İstanbulda
@@kursadgilik9426 Renaming it to Constantinople!
Captain: "Attention passengers, we will soon be landing in Istanbul."
Everyone, in unison: "(Not Constantinople)"
😂
Some people complain about The Umbrella Academy comments but I'm glad that the show introduce more people to this song.
Hmm
Actually I don’t know if it was a fever dream or something but I actually heard this song before I don’t know where though
@@Sunniesand3 I think it was in a cartoon called Tiny Toons
Photographer potato Torres same I was thinking the same thing when I watched it
Hahah me to
Constantinople: Exists
Istanbul: I'm about to end this whole man's career
ArmyImperium 🤣🤣🤣
Deuz Vult.
@@jeffthatcher7736 Nope Crusaders were horrible ppl
Asiya Ahmed no u.
Asiya Ahmed why say that all crusaders were horrible people if not all were. In that case all Muslims are bad people because of territorst groups.
me: *relaxing and minding my own business*
brain: ISTANBUL WAS CONSTANTINOPLE
NOW IT'S ISTANBUL, NOT CONSTATINOPLE
ademir pasinato those dam Turks
i've had this song stuck in my head fOR THREE DAYS
jasontheking134 and congrats brainless jerk also your ideas just like ur fuckn d country👏👏👏
Busenur Bngl ok
This actually helped me in my social studies class with the 13 colonies. I never payed attention but the “Old New York, was once New Amsterdam” line helped me way too much 😂 I’m pretty sure I was the only one in my class who knew this song, so I was usually the only one who consistently knew the answer when asked “what was New York originally called?” NEW NETHERLANDS!!!!
But you guys get thaught in school that we used to have colonies in the region of the Hudson river right?
Was it really new Netherlands?
@@svndwich977 New Amsterdam was the capital of New Netherland
Explains why there are so many Dutch-named things around New York: Stuyvesant, Harlem (Haarlem), etc.
@The Evil Ascot Company
Kill van Kull, Tappan Zee
Comments : it’s istanbul! , no it’s constantinople!
Me : make new york new amsterdam again!
Why?? 😂
It's Constantinople forever.
*İSTANBUL* 😌💯❤️
@@tauafranca6339 Constantinople is always the best name for me as well haha, sounds way prettier!
@@MrTHECLASSICPRO I don't speak English. I am Brazilian.
My family goes on a 15 hour overnight trip to a medivel re-enactment event every year, and has been my entire life, and one of the traditions is that we blast flood at top volume at 2 AM every time. This song is really near and dear to my heart, and I'm glad people are enjoying it so much.
Please explain what your family does! It sounds interesting but I don't fully understand 😃
Has to be Pennsic!
You're parents are 100%
Your family is amazing :) Few here appreciate seeing some of the old ways, Like that.
Greetings, good gentle! May I compliment you on your excellent taste in music? (Full disclosure: it's been a couple of decades since I've been active in the SCA or gone to Pennsic)
I livin in İstanbul.I had never seen desert in my life.What a shame !
Have you been to Constantinople?
Est A i don’t think he has been because 1) there is a pretty high chance he isn’t that old 2) there is no such thing as constantinople anymore. it’s istanbul
@@meliskoleogullar4149 on #2, you sure about that? The song was rather vague on that concept.... (Jk)
Burak Koç Quick question: Is turkey (the animal; hindi in Turkish) widely available & eaten in Turkey? There's no proper connection between both English words, but I know it's halal so I always figured I should ask a Turkish person.
@@isaiah3872 we eat it in christmas
Tiny Toons was honestly an underrated classic
in actual fact, 99% of the comments are ABOUT how 99% of the comments are about umbrella academy. not about umbrella academy.
Cristian EXACTLY
I agree. This is unfortunate.
and this is one of them
@@DanielleBarnham
Well if it's about 99% of the comments being about TUA, then it's about TUA.
They Might Be Giants has always been a great band.
man its really a band?? i searched for it and i found nothing lmao...im very confused i migth be crazy
@@insensato84 were you high bro?
@@discotequilasunset no. You had the high ground.
@@ac7491 anakin was my brother yes
You're not the boss of me now
I'm here because They Might Be Giants is one of my favorite bands and Tiny Toon Adventures is still amazing. All you newbies out there should check out TMBG's 1990 album 'Flood.' It's a classic.
i’m not sure if i would be considered a newbie, since i’m only 14, but when i was younger (since i was like 7) my dad used to have me listen to Flood all the time. it’s an amazing album, my favorite would be Women and Men.
This is an excellent form of visual storytelling, with the actual characters not saying anything yet really showing a good story.
everybody: History class, Umbrella Academy, just dance
me: my dad let me use his computer when i was 6 and i took a youtube deep dive
@Bring Back the Angry Birds Stella Series are you sure you want the answer to that question?
They didn’t have RUclips when I was 6, or 7 or 8, I was 16 when RUclips came out. However I was 6 when I heard this song for the first time on tiny toons in 1994, 95. Lol
pretty much, we all saw way too much too early lol
Lmao I found the song when I was pretty young on a Nyan Cat around the World video. Has been stuck in my childhood, memories and heart ever since.
same lol
I do believe the Byzantines would have something to say about this.
No matter what this jolly little song says, in Greece the name ''Istanbul'' does not exist. And as long as Greece and Greeks exist, it will not exist. Not because we are as delusional* as to believe that some day it will be Greek again, especially since it is now inhabited by 15 million Turks, but it is a matter of history. It is a matter of language as well. The name ''Istanbul'' is the corruption of a phrase Byzantine Greeks used, when refering to their city. They used to say ''eis tin poli'' meaning ''to the city'', or ''in the city'' as Konstantinople was THE city, for them. Thus, a byzantine Greek, when asked ''where are you going'' or ''where do you live'' he would respond by saying " eis tin poli" . In fact, the 5.000 thousand (approximately) ethnic Greeks who are still left in Constantinople**, still use the phrase ''eis tin poli''. The Turks turned that into ''Istanbul'' and some even stubbornly claim that it means ''where Islam is abundant''. But in any case, in Greece we speak Greek, not Turkish, so we can't call it ''Instanbul''.
*Greece is a peaceful modern democracy and a member of the European Union. As such we do not claim land beyond our current borders, although we are determined to defend what is ours, if attacked.
**In the beginnings of the 20th century, more than 150.000 ethnic Greeks lived in Constantinople. By the beginning of world war 2, Turkey had managed to force two thirds of the Greek population, to leave for Greece. In the 50s, using as an excuse the then crisis in Cyprus, they expelled the rest - about 50.000 - leaving eventually, only about 5.000. Since - regretfully so - Turkey even today, has not really become much more democratic and human rights respecting, or less territory demanding towards us than it used to be, we fear that it may be just a matter of time, before they get rid of the rest.
@@theo9952 shut up nerd
@@belovedmarmot2803
And why aren't you in bed by now, silly boy ?
@@theo9952 because the sun is out nerd
Fracking nerd
When you've never watched Umbrella Academy and only know this song from the original Just Dance Kids 2010
This song is from a canadian group called "The 4 Lads" in like the 50's lol. It's an old swing tune.
Yes 👏
Yep
same all of my friends are like omg you just know that song cuz of tiktok but I’ve been listening to is ever since I got just dance kids 2 lol
Yesssss
I actually had this Tiny Toons Episode on vhs as a kid and watched this so many times....omg, that must have been over 20 years ago.
👍
@@jeffreywilliams8499 whats the episode name if u remember
@kuvikina 1992 that was the year I was born
@The Unbeatable -Tiny Toon Music Television
I had the entire series at one point (baring an episode or two) that I recorded on VHS with my VCR when the show aired on Nickelodeon. This episode (along with the one featuring One-Eyed Jack) was my favorite.
I'm not ashamed one bit that I'm almost 45, watched this when I was in high school, And am still tickled by it... And particle man.
PARTICLE MAN! Tag yourself I’m triangle man...
@@orangeini3niautochini287 but triangle man hates particle man. But they have a fight, triangle wins. Lol
Yesssssir particle man man, I was in pre k in 92 and that's still my fav episode of tiny toons, every song was sick and I was coherent enough to know it wasn't a weird fever dream. Good times
@@tbok75 triangle man also known as one punch man and illuminati man
@@jhsrt985 hit in the head with a frying pan. Lol
A word of advice: Never play this song in a donut shop or you’re just asking for a massacre
What happened at a donut shop for you to post this?
@@atotallyrandomperson3889 ok
@@atotallyrandomperson3889 Wow, lmaoooo, I read and didn't get the reference at first! Lmaooo
especially if you’re a 50-some-odd time traveling man trapped inside a 13 year old’s body
Lol, good one.
notice me world history teachers
+Eel 52 XD
LOL I guess we all did it huh.
Brennan Merris You've been noticed. Now go back to your mother's basement, shitlord.
What grade did y’all see this in?
8th
This is one of the most underrated bands I wish they would play these guys on radio.
They played them on the radio in the very late 80s and 90s on 99.1 WHFS,, a renegade station that blew up
''We do not ride camels in Turkey''
''We do not ride camels in Turkey''
''We do not ride camels in Turkey''
''We do not ride camels in Turkey''
You did before the days of modern transport though. Camel caravans were once common in Anatolia (and in the Balkan provinces of the Ottoman Empire too) as camels were useful for transporting heavy cargoes over long distances. Even today there are still places in Turkey where camel wrestling (a traditional sport of nomadic tribes) is still popular.
Yes, it was used during the period of the Ottoman Empire, but there is no camel race at the moment and it is not traditionally popular. You don't know anything about my country, so don't make unnecessary comments.
@@enverpasha16
This guy: explains historical factoid about how ottomans used to use camels for cargo transport, and vagues about the bedouin.
You: "you don't know anything about my country"
@@jodofe4879 ya i guess but it wasnt really our "thing" you know? Camels are still in sausi arabia and other middle eastern countries used and common
not in turkey and some other middle eastern countries tho
@@thesenate5291 bet he doesnt even know about the armeian genocide either
I had heard this song a long time ago and thanks to Umbrella Academy I found it again
yeah same... I heard it in class and it is so dang catchy
Sp_Zo sAme! We played this in my elementary in the gym and i thought it was catchy aF!
Was here before umbrella academy, dad was fan of they might be giants in early 90s and bought a bunch of albums. I keep hearing this song in random places like the simpsons?
Now I heard it again in umbrella academy and it seems so out of place because it represents my childhood not a bar fight lol
Sp_Zo sAME
Same yooo
Even old Constantinople was once Byzantium ~
Now Its Istanbul not Constantinople
And Emperor Constantine named Byzantium New Rome, then it was named after him when he died
John Vincent De Toro didn’t Constantine name it Constantinople before the Byzantine empire existed
@@engandaus8815
Greeks originally settled the city, calling it Byzantium. In 334 A.D., Emperor Constantine declared it the capitol of the Roman Empire, so it was then known as New Rome. After Constantine's death, the city was named Constantinople in his honor🏺
....Just sayin....
My Dad got me Turkish delight and it made me think of "Turkish delight on a moonlit night" so now this is stuck in head and I'm listening to it because I love it. He introduced me to this song and it's kinda our thing so I think the candy was a reference
i tried to play this song in a donut shop. nothing really happend except a kid around 16 sat down next to me claiming his from the future. weird
wack
😹
5 was 14
Loaf
@@zWismer They specifically say it’s his 13 year old body.
When your AP honors teacher forces you to listen to this during their class so you remember Constantinople is now Istanbul
Eomma Jin Says Stob It but this song is still really good
ahhh me for ap world lol
@@cindyzhong9108 Me too! Hahaha
Eomma Jin Says Stob It whats ap honors?
This happend to me today in Geography
What the hell is umbrella academy? My teacher played this in 6th grade forever ago, before I even knew who They Might Be Giants were
It's a popular netflix show
The Umbrella Academy is a comic book series that was written and illustrated by Gerard Way (lead singer of My Chemical Romance) and Gabriel Ba, about 14 years ago ? (i may be wrong) It became a Netflix show last year, and it’s very popular.
Kcortez I just watched the fight scene honestly this song makes it badass. Still weird to me that it’s the first time most of these commenters have ever heard this, evidently they had boring schoolteachers lmao
TheLocalLt that’s true. i remember listening to it when i was still in elementary school. i got so happy when i saw that it was on the umbrella academy. my teachers were pretty rad back then.
Lol, are you hurt because most people know it because of umbrella academy?
My History teacher showed this to us in 6th grade and I think about this song from time to time and it’s still a jam
I remember the times that the comments were full with Turkish-Greek flame wars about Istanbul-Constantinople, now its full of Umbrella fans :(
TheOttomanEmpireWillRiseAgainMwhahahahahaha hahaha!
Sounds like this was an upgrade tbh.
Do people in Europe actually care about that to this day? I understand shit's still going down in Cyprus -- but hasn't Istanbul been Turkish for like 500+ years?
@@itzpro5951 one of the best shows
@@miguelzavaleta1911 it was Turkish for 500+ years but its name was changed sometime in 1920s-1930s
I’m sorry I’ve never heard of any of this what exactly happened?
“It’s Istanbul, not Constantinople!”
Byzantium: “bruh”
Ottoman: Hi
Constantinople was called Istanbul by merchants long before the Ottomans even came into being. It's a contraction on the Greek phrase for "To the city". The Ottoman Empire actually called in Konstantiniyye/Constantinople, and it was Ataturk who renamed it, *_after_* the Ottoman Empire was abolished
@@marcnassif2822
I suppose they just liked it better that way
@@marcnassif2822 its an abbreviation but it's kinda stupid to name it like that like in greek its like saying im going to the city, to the city
Emperor Constantine: "bruh"
The fact you came from Umbrella Academy is no one's business but the Turks.
You're making us responsible to read all the "I came from Umbrella Academy" comments stop
The only good Umbrella related comment
We don’t care where you came from just enjoy the song
@@ozguraydins sa
Ok but 90s kids are still lost. I guess there's way too much sh going on in ny. ,,, The taco guy of putting on the ritz comments brought me here. Tried to hear this from the top of my head 😅 & nope. All I hear is something fast. Now that I'm here, the violin? Is the loudest. But I guess I can't be distracted by what's going on w/ umbrellas. 🤷🏻♀️
when I was in college, we had a medieval dance club that I loved being part of, and one of our favorite dances was always performed to this song. Twenty years later, hearing this song takes me to my happy place every time.
Who knew there would be so much political tension in the comment section of a Tiny Toons video
+The Official Inkwell Everybody did
It's RUclips...the only thing that surprised me was the fact that someone DIDN'T expect this
+Inkwell Presents: Inkwell! People really like hating on the Turks (not entirely sure why).
+Inkwell Presents: Inkwell!
Principally because it's about something that happened millenia ago.
Arguing about what happened in constantinople nowdays is like arguing about which tribe of cavemen learned how to make fire first: it's *just a liiitle bit* too late to discuss that subject now.
+Соɾу ℛ. I like the Turkish people that I've met and, from I've read of Ataturk I have respect for him, but Erdogan? I'd shit on him!
+negative man
It didn't happen millennia ago, it happened in 1930. There's still millions of people alive today who were alive when Istanbul was Constantinople.
As for the Muslim conquest of Constantinople, that happened only 563 years ago. Hardly caveman times, but in the beginning of the Early Modern Era.
The city was the capital of the Christian Byzantine empire and Eastern Rome for 1,400 years before that, and it's conquest by the Turks was brutal. It's no wonder historical memories are still raw.
"do you think i want to kill a child, go home with that on my conscience?"
"oh i wouldn't worry about that, you won't be going home"
he's so freaking bombbbb like THAT LINE DOE
*this song intensifies^
What
@@frindjinny6 the umbrella academy my friend
@@sofiaporras3989, that show is getting annoying to hear about
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed 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, Oh Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks
So, Take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Istanbul
You forgot the do’s
I was just looking for the do's
ok
Me: Failing history
Me After hearing this song with a 100%
Sus 😭🤣
*me having this song stuck in my head for a week and nobody believing me when I say it exists*
Aw I hope that didn't actually happen but if it did vindication must feel amazingly great
Everyone: Umbrella Academy
Me: Dancing my ass off to this in Just Dance as a kid 🕺
The only real way to like it is if you learned it from just dance my guy
THE ANIMAL COSTUMES USED TO SCARE ME LMAO
I don't know what either of those things are. I saw it when it first aired on television...last millennia.
Simpsons
RIGHT??? Seeing it on the show unlocked a flood of memories and I instantly remembered the womanizer dance
Edit: I call rat
Everyone: "UmBrElLa AcAdEmY"
Me: Why'd they capture the duck? It was kinda their fault the trophy got smashed.
go back to looking at miss Sonia.
It was totally the girl's fault in slamming into him to hug him and no one taking the trophy from his hands before hand.
This was from the Looney Toons VHS originally
Umbrella Academy is so fucking overrated
Geez. None of you saw Tiny Toon Adventures back in the 90's?
This has been in my head every few years since the mid-90s.
"So take me back to Constantinople!" No, you can't go back to Constantinople!"
Not true! All you need is 1.21 gigawatts and a car that can drive 88 miles per hour! Great Scott!
how does this not have more likes i cannot say
D'aww, thanks
I CAN INTO MANY LIKES
great answer
This comment was one of the best comments I have ever read
that moment you and your friends walk into history class with the teacher playing this song. *just dance dance moves break out*
this is literally what happened i'm dead serious
It happened to me too on Monday
What my parents heard in the other room while I was playing Just Dance
It's really impressive how much story they fit in and with so few words in such a short time.
Hi from İstanbul and my best regards from Turkey to all around the world. We are not an enemy of any country in the world. You are always welcome to Turkey, if you want to see any ancient things about Constantine you can see and visit here peacefully, i hope you can find some touristic and exotic things :))
Evet bulabilirler ama Türkiye ya da İstanbul böyle bir yer çok yanlış tanıtıyorlar ülkemizi.
I thought Turkey was enemies with Armenia?
@@Yourlocalbacterium Azerbaijan and Armenia are "enemies" (bcz of recent wars) and Turkey is closest country to Azerbaijan, which causes "bad relations" between Turkey and Armenia, diplomatically.
@@devotionceviri oh ok
I'm late to the party, but I hope you and all y'all doing alright in the wake of them earthquakes y'all done had. *Hug*
90% "aNyOnE fRoM uMbReLlA aCaDeMy"
5% "Stfu about Umbrella Academy"
Other 5% also Umbrella academy
Fuck me 150 likes?!
Shredder true
I came here after looking up the band that played the Malcom in the Middle theme song.
@@saulspanco854 lol. watch Umbrella Acadamy. tho warning alittle graphic
Shredder What about the Turks? (Like me)
Everyone's arguing and I'm just like, "Man, I like this song"
Dizzy O'keefe I am Armenian, and I just think its a fun song. Seriously?
The song's ok, but I just really like the word "Constantinople". It's catchy. I had to listen to this song like 7 times before I could properly pronounce it, some 15 years ago. XD
This song lives rent-free inside my head.
Since when is Istanbul a desert? I'm not even Turkish and I'm mad.
Good Anakin, let the hatred flow through you
Take it easy snowflake
@@javiermendoza5173 Who the hell uses the word "snowflake" unironically? Are you like 80 or something?
S. A. Debre nobody cares what you think about it, it's nobodies business but the turks
@@highlander2319 Nobody cares what you think, either. :)
Turks:TURKEY ISNT DESERT
Greeks:ITS CONSTANTINOPLE
turks are happy when greeks are mad and greeks are happy when turks are mad i dont know how you did it but you somehow made both mad
😂😂😂
Who even thinks Turkey is a desert?
Istanbul not constinapolr
Well, I know this is wrong, but we like to hate each other... History is like football!
So Greeks and Turks dont get a long? Thats why Turkey still isnt part of the EU.
90 % umbrella academy (including me)
9 % Just Dance
1 % actually like the band
i'm here because of Umbrella academy too
Dont forget the ones who came from Tic Tok 🤣
True , include me xD
I'm here from tiktok of all places😂
fr
This is genuinely the most entertaining unofficial music video I've ever seen.
Check out Particle Man, Tiny Toons version.
Who was a fan before Umbrella Academy....? (Tiny toons was my introduction to this song.)
sameeee
I'm a fan from Just Dance
Same. I was like 7 or so when I first learned this song. lol
Same here it would always get stuck in my head as a child. Now even more so because the umbrella academy.
I've been here since just dance 😤
Here because of exactly what you see ... Tiny Toon Adventures...
Heard this while watching The Umbrella Academy and my mind went right back to this Tiny Toons episode!!! Had to flashback. Then "Particle Man" came to mind too! Lol
Recently hearing this I now CAN NOT get it out my head.
And I REALLY loved the Mike Tyson PUNCHout opening
Tiny Toons is Legendary and so is They Might Be Giants, brings me back to my childhood!
damn some of y'all never played just dance as a kid and it shows
For real these sad plebs and their Umbrella Trash Just Dance is the shiz
@@danithegamer7992 Umbrella Academy is a good show. Don't start hating on it just because everyone likes it lmao
Daniel Martinez Eh both are good. I knew this song from Just Dance, but Umbrella Academy posts reminded me that it existed
@@aesthetic5884 you younguns need to go watch Tiny Toons
Just dance is the s***
Everyone’s saying they came here from the umbrella academy but I’ve been coming since Just Dance
Same
DAYDREAMER ! I came from my teacher
DAYDREAMER ! Same
DAYDREAMER ! sam3
I was looking for this comment lmao
Was playing this song on the speaker while cleaning, my 11 year old came out and said “dad this is a really cool song”… first time she’s ever complimented anyone else’s music choice
for everyone commenting that turkey is being depicted as Arabia, what did you expect from a 20 year old tiny toons music video?
lol its like 35 year old or something
@@withche07 gotta be, at least.
It’s from 1991, about to be 28 years old. But yeah, people are reading way too much into a simple cartoon.
Turkey?
That was Warner Bros. idiot.
leave it to a looney tunes vid to start a turf war in the comment section lmao
this song is officially stuck in my head...
My history teacher showed us this for class and now it's stuck in my head. That I had to come back to this
I remember when this episode first showed on tv, I was so happy and shocked to see TMBG on here that I nearly cried. I was beyond happy. My older, half-brother introduced me to the group with their album Flood and just to really show my age here, it was the vinyl LP.
I love this song! :3
Istanbul: Welcome to the world's most wanted city!
Constantinople: Now hold on-
Byzantium: You can't talk without crediting the original!
Lygos: *cries*
esdanbol: hi amigos
Without any sarcasm whatsoever: thank you. That is history in a nutshell.
After Byzantium, the first name of Constaninople was "New Rome", and then got renamed to Constantinople. Greeks still call it Constantinople btw.
Nova Roma: don't forget me just because my time is short
Tsargrad: I want to be in the picture too
@@b.w.6189 never mention tsargrad
Yo Mr. G! If you're still showing this to your kids, you the man!
who came here because they actually like the band
@joeysdr It's a show on Netflix.
nobody because this song sucks
WE WANT A ROCK
Give this man a medal !
Why is it a bad thing that me and a bunch of people didn't know about this before TUA??? Just because a lot of people found this through tua doesn't mean their any less of fans and definitely doesn't mean they dislike the band. It just means there's a lot of new fans who probably wouldn't know about the band otherwise and are now more likely to check out the rest of the bands songs
we get it, you’re here from Umbrella Academy!!
Who came here from umbrella academy?
Did you know Im here from Umbrella Academy?
Dude im here because of Umbrella Academy, you?
ancient Asshat nah Just Dance is where it's at
no
I think we can all agree that it is called Byzantium
And spain is called andalus right?
Nah bro it's New Rome
@@iklmn nah. it was hispania first
@@htf5555 nah , it was called Iberian peninsula and the people who lived there were named Iberians so maybe we should call it iberia or somthing insted or maybe you can call things as thay are now and shut the fkup.
*Unpopular opinion* It should be territory of the ottomans.
This is great! Oldie but goody!
Ever since The Umbrella Academy, this song has been stuck in my head. Thanks for weeks of both torture and greatness
Such an overrated show
@@mattofalltrades2230 you have a lot to add to the discussion
I’ll go for the rest of my life asking people why did Constantinople get the works? In hopes that they answer with “that’s nobody’s business but the Turks” and the day they do I’ll marry them regardless of gender
Awww!
Can I follow suit? That might just be the best idea ive ever heard. Ever.
Is it weird I was scanning the comments for someone to ask "Why did Constantinople get the works????" just so I could eagerly reply "That's nobodies business but the Turks...". So you're not alone lol... partner....
Thats kinda gay
because it was a christian name and THEY JST LIKED IT BETTER THAT WAAAAAAAAAAAYYY!!!!!!!!!
Have had this stuck in my head for years... and then a friend told me that they had just found this cool song. Then I found out it was in the Umbrella Academy. Then someone else told me they just heard of this cool new song.
Remember seeing this episode of Tiny Toons when it first aired! Was a They Might be Giants fan, and freaked the f... out when I saw this episode. Love it!
I never watched tiny toons on tv, but i have a vhs of the episode where this clip is from and I somehow didnt realize as a kid that these were real songs that they got permission to use and make an animation around. It came as a shock to hear this on the radio years later
1452: World’s capital is CONSTANTINOPLE
1454: Const- um istanbul oh camel, desert some arabic thing
OTTOMAN IS NOT ARAB!
Istanbul was officially Constantinople all the way up to.1920s, Istanbul was a nickname by merchants some guess Turkey preferred that.
Ottoman was Empire and also just a family name in Turkish history :) it is not a race, being Turk is a race.
medgang YOU SEE SEA AND GREAT GREEN NATURE EVERY WAY YOU TURN IN TURKEY IDK WHERE IS THE MOTHERFUCKIN DESERT IN A COUNTRY WHICH’S THREE SIDES SEES THE SEA LOOK AT THE GODDAMN MAP
@PepeTheFrog they are Turkified. It means they are Turk. Turkishness is cultural.
@Ibrahim Najm but they cant asimilated anatolians like greeks or turks.
I was vibin so hard with these at just dance omg I miss these years
I often play this for my students, often for no reason other than me wanting to watch it again.
Don't read the replies if you value your brain cells
In the cartoon world, that's all that's needed. Hell, we've had cartoons set in Arabia that pass by signs saying "Los Angeles City Limit" 😆
Anonarchist nooo there are a lot of people in Turkey who have Greek blood maybe 60% of Turks have greek blood
@@furkan8540 True but they don't know it
Anonarchist no we know that but also mostly of us still don't like greece lol
Ha that's a really weird combination. (Not in a bad way, just very rare, especially with the history with Greece and Turkey)
This song popped into my head after the attack in Istanbul
same
561 years ago today, Constantinople fell.
Sad reacts only
I like Istanbul to high-fives all around.
My social Studies teacher showed me this and I loved it
To hell with this Im going back to Byzantium, I keep it real OG.
+TR what we don't know is that both Keith L. and Corn Bread are turkish. :P
Accept*
Genocides and mass deportation by Ottoman empire to make anatolia entirely muslim and turkish?
I prefer New Rome myself :)
I'm old school, Roman Empire > Byzantium
I'm here for the return of the Turkish grand prix on f1.
You got your wish
You need the come here again.
Me: does nothing
My brain: ISTANBUL NOT CONSTANTINOPLE
You have no idea how happy this makes me, I heard this song as a teenager while watching tiny toons, this exact episode, just so happy
lol, Ottoman cannons cant destroy Byzentine walls. 1453 was an inside job.
Actually, they did.
That's exactly what the government wants you to think. Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos did 1453.
Why would the government care whether we believe Ottomans cannons can destroy Byzantian walls?
What a conspiracy-bullshit.
why do you care so much about a joke I made on RUclips
The Unknown
Even if it is true. The Ottomans would also have wpn if the gate was closed.
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam... HAMSTERDAMN!
Who's here because they actually watched this from tiny toons in the 90s? Everyone saying they watched this from an umbrella show?
I saw this when it first aired back in the 90's
Here, and I'm pretty sure if I comb through the attic I might even find some stickers to proof it *rummages around* Found one. Attached to the cover of a mix tape...^^
dude you're so cool for not keeping up with current trends, you must be getting laid on the daily
@@Baby-sz2of A lot more than you have child :)
Now, go back to watching your umbrella show.
Hey y’all! Be nice to each other. All generations have there own fun stuff! Btw, The Umbrella Academy actually is a pretty decent show. You should try it! Have a nice day😁
Every day in history class, this song gets stuck in my head again
PSA to everyone here from The Umbrella Academy!
Hello! Welcome to the world of They Might be Giants, we are happy to have you! While it's great that you're here, it should be noted that this is far from the only good song They Might be Giants have ever released. They have 22 studio albums out as of March 2019, the large majority of which are absolutely incredible. If you enjoy this song, you should check out the albums "Lincoln," "Flood," and "Join Us." If you're into that, feel free to expand deeper into the discography.
We hope you enjoy your stay!
Wow, thank you an actually nice comment from an og stan on behalf of Us people from TUA this is very much appreciated I think I will check out more of their stuff :)
Trust me, most of us are very nice, we just get passionate about TMBG, and can get a little tense when people think they've just become famous.
You should check out the subreddit if you want to see the lighter side of the fanbase. (/r/tmbg).
And their most famous "Boss of me"
Just saw them for the first time in December put on a great show loved them since the 80's
Got here via TUA... Autoplay got me to those songs from "Here comes science"....
...got a new favorite band! :)
The Umbrella Academy?
Yep. But no one cares about Adam Ant.
Yep
yup
what is the connection between this and umbrella academy?
That's why I'm here
Greeks:Yay we have a new city called Constantinople
Turks: *O H I D O N T T H I N K SO*
Turkish people now let's make maps with Crete inside them
Greeks oh I DON'T THINK SO
@@ilias4312 walking ships comes
this song got stuck in my head, i havent heard it in 2 years