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Re: Byzantine Brokering by Byzantium
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:48:52 GMT
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In article <GKot7r.IGM@lugnet.com>,
"James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > I seem to recall my mother singing that silly song in some play many years
> > ago.
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> Neat. I wonder what play it was to use They Might Be Giants songs...
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> Istanbul was Constantinople
> Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople
> So if you've a date in Constantinople
> She'll be waiting in Istanbul.
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> (I'll confess just about my favorite rendition of this song was a silly
> music video by Tiny Toons)
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> James
Actually the song is much older than They Might Be Giants. I can't seem
to find the original credits at the moment. I'll try to find something
later on.
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| (...) Original credit given as "written by J. Kennedy and N. Simon, published by Chappell & Co. ASCAP"...that from the liner notes of "Severe Tire Damage" (couldn't find my copy of "Flood" anywhere)...dated 1953 according to (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Neat. I wonder what play it was to use They Might Be Giants songs... Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul. (I'll confess just about my favorite (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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