It’s time to listen to one of TMBG’s most famous songs: “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”. Just like with “Don’t Let’s Start”, I’m fairly nervous to tackle this song — not because of opinion, but simply because I want to get it right. I mean, this is a huge achievement from the band, and I can’t just half-ass my review.
Anyways, to business. This track was a part of the John’s live repertoire for a small while, before being translated to drum machine and released on Their breakthrough record Flood. As well as Flood being a commercial hit, this song (along with “Particle Man”) were included in episodes of Tiny Toons Adventures, which helped bolster both the song’s and the band’s popularity.