“Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” (The Four Lads/They Might Be Giants) Cover by Robyn Adele Anderson
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A lot of you might know this song from the version made popular by They Might Be Giants but it was actually written in 1953 and originally recorded by a vocal quartet called The Four Lads!
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The Band:
Robyn Adele Anderson - Vocals
Guitar - Drew Cooper
Bass - Adi Meyerson
Drums - Patrick Soluri
Clarinet - Stan Killian
Trombone - Jacob Melsha
Arranged by Robyn Adele Anderson
MIXED AND MASTERED BY TOM JORGENSEN
AUDIO ENGINEERING BY AMRISH MAHABIR
FILMED @ SMASH STUDIOS NYC
“Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” (The Four Lads/They Might Be Giants) Cover by Robyn Adele Anderson
All my videos are done live, using one take.
My Dad was a member of The Four Lads for nearly 20 years. You nailed it!
I love your funky cover, Robyn. I remember being surprised that this tune has been around since the 50's, since I was more familiar with the They Might be Giants version.
Fun fact: the song was written in 1953, exactly 500 years after Constantinople fell and became Istanbul in 1453. What's even funnier, despite this, a lot of Europeans kept calling it Constantinople well into the XXth century, so at some point it almost felt like a city with 2 names: eastern and western one.
If you think that’s surprising, it was written as a response to a song written in the 1920s called C-O-N-s-t-a-n-o-p-l-e
My dad was in The Four Lads, who had the original hit with this song. Great Job!
@@StacyDarc There's a video somewhere on YT, with your dad's song and belly dancers. It's an amazing combo. Personally, belly dancers make me laugh almost hysterically (I find them extremely comedic).
wow, I mean,....she is great. Never heard of this lady before....good singer!
This one seems right up your alley. A classic, only known by the real aficionados, sung and played with the brille and schwung it deserves. Thank you for bringing it back.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Robyn knocking another one out of the park with an absolutely amazing performance! Love your work Robyn!
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Simple but charming. Now, this song turns into a classic for third time. Thank you! 🎁
Robyn i am so infatuated with you you are so cute while you sing you make the best looks and movments. You are truly an amazing singer im going to try to catch you live wow
I love this song! Makes me need to go rewatch The Umbrella Academy S1. Thanks Robyn!
I haven’t heard this in years! Wonderful cover! Songs used to be so fun… and singers so stylishly gorgeous!
What I love about this cover is that it feels like it shows off a lot more of your fun personality. ❤
Wonderful rendition! Your covers brighten my week. Thank you very much.
Ahhhhhh Niiiice. Great Cover of This Tune & Really Highlighted By Robyn's AWWWSEME Singing Voice & The Bands Awwseme As Well🎵🎶💙🩵👏👏😁
The music is so swell! All of you are just awesome! 🎵 🎼 🎵🎶🎵🎶
My parents probably danced to the Four Lads original - they married in 1955. Leave it to you to pluck a tune from obscurity and make it your own. And you probably speak Turkish. Great job! Your players, as always, shine in their support of your unique take. Special props to Adi - not easy to stand by the bass in Georgia's shoes 😉
Robin, just awesome!
Hi Robyn ! I always liked this song very much, and you made it even better. It's cruising and swinging, and I could hear it all day. Thank you very much !
Again, I am impressed with the variety of songs selected to cover on this channel. I subscribed recently, and I watch them every week.
Thanks so much!
That was fun! Thanks Robyn and company.
Simply stunning rendition, from a truly stunningly beautiful woman ❤️ ♥️ 💖 💕
Wow, another amazing cover from Lady Robyn and Co... Congratulations from Brazil for this another great video! 👏
Belíssima versão Robyn! 🎺🎷🥁🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
I randomly heard this song while eating lunch at Cane's last week, now I hear Robyn kill it in a cover!
GREAT JOB Robyn, this hits on so MANY levels!
😮 A Trombone (oh no)(Finally 🤟🤯) Great Song and Work from Everyone ❤💯🤟😍‼️
By far the best version out there.❤❤❤❤❤
Teşekkürler bu güzel şarkı için / Thank you for this beatiful song
Omg one of my favourite umbrella academy songs being sung by one of my favourite singers?? This is a very good day now 😭🤌
Came across this group again. They are great
Beautiful voice and slim herself 😍
Great cover. This is a fun song! I wish it was longer. You are an amazing talent. You are very attractive as well. Keep reaching for the stars!
Wonderful performance!
Really charming, I activated the bell instantly
What a great sound 😃😃😃😃😃😃
Love your voice❤!
You caught me Robin. Love your voice
That was awesome!!🙋♂️👌👌👌👌
Excelente!!
I love the Four Lads version, never heard the other, but I have the "original" on my work playlist surrounded by all my thrash and death metal.
This is a brilliant cover!
отличный кавер))
AMAZING ❤!!!!
I was listening to this in 2023, and then I traveled back in time to the 1950s! Also, They Might Be Giants made a whole album of science-themed songs, it'd be the coolest thing if you covered those!
That's pretty classy!. Like that a lot...
Maravilhosa versão 👏🏻👏🏻
Очень хороший кавер и вокал! Браво!
Браво!
🎉Klass❤
ooh funky
Nice performance !!
Не устаю наслаждаться и восхищаться этим произведением в разных вариантах. Это исполнение, Робин, просто блеск. Я услышал в устном исполнении нечто похожее в конце 60 гг. Мне мелодия и текст запомнились. Услышал уже песню после перестройки , или распада СССР в 90 гг. Вот как долго я ее искал.
Чувак , гитарист , очень прикольный. Все молодцы.
Я дополню, такие вещи, тем более , как , "Истамбул -Константинополь в СССР к сожалению были под запретом, да и много других дел .
@@bengan77uralov89 It's not really a modern rock & roll song - or did the USSR only allow classical music to be played?
@@sgabig Неофициально, эта песня была под запретом. В СССР конечно была эстрадная музыка, классическая музыка , народные песни, но все жестко контролировалось таким партийным функционером , главой по культуре по фамилии Лапин. Разрешалось с концертных площадок исполнять ""правильные песни". Отсюда , было не мало неформальных исполнителей различной музыки. Постепенно контроль ослабевал, т.к. эти маразматики, полутрупы из политбюро уже мало , что соображали и современная эстрада хлынула потоком в нашу жизнь. Еще раз повторю, я случайно услышал, как некий чел продекламировал отрывок из этой песни в 60 гг!!!, почему то эти слова мне запали в память и после перестройки Горбачева , я стал слушать ее в различных вариантах, причем с большим удовольствием.
Got to give it up for the auxiliary percussion in this video!!! Cheers!!
Шикарная Робин ❤
Never heard of "They Might Be Giants". I only know the Four Lads' version. And now this one.
One of my favorite looney toons cartoons set to this from the days past.
They are great..
Просто кайф 👋👍👏👏👏🔥🌹😉 !
This is cool...cheers
Nice ❤
Lived 3 monts in asian part of Istanbul ❤
This was really good !
Puttin' On The Ritz)))
Always excellent and fun! Love Robyn and crew!! [How do I hit two "likes?!"]
I would love to listen to you doing a cover of "Unwritten" By Natasha Bedingfield on a very tropical Jazz way. I'm a huge fan of you from Venezuela.
Отлично! 👍👍👍
Nice
İ love it ❤
Great Job! I think you should do "One Night in Bangkok."
One of my favorite songs done by one of my favorite gals............
And, thanks for the wink.....
Amazing!!!! Makes me think you should do Ra Ra Rasputin lol
Great
Harika
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Sympa! Stéph.
Robyn I am once again asking you to do a cover…Easy Money by Lights would sound incredible in your musical style!
nice one
Класс 👍👍👍😍😍😍
I returned a bag of groceries accidentally taken off the shelf..... sorry I was waiting for her to sing the next song on the album Flood.
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Пятая леди❤
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OMFG, do Birdhouse in your Soul next!
Seegers’ is 10 boeten ❤❤❤
The name İstanbul (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈtanbuɫ], colloquial Turkish pronunciation: [ɯsˈtambuɫ]) is commonly held to derive from the Medieval Greek phrase "εἰς τὴν Πόλιν" (pronounced Greek pronunciation: [is tim ˈbolin]), which means "to the city" and is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.
BTW@-RobynAdeleAnderson your performance is astonishing :)
Please make some also controversial text song for our country name North Macedonia in ur jazzy style which will also upsetting Greeks and many other here on Balkan and wider ... :)
hmmm@-RobynAdeleAnderson I just sow your profile and I am te only follower ... is it you scamming real Adele Anderson ? should I report this ...
That's nobody's business but the Turks
This is great!
Have you considered doing "tonight tonight" from the smashing pumpkins?
Shoutout to everybody knowing this from Brookers!
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Way to jam it w/ style!
Four lads and two lasses.
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I feel like tempo matters a lot, and this faster tempo makes it an easier song to dance with a partner to.
i love istanbulll
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Bu şarkıya bayılıyorum.
Awesome cover! Also just realized how the lyrics are basically mega gaslighting a conquest.
I have no idea what the writers of the song were thinking, but you sometimes hear Turks say Istanbul, not Constaniople, and it's not even gaslighting, it's just "we took your city, in your face." This song is fun but yes it reminds me of pretty ugly stuff.
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Much better than Bette Midler's take. Thank you!!!
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¡Qué salero!
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