Istanbul (not Constantinople)

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Istanbul (not Constantinople)

• By Jimmy Kennedy
• Adam Phillips Block 6

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Lyrics

• Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul,
  not Constantinople Been a long time gone,
  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

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Lyrics (continued)

• 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 Now it's Istanbul, not
  Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the
  works That's nobody's business but the Turks'

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Now it's Istanbul
, not Constantinople

• This line is an example of repetition. This is
  repeated many times throughout the song to get
  the idea across to the listener that
  Constantinople is no longer around and now it is
  Istanbul.

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Istanbul

• Istanbul is a city located in modern day Turkey.
  It is the capital of Turkey and is a center of
  culture because of how Turkey is in both Asia and
  Europe.

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Constantinople

• Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern
  area of the Roman Empire, later known as the
  Byzantine Empire.

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Been a long time gone

• Constantinople fell on May 29, 1453 to the
  Ottoman Turks. Because of this, the city fell
  over 550 years ago.

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Why they changed it I can't say

• This topic is the main theme of the whole song.
  The song talks about different reasons why they
  couldve changed it and how nobody knows exactly
  why.

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Now it's Istanbul
, Not Constantinople

• Constantinople was originally the capital of the
  Byzantine Empire (the eastern half of the Roman
  Empire). It was then captured by the Ottoman
  Empire in 1453. The Ottomans were led by Sultan
  Mehmet II who then changed the name of
  Constantinople to Istanbul and also made it the
  capital of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman
  Empire then fell in during World War One and
  became the Republic of Turkey. Today, the
  capital of Turkey is still Istanbul and is a
  center of culture because of how Turkey is in
  both Asia and Europe.

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Turkish Delight

• Turkish delight has been made since the 15th
  century and was originally made by the Ottoman
  Empire from mixing molasses, flour, honey, and
  water. The reason why it is in this song is that
  he Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople
  therefore, they will now make Turkish delight in
  Istanbul since it was a trademark of the Ottoman
  Empire.

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Jimmy Kennedy

• Jimmy Kennedy was born in Northern Ireland in
  1902. He grew up in Ireland and eventually went
  to Dublins Trinity College. After college he
  moved to London where he taught until 1927 when
  he became a civil servant. While he was a civil
  servant, he wrote and published his first song in
  1931, The Barmaids Song. It was a complete
  success and set him up for a lasting career in
  the music industry. Other hits of his include
  Istanbul (not Constantinople) in 1953, Red
  Sails in the Sunset in 1935, and Teddy Bears
  Picnic in 1932.

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So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be
waiting in Istanbul

• This is yet another way to say that
  Constantinople is no longer around.
  Constantinople and Istanbul are the same place
  but run by two different empires. Constantinople
  was run by the Byzantine Empire until the 15th
  century, and then the Ottoman Turks invaded and
  defeated them. Once the Turks took over, they
  renamed the city Istanbul.

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Even old New York Was once New Amsterdam

• Before Britain took control of New York, it was
  known as New Amsterdam since the Dutch had
  control of it. Once the British received the
  territory from the Dutch, it was renamed New York.

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People just liked it better that way

• This is a possible reason why they changed the
  name from Constantinople to Istanbul which is the
  theme of the song. When he wrote that people just
  liked it better that way, he was referring to the
  fact that most of the time, when cities are taken
  over by foreign countries, the names of the
  cities are changed. This happened in cases such
  as when New Amsterdam became New York and when
  Fort Orange became Albany, New York.

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you can't go back to Constantinople
No,

• This line is another way to say how it is
  impossible to go back to Constantinople. Nobody
  can go back to Constantinople since it is
  officially no longer Constantinople. Now it is
  known as only Istanbul ever since the Turks took
  over.

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Why did Constantinople get the works That's
nobody's business but the Turks'

• This line refers to how there is really no known
  reason why the name change occurred which again
  is the main theme of the song. All that is known
  is that it happened and that it has happened in
  other places as well such as New York. This
  shows that people just like it better that way.

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