Welcome to the video that has become a full time occupation for me. Every day I remove hundreds of comments from angry Turks/Greeks who think this lighthearted cover of a 1950's song is an attack on their political views. In fact, it is just Brooklyn's ambassadors of love They Might Be Giants performing 'Istanbul Not Constantinople' live on MTV Europe in 1990.
A UK television appearance from 1990. Sadly, UK music shows still had a policy of lip-synching back then, but TMBG countered that by having a slightly different mix of the song prepared for the occasion.
They Might Be Giants performing their single "The Statue Got Me High" on UK television show The Jonathan Ross Show in 1992, backed by Steve Neive and The Love Band. Watch out for manager Jamie and roadie Adam in the studio audience, and check out Linnell jamming with the house band during the closing titles.
"She's An Angel" live at The Town and Country Club, London UK, 1990.
Watch out for Linnell coughing during the song, and Flansburgh's discussion of the cough at the end!
They Might Be Giants in interview on UK television in 1988.
I think They might have been stung by bees because their lips seem massive on this footage. For a moment I thought the band had been replaced by Thunderbirds.
Possibly my favourite They Might Be Giants' song EVER... I just hope I do it justice. I threw a segment of another song in there, just to mix it up a bit. See if you can spot which one.
I have been playing this song on piano for something like 18 years. So wrong. I remember that I used to do more twiddly bits that imitated the guitar, but the passage of time has led me to just bash it out.