Today's earworm, Papal edition
Okay, with the all the press the Pope is getting about his upcoming trip to Turkey, there's a song I can't get out of my head.
For instance, in this Yahoo News story:
And in Time Magazine
Heck, even ZENIT, the Vatican News Agency:
So what song can't I get out of my head?
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Hopefully, you, too, will follow this link and sing They Might Be Giants all. day. long.
For instance, in this Yahoo News story:
No breakthrough is expected at Bartholomew's walled compound in Istanbul, formerly the Christian Byzantine capital Constantinople before falling to Muslim armies in 1453.
And in Time Magazine
Benedict XVI's journey to Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is laden with the wounds of history both ancient and painfully contemporary.
Heck, even ZENIT, the Vatican News Agency:
One of the Pope's objectives is to meet with Bartholomew I in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. The meeting between the Catholic and Orthodox Church leaders is scheduled for Nov. 29.
So what song can't I get out of my head?
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Hopefully, you, too, will follow this link and sing They Might Be Giants all. day. long.
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