Istanbul - Tiny Toons
Posted by TyGuyy@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 15 comments
My daughter loves TMBG, and this song. Which I was introduced to when I caught this episode of Tiny Toons as a kid. 🥹
Posted by TyGuyy@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 15 comments
My daughter loves TMBG, and this song. Which I was introduced to when I caught this episode of Tiny Toons as a kid. 🥹
Frosty_Cloud_2888@reddit
The Flood album by TMBG is pretty good, everyone I knew back then had that album.
lorenzo463@reddit
If you ever have a chance to go see TMBG live, go. A room full of happy nerds of all ages singing their hearts out.Â
I’ve seen them twice, and got Istanbul both nights; I think they generally play it every night. Except one night it was a big, loud, over the top, showstopper version with the horns and the lights, and the other night, it was just the two Johns on stage doing a stripped down version with accordion and guitar to kick off the second set. And both versions were great.Â
AotKT@reddit
They were here just this past weekend but unfortunately I was out of town. I am SO bummed to have missed them!
ILikeBumblebees@reddit
Between John Linnell and Weird Al, we sure got our share of accordion rock.
reynaldoboyolo@reddit
This 1000x. I just saw them last month (I've seen them a lot). They still put on an amazing show and have a great catalog to play from.
Nuttybunny42@reddit
Happy cake day!
ArtVandelay009@reddit
Memories!!!!!
Emotional_Signal7883@reddit
I just found out it's a cover a few years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_(Not_Constantinople)
canadia80@reddit
I think about this a lot considering I haven't seen it in 30 years.
Best TT ever tho, is One Minute Til' Three
ScreenTricky4257@reddit
Yes, though I still maintain that Shirley got screwed since her answer was technically correct.
flashtastic@reddit
When I was a kid, I used to record Tiny Toons every morning. The morning this one aired, I pressed record as usual and watched the episode, but about halfway through the Istanbul song the tape stopped recording because it was full. I was devastated. I got a new tape ready but resigned myself to the fact it would probably never air again when I would catch it. The next morning, as if a miracle happened it aired again, and I managed to tape the entire thing. I watched the crap out of that episode for the next few years easily.
BrattyTwilis@reddit
This was definitely my introduction to They Might Be Giants and now I have most of their albums
CelticSith@reddit
This one and Particle Man never fails to make me smile
johntwilker@reddit
Who came up with Person Man?
Moxie_Stardust@reddit
I was already a TMBG fan when this came out, so it was amazing to see this and Particle Man show up in Tiny Toons.
I've seen them live ten times or so, will eventually be getting a TMBG tattoo.