Flood 4: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They MIght Be Giants

I was overthinking this one, then I decided to not do that. Still added some melodica though.

15 more in 11 days? Hmm…

(EDIT: I really should have said that this isn’t a TMBG original, but a cover of a song by The Four Lads, which I believe is the original, and also worth a listen.)

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Another triumph! I have every faith on you to finish this :grinning:

A cover version of a cover version!!
Yeah, this is really great!
The doubled vocals are gold in my headphones.
Excellent ukulele(?) playing.
Melodica is always a winner; I have not used mine for ages.
Might be time to break it out again.
Nicely done for sure.

Loving the interplay between the panned vocal lines, and that melodica just adds the extra texture you need (no need to be any more elaborate than that I reckon). This one really stood out when I listened to the record, so lovely to hear it here, a la Edwin.

Great version! and thank you to @Fuzzy : I didn’t know (or forgot) that the song was already a cover. Singing and playing is wonderful

Oh that was a fun take on an old standard with the TMBG style added :slight_smile:

Thanks all! Yes, I really should have said that the original is by the Four Lads (also worth a listen), and TMBG’s version is itself a cover, so I’ve edited the original post.