A Normal Day in Istanbul

A normal day in Istanbul

A montage of cats lounging everywhere in Istanbul: on a car, in clothing-store displays, on folded clothes, outside homes, and even on public transport equipment. The joke is that the cats are presented as an ordinary part of daily life, while “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” makes the city reference and absurd parade of cats feel deliberately theatrical and playful. The clip is accompanied by The Four Lads’ upbeat novelty pop song, whose jaunty mood heightens the humor. EN: A montage of cats lounging everywhere in Istanbul: on a car, in clothing-store displays, on folded clothes, outside homes, and even on public transport equipment. The joke is that the cats are presented as an ordinary part of daily life, while “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” makes the city reference and absurd parade of cats feel deliberately theatrical and playful. The clip is accompanied by The Four Lads’ upbeat novelty pop song, whose jaunty mood heightens the humor.

Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, old Constantinople Still has Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul Not Constantinople, so if you buddade in Constantinople But you'll be waiting in Istanbul Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way

♪ The Four Lads — Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

• @eternalclassic / 29703 2023-03-21