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"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is a 1953 novelty song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. It was written on the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans . The lyrics humorously refer to the official renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul .
Frizzle Fry is the debut studio album by American rock band Primus.It was released on February 7, 1990, by Caroline Records.Produced by the band and Matt Winegar, the album was recorded at Different Fur Studios in San Francisco in December 1989.
The lyrics highlight concern that soldiers would not want to return to their family farms after experiencing the European city life and high culture of Paris during World War I. The song features music by Walter Donaldson and words by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. It was published in 1919 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co in New York.
Flood was They Might Be Giants' first release on a major label.Elektra Records approached the band in 1989 following the unexpected success of their second album, Lincoln, which was released on the independent Bar/None label. [2]
"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" is the second and final single released by American rock band R.E.M. from their second studio album, Reckoning. The song failed to chart on either the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Charts .
It’s an exasperated song. It’s like: “I’m never gonna make it, I’m just gonna go to Katmandu”. I’d always loved the group Little Feat. They were on Warner Bros., and that’s why I wanted to be on that label. I was on the label for two years. Since then I’ve bought the catalog back from them. Talk about getting lost in the woods.
Original, in the style of R.E.M.'s "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville", "Near Wild Heaven" and other songs. "Fun Zone" UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989) Original – "Fun Zone" does not really have lyrics. People occasionally say "yeah" and other similar phrases, but it's generally just instrumental.
Nicky Wire wrote the song's lyrics in Barcelona. He felt especially proud of coming up with the opening line: "The future teaches you to be alone, the present to be afraid and cold." [4] Various real-life events from the Spanish Civil War provided inspiration. For example, the line "If I can shoot rabbits/then I can shoot fascists" is ...