Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is a swing-style song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. The tune is reminiscent of "Puttin' on the Ritz," written by Irving Berlin in 1929, but the song is said to be a response to "C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E," recorded in 1928 by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra.

The lyrics comically refer to the renaming of the city of Constantinople by the Turks to Istanbul (officially adopted in 1930). It also references other renamed cities, specifically the renaming of New York City from "New Amsterdam".