Title: Istanbul on the Simpsons
Doodles - March 21, 2005 01:33 AM (GMT)
I just caught the end of the new Simpsons episode for this week. They were playing Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by none other than our guys the Johns.
Just thought I'd share. :D
Silver2D - March 21, 2005 03:55 AM (GMT)
Saw it too. I was going to make a topic about it, but Arrested Development came on...
Annie-Mae - March 21, 2005 04:33 AM (GMT)
Yeah I was watching the last bit of the Simpsons tonight and though this isn't big news, they played a clip of Istanbul at the end. The family was on a turkish boat and the episode closed out with a little bit of the song.
Did anybody else see it?
Doodles - March 21, 2005 06:05 AM (GMT)
Graaaah! I just made a topic about this three hours before you did! :rofl:
It's in the Anything section.
HayisforHorses - March 21, 2005 01:05 PM (GMT)
Yeah it totally caught be off guard, but it was really cool.
fingertipsjjddm - March 21, 2005 02:03 PM (GMT)
wow, i never watch that show
detroit skaboy - March 21, 2005 05:19 PM (GMT)
yea simpsons!!!!
yea kinda sucked it was so short but hey it was still kewl
HayisforHorses - March 21, 2005 09:42 PM (GMT)
You mean cool right? 0|2 R U ><TR3M3 H4><0|2?
HayisforHorses - March 22, 2005 01:36 AM (GMT)
Anyways, when I heard Istanbul playing I turned around and thought my computer had started playing it. It's just that you usually don't hear too many TMBG songs on the tube.
counterfeit faker - March 22, 2005 11:23 AM (GMT)
I have'nt seen it,but I got this in a TMBG newsletter emailed to me today:
From Flansburgh:
"Just 12 hours since we fell off our collective couches watching the Simpsons last night. The new episode ended with Istanbul, Not Constantinople. Very exciting (but why are we always the last to know about this stuff?)!
Who else got this? It also included:
They Might Be Giants In-Store Mission Statement:
To strive for excellence in an overcrowded but safe family-friendly atmosphere
that is as musically stimulating and emotionally unavailable
as They Might Be Giants' adult shows,
with no Raffi after taste.
:banana: :rocks:
Johnw - March 22, 2005 11:33 AM (GMT)
I got that... mentions Them working on Their 11th album. :)
detroit skaboy - March 22, 2005 05:51 PM (GMT)
now heres one i remeber on tiny toons when they did a episode where they did istanbul and particle man the whole song as a animated video :)
HayisforHorses - March 22, 2005 10:12 PM (GMT)
That's the longest sentence I have ever seen, and it's still going!
Anywho, wouldn't someone from The Simpsons have to ask someone from TMBG to be able to play this song? I'm kind of wondering why it was a surprise to them.
mrhorrible - March 22, 2005 10:21 PM (GMT)
Nah, someone from The Simpsons would have to ask Elektra Records. Do you not understand record deals?
HayisforHorses - March 22, 2005 10:24 PM (GMT)
I guess not.
Show me the way!
Doodles - March 22, 2005 10:32 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (HayisforHorses @ Mar 22 2005, 05:24 PM) |
| Show me the way! |
:music: Take me tonight, to the river and wash my illusions away... Please show me the way...
Good song. :rofl: Styx rocks. :rocks:
fingertipsjjddm - March 23, 2005 01:17 PM (GMT)
Annie-Mae - March 25, 2005 04:26 AM (GMT)
sorry about that topic Doodels, I wans't quite sure if anybody else had seen it plus the anything section, it was on TV I'm glad you kept it in the TV section.
Yeah I was wondering why the Johns seemed so surprised about it too. That's what got me off gaurd
Doodles - March 25, 2005 04:34 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Annie-Mae @ Mar 24 2005, 11:26 PM) |
| Yeah I was wondering why the Johns seemed so surprised about it too. That's what got me off gaurd |
I quite like how Flansy described it in the newsletter. "Fell off our collective couches". ^_^ It must have been a rather nice surprise for them considering they're all large fans of the Simpsons.
Cronny - July 28, 2005 06:04 PM (GMT)
Maybe I"m insane ( :rofl: ) but I dont' think they need to ask anyone's permission to use the song as long as they only use a very small fraction of it.