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Thread #119066   Message #2580209
Posted By: clueless don
03-Mar-09 - 09:19 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Subject: RE: Origins: Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Jeri,

The tune of "Istanbul was Constantinople" is similar to, and may have been derived from, the tune of "Puttin' On the Ritz", but I think Joe was asking about the tune for "Oh, the girls in France ...".

Thanks for that Fred Astaire link by the way. Great stuff!

Don