"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" was originally recorded by the Canadian vocal quartet The Four Lads on August 12, 1953.

@borderlineiq

4 жыл бұрын

But its rhythmic style harkens to the 20's, don't you think? You can practically here Puttin' on the Ritz behind it.

@Harlem55

3 жыл бұрын

My understanding was this came out of swing and the big band era in the 40s. If I'm not mistaken benny goodman did a cut.

@bj.bruner

3 жыл бұрын

He mentions that in the description

@RealJeep

Ай бұрын

I listened to the Four Lads version, Julien's is better.

Try this earworm if you dare! Share it if you care!

@oscaralmeida6348

10 жыл бұрын

Julien I'm a sophomore in school but when I become a senior I may just use this song with three other freinds and have a solo

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

You can learn this song, if you'd like, my audio learning tracks + sheet music are available here: julienneel.com

@oscaralmeida6348

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I've been looking where to get one you helped alot

@ritapitasunshine

10 жыл бұрын

Okay, this is so catchy! It's stuck in my head! Curse you, Julien! Haha! Just kidding man! Stellar work as always! :)

@chuckbracken

10 жыл бұрын

:) great job

This guy is terrific. I urge all to watch each of his videos.

@JulienNeel

7 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you! :)

@TheU235phd

7 жыл бұрын

Each of your performances are so good, I cannot identify a favorite.

@cantbeassed5828

6 жыл бұрын

TheU235phd this one?

@TheU235phd

4 жыл бұрын

Two years later, I am still listening. What a fantastic talent.

@marijkewolthuis4353

4 жыл бұрын

Great!!

What do you think if this original arrangement? Please *share* if you care! :) Check out these cool links: - Download my songs: trudbol.bandcamp.com - Support my music: patreon.com/trudbol - Get audio learning tracks: julienneel.com Tune in *next Thursday* for more a cappella!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

keats27 Yes, this is my arrangement. :) Yeah, I had heard that version, but I felt they kind of trampled the melody by rushing it too much. I prefer the original version by the Four Lads.

@Safra62

10 жыл бұрын

Love the arrangement! Funny and cool song!

@gabrieladolinska4989

10 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved it!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

***** Good catch, thanks! :)

@GlosonTeh

10 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you were such a talented arranger as well!

Constantinopolis, Constantinople, Stanople, İstanbul.... All of them are same We Turks only changed it's pronunciation Currently, city's name is meaning "City of Constantin (or Stan)" No need to fight lovingly from İstanbul

@thatguy550

7 жыл бұрын

Alper not Constantinople

@MisterManTheBestMan

7 жыл бұрын

It's nobodies business but the Turks man. ;3

@theofanismourselas1412

7 жыл бұрын

Alper the difference is that this name(constantinople) in greek it means city of constantine the emperor.Istanbul means in the city and that was the phrase ottomans were saying while they were fighting to explain that they will win the Greeks

@buci2

7 жыл бұрын

there were not only the Greeks fighting there...I still have an the eagle with 2 heads in my national flag...do you?

@svetlanarudenko2089

7 жыл бұрын

I cant't wait to come "to the city." Call it what ever you want, I wish I were there

It's so good to read in the credits: "Arranged, performed & edited by Julien Neel". That gives the proportion of your artistry. Istanbul skyline effect is brilliant. Well done.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend! It's a little scary to arrange your own stuff, but I'm really happy with how it turned out and the positive response overall. :)

It's just so satisfying to me when they/him say "no, you can't go back to Constantinople"

@NoahWeaverRacing

7 жыл бұрын

Why is it satisfying?

@ELVIS1975T

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoahWeaverRacing because it sticks it to the revisionists.

@rural8438

2 жыл бұрын

why are you afraid to misgender him?

i wanna hear Puttin on the ritz 👐👐👐👐

@icerikavcs6275

5 жыл бұрын

long live!

@valeriegriffin7021

4 жыл бұрын

that would be STELLAR!

Your version is the best

WOW! My Mom used to sing this; what a frolic down Memory Lane! Because you are so versatile, I had forgotten what a remarkable bass voice lurks behind that grin. . . incidentally, you look SMASHING in black, and the facial "gestures" work wonderfully. Pure delight!

This version of the song is absolutely awesome, great job!

Loved it!

@JulienNeel

9 жыл бұрын

thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich Thank you Lindsay! :)

after listening to this, I searched youtube for other versions and yours is by far the best I've heard

I love this song! I even loved how you added that little motion while singing, "Even old New York, was once New Amsterdam,"

Gosh, what a supreme tone, your throat sounds so open! And range is impeccable.

You are beyond terrific. Great voice, fantastic presentation, fantastic choice of songs.

That sir, was amazing!! I am very impressed by your version of this great classic!

Oh my goodness this is my most absolute favorite song. Ever. You've made my morning! This sounds stellar; great job!

Who of my favorite things! A Cappella and They Might Be Giants! Keep up the good work man!

I'm already addicted to this rendition of this song and the video hasn't even been out a full 24 hours! Awesome job as always. Can't wait until next Thursday

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it Samuel. :) If you care to tip the artist and help me make more videos, I'd love to have your support on my Patreon page: patreon.com/trudbol

This is a fantastic version. Kudos Julien.

Fantastic! I've loved this song from the time I first heard it, and your version is amazing!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

Absolutely love this arrangement! Keep up the good work!

I've been having this song stuck in my head, and now you upload this hahaha.... never ending

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Try it on a friend or two! :)

@usagi18

10 жыл бұрын

I will... on all of them!! :D

Everytime i think you cant shock me again with something fresh i find something in your uploads again like this. :D Fantastic.

One of the best arrangement you have ever done!

Awesome cover you have constructed!

Can't... Stop... pressing... Replay button!

@evekeely3050

6 жыл бұрын

Admiral Fritts same

@tgagaming1354

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

I am astounded and stirred! That might be my favorite one.

This is brilliant! I love it. The passion you put into it is lovely. And I love your dictation. When singing in multiple layers, what usually ruins it is the words running together from poor dictation. This is wonderful!(:

So very incredibly talented!

EXCELLENT. Definitely sharing... kudos to you.

I'm almost 30 and I've enjoyed this song ever since I first heard it. (I can't explain why!) Fantastic version! Four parts really does it justice- other versions are missing out!!

All your music is great! I am so envious of your voice! Huge fan of all your stuff!

shared, added to favorites, liked, loved it!

Amazing again, I can't remember a time where I haven't enjoyed one of your videos julien.

this is so smooth, funky and peppy. i love it.

Absolutely awesome! Great talent!

What I like about your videos is that there's always an added value. You go in expecting to listen to a beautiful barbershop quartet, and you come out having learnt some geography as well!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Haha! :)

Brilliant! I love this. Gotta be my favorite so far! Not only are your videos looking better and better, but now I swear even your audio has gotten better. (Not sure how that is possible since it was awesome already...) Bravo, Red!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Aww, thanks Redette! And you got my song on BandCamp too. You rock! :)

Amazing, amazing, amazing! :D This is my favorite so far, you never cease to amaze me.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

Wonderful!!! What a treat to find this talented guy!

I absolutely love your work. I can't wait hear more. Thank you so much for doing these. You are so awesome.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler. :) If you'd like to tip the artist and help me with upcoming productions, you can do so here: patreon.com/trudbol Your support is appreciated. :)

One of the best I've seen/heard. I subbed

Thank you for getting this song stuck into my head. XD this is utterly amazing!

So precise and clean! Nice! Splendid!

You never seem to let me down Julian. I'm truly glad I subscribed all those years ago.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Grey. :) My tip jar would be more than happy to hear your compliments: patreon.com/trudbol :)

All you videos are great I want you to know that I love your classic barbershop sound thank you for sharing your talent

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don! If you'd like to tip the artist & help me continue making these videos, that would rock! There's a link for that in the video description. :)

11/10 my good man. Excellent job!

This guy... Gotta love this guy. Great job, Julien!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have a tip jar that makes fans become awesomesauce people. Care to tip the artist? patreon.com/trudbol :)

Bravo!!! Many greetings from Turkey.

The videos get better every time! Love it!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

Julien neel! You are an inspiration to me and my pursue in music. This is my favorite of yours so far in Barbershop arrangements so far. Kudos to you for making such an underrated genre of music appear like the greatest music ever made. Again, thanks for posting this, your voice is fun to listen to as you're surfing the web.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words. :)

Gives me a big smile in my face. Great job Julien! Thanks for doing this awesome arrangement.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tobias! :)

Fantassssstic! I will share for sure.

Brilliant! Well done.

And Constantinople was once Byzantium!

@asthmen

7 жыл бұрын

Parker Cook - I was hunting for this comment ;)

@NoahWeaverRacing

7 жыл бұрын

Parker Cook and Byzantium was once Byzantion

@namingisdifficult408

7 жыл бұрын

Parker Cook YES

@TheEtude

7 жыл бұрын

*WAS

@erensalyer9705

6 жыл бұрын

Now it's Istanbul!

I must say, Mssr. Neel, I never expected you to cove this song, but I'm ever so glad you did!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm surprised you didn't think I'd do this one, it's really a classic and the Four Lads made an awesome cover of this back in the day. ;)

Thank you soo much for sharing your talent Julien.. I am really inspired to stretch myself!

Your voice Is amazing!

Awesome! I was definitely entertained :-)

Great song choice! I enjoyed this one a lot.

Only two words: too awesome;It´s a hard work with a great result.

This is great:D one of my favourite of yours, you have so much talent

Love this song and your a cappella version is great!

Wow. That was awesome!!!

Why is this man so perfect?

This is such a fun song. When I was 7 in 1954 and visiting family in Finland my teenage cousin often sang this. She was so cool. Thanks, Julien! You're cool too!

This needs all the views...new favorite song right here!

Brilliant work. Love your voice on this!

Awesome as always and I like this song also

Julien, you're Awesome! This is one of my favorites!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Veronica. :) If you wish to tip the artist, your support is appreciated! :)

Julien, you outdid yourself, fantastic performance!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Silvio. :)

Thank you so much this song...you are talented well, Love the video great job!

GREAT rendition of Istanbul. This may be my new favorite of your songs. My daughter still loves the Chipmunk Christmas Song though :) Thanks for always bringing joy.

Simply amazing as usual! Thank you for this mr. Neel.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Do share the video if you enjoyed it! :)

Hi Julien. Your performances are so amazing.

Just discovered now. Wonderful performance !!!

@JulienNeel

9 жыл бұрын

Yuce Majeste Thanks! Plenty more a cappella on my channel. :)

Just seen this one now! definatly one of your best vids so far, that was GREAT! :D

This is great! Thank you very much. I hope it was as much fun to sing as it was to listen to!

Wow, I remember hearing that tune on the radio when I was a little kid! Superb.

hey man. This is great...good job i like it really :-) greetings from germany

Please, continue to make music like this. The upbeat tune really brings a smile to my face. I would give my pay checks to support this

@JulienNeel

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael. :) You *can* support my music, if you'd like, through Patreon: patreon.com/trudbol I'm happy to take song requests from supporters & give away cool perks as a thanks for the support. :)

Masterful, humorous I'm really thrilled.Thanks

@JulienNeel

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ruza, much appreciated. Be well

You are always just so charming, Julien! Brilliant, as always.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben! :)

Another masterpiece! I'm looking forward to every new video. I always listen to it few times and then sing the bass line with you, hah :D

You have a knack for creating wonderful bass lines. I always enjoy singing along.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Care to tip the artist & help me fund future projects? I'd certainly appreciate a little help from fans! patreon.com/trudbol :)

@Zangamarth

10 жыл бұрын

I already do.

Thank you Julien! For making an up-beat song!

Just when I think you can't amaze us more than you already have, you do! Awesome arrangement! Awesome visuals! Just a lot of fun! And now I have an earworm! :)

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Pass it on while it's hot! :)

amazing, i cant believe your registry. you're really gifted. i loved this song as a kid, and your performance is impeccable.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! The arrangement is really for baritones, it's crafted for my voice. :) If you feel like tipping the artist, I'd certainly appreciate it: patreon.com/trudbol :)

Gosh I love this song, so glad you uploaded this ^-^ Gonna be singing it for days now :P

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Still singing? :)

@TheHumanTarget6

10 жыл бұрын

***** I had to restrain myself, I'm pretty sure the exam invigilators wouldn't appreciate me bursting out and singing in the middle of the exam ;)

Well now, I didn't expect to see this title pop up in your repertoire, a pleasant surprise!

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I wonder why you didn't expect this tune, it's a classic from the 50s and it was sung by the Four Lads, it's actually pretty much down my alley. :)

This is a very inspired complex arrangement of a fantastic song well done.

Thanks, now I'll be singing this all night. Nice work.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Right on! Try it on friends too! :)

Excellent job Julien.

@JulienNeel

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

so amazingly great I am in shock

I love this song!

Just discovered this song a few years back when Public TV had songs from the early 50s (I did miss the original chanting part in your version, though). Still, a fun version of a fun song (also loved the bow tie motion at the end).

Thanks 🤗it was amazing 👍

love this song! great version!

@JulienNeel

9 жыл бұрын

greybeard55 Thanks! :)