appears in the first season of the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, as well as an ending to an episode of The Simpsons, "Mobile Homer". The single reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart in 1990. TMBG later recorded an electronic version of the song for their 2011 compilation album, Album Raises New and Troubling Questions. The Sacados A Spanish language version called "Estambul" was recorded by Argentine synth-pop trio The Sacados in 1990. The song was included on their debut album "Te pido + respeto" (1990). Bart & Baker Electro Swing duo Bart & Baker covered the song for their album "The Jet Lag EP" (2012). Another version called "Istanbul 2016" was included on their curation album "Best Of Electro Swing By Bart & Baker" (2016). Live performance cover versions The Duke's Men of Yale, an all-male a cappella group at Yale University, perform the song at the end of most of their concerts. The song has been in the repertoire of the Duke's Men since 1953. During the 2000s, the song was performed live by Australian Klezmer/Gypsy Jazz band Monsieur Camembert, appearing on the album Live on Stage. References 1953 songs 1990 EPs 1990 singles Elektra Records singles Warner Music Group singles Swing music Songs about cities Songs about Turkey Songs with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy Songs with music by Nat Simon The Four Lads songs They Might Be Giants EPs They Might Be Giants songs Song recordings produced by Clive Langer Song recordings produced by Alan Winstanley Novelty songs