Farin Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 that's the one I meant I couldn't recall the title and sadly don't have the song myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Ooh, just remembered this early Oz classic... 20 Miles - Ray Brown and The Whispers - 1965 Definitely rock, and the whistling is completely non-ironic ;-) It's also the hook. Now, though, I've got Sammy Davis and Mr Bojangles stuck in my head... LBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 ... this thread has illustrated the point of the original poster (whoever that was; I forget) ... And it would so damned hard hard to click on page 1. Besides, this wonderfully demonstrates a true Punk sensibility. ... Argue, if you will. Here- "Wonderful" - the Circle Jerks use whistling to great effect. Without it, the song would just be...nowhere near as good. I think I will argue that the song is just nowhere near good - period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Somebody doesn't like punk rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 au contraire, mon ami It's just that, even in Punk Rock, I have some minimal standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 And it would so damned hard hard to click on page 1. On the other hand, it would seem that I apply absolutely no standards when it comes to proof-reading my own posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Haha, I didn't even catch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 And it would so damned hard hard to click on page 1. Besides, this wonderfully demonstrates a true Punk sensibility. I think I will argue that the song is just nowhere near good - period. SFW? 1) Sometimes, when posting at work- and especially when including links to youtube clips, etc.- I have to work pretty flipping fast to avoid being nabbed by the supervisor and risk a bollocking. So, responding to spontaneous thought, I started my post without checking who originated the thread. I was part-way through my post when I realised I didn't have that information to hand. Really; does it matter? 2) We are invited to provide examples in rock'n'roll (not "pop") of "whistling enhancing a song", or to comment on whether this is even possible. I propose that "Wonderful" by The Circle Jerks is significantly enhanced by the whistling bit. Perhaps, like you, I feel that "Wonderful" is otherwise generic substandard punk-rock, but I do feel that the whistling improves it somewhat. In any case; whether anybody likes "Wonderful" or not is neither here nor there. Is the purpose of the thread to pass critical judgement on the quality of suggested songs? I think not. Who has time in their day to listen to all these "songs with whistling in them", to decide whether they rate them or not? Should we all go through the list NOW, and say what we think of each one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 It Ain't Nothin To Me - Tom Petty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Perhaps, like you, I feel that "Wonderful" is otherwise generic substandard punk-rock, but I do feel that the whistling improves it somewhat. In any case; whether anybody likes "Wonderful" or not is neither here nor there. Is the purpose of the thread to pass critical judgement on the quality of suggested songs? I think not. Who has time in their day to listen to all these "songs with whistling in them", to decide whether they rate them or not? Should we all go through the list NOW, and say what we think of each one? All intended tongue-in-cheek, b-f buddy. bazooka is never exorbitant with wit-defeating smilies/graemlin/emoticons:laugh: does it matter? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 In the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter. However, to me, it just seemed a bit dismissive to the original poster. If it was one of us more regular posters, that wouldn't be so bad. But Jumbo isn't around as much and I wouldn't want him to think that he isn't important enough to matter to Songfacts, because he is and he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Well, fair point. I hope I explained myself on that. I didn't intend to be dismissive; I was just in a hurry so as to avoid getting up poo creek. Can't afford to be on the receiving end of a carpeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 I know you weren't being intentionally dismissive, darling b-f. And heaven knows I wouldn't want you to go up poo creek. There isn't an oar strong enough to navigate those waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Well, for what it's worth and in the interests of balancing out my earlier faux pas, I'd like to congratulate Jumbo for posing an interesting question and, in so doing, starting a stimulating and informative thread. You'd think this stuff would be easier at home, but, truth be told, if I get caught at it when I should be busy with other stuff, I'm equally likely to face a disciplinary. Plus, Mrs Fitter is harder to schmooze than my manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 This song, the original Handyman , not only has whistling, but also's got lots of punctuation. . . . [big] , , , , ,[/big] . . . ([smaller]comma comma comma comma comma[/smaller]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Great catch there Zooks. I'd never have been able to site Handyman as a song that had whistling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Beck's Sissyneck has a cool whistling intro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 This isn't rock n roll, but it's a beautiful song with whistling: It's A Beautiful Day by Moby Grape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphany Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 The Beatles' "Two of Us" has whistling at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Clown Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Set The House Ablaze by The Jam is a ferocious song that has a lot of whislting in it. Back to Hocus Pocus (I'm assuming it was the Focus song that was under discussion) - are you sure? It's a while since I last heard it but I can't remember any whistling in it at all - lots of yodelling but no whistling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 "Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 "Jealous Guy"- John Lennon think that's whistling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 's already been mentioned earlier in the thread, mate. The combination of Supertramp and whistling; could this be the absolute antithesis of rock'n'roll? The "anti-rock'n'roll"? Yes, By Jove, Smithers; I think we've found it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Rock on with your bad selves, Andy and Opie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 There's the whistle solo in Paul McCartney's "Dance Tonight". And there's the one in "Daydream" by Lovin' Spoonful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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