Whistling: só un-rock'n-roll..

[Farin]

that's the one I meant

I couldn't recall the title and sadly don't have the song myself...

[LeeBB]

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

[bazooka]

... 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.

[Tony Baloni]

Somebody doesn't like punk rock.

[bazooka]

au contraire, mon ami

It's just that, even in Punk Rock, I have some minimal standards.

[bazooka]

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.

[Tony Baloni]

Haha, I didn't even catch that.

[blind-fitter]

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?

[MindCrime]

It Ain't Nothin To Me - Tom Petty

[bazooka]

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.

[Tenacious_Peaches]

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.

[blind-fitter]

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.

[Tenacious_Peaches]

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.

[blind-fitter]

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.

[bazooka]

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])

[Uncle Joe]

Great catch there Zooks. I'd never have been able to site Handyman as a song that had whistling.

[Farin]

Beck's Sissyneck has a cool whistling intro

[Dappled]

This isn't rock n roll, but it's a beautiful song with whistling: It's A Beautiful Day by Moby Grape

[Epiphany]

The Beatles' "Two of Us" has whistling at the end.

[Charlie Clown]

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.

[Brad_M]

"Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp

[chutzpah]

"Jealous Guy"- John Lennon

think that's whistling...

[blind-fitter]

'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!

[Steel2Velvet]

Rock on with your bad selves, Andy and Opie.

[RockyRaccoon]

There's the whistle solo in Paul McCartney's "Dance Tonight".

And there's the one in "Daydream" by Lovin' Spoonful.