Those of you who dislike whistling in songs should look away now! I know some people have an aversion to it but not me. Unless we're talking about Roger Whittaker. But generally speaking, a little well-placed whistling does absolutely no harm to a good song. Here are three great examples. You know how to whistle don't you? Just put your lips together and blow.
Oh Sweet Music! - Four Long Years mp3 (available for 7 days)
The Seekers - Georgy Girl mp3 (available for 7 days)
And the the classic example. Surely nobody can have anything against this song, can they?
Otis Redding - Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay mp3 (available for 7 days)
Bonus: Dolly Mixture - Whistling In The Dark mp3
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6 comments:
Hmm. This all seems strangely familiar...
Yes, it's almost inconceivable that two different people writing music blogs can have the same idea within the space of a week. Call the copsh...
That Oh Sweet Music! track is magic, Spikey! Going to be whistling that all weekend now. And Georgy Girl, of course. Love it :D
Excellent! It's not just me who loves Georgy Girl, then.
It’s a good selection whoever had the idea first (it was me :) ). I’ve been giving serious consideration to borrowing your three of a kind concept. Lots of possibilities there.
Sure, borrow away Mick. The possibilities for the whole Three of a kind thing are pretty infinite. (it's also handy if you can't be bothered to write a long, detailed entry about a specific artist and just want to quickly bung up some great songs!)
Come to think of it, didn't Gideon Coe do a thing about songs with whistling in them on his 6 Music Show a month or two back? In which case, he trumps the lot of you! ;)
i've been planning a whistling thing too - i can't remember the track that inspired me though. it just had brilliantly unexpected whistling right at the end...
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