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Wade Romonosky

 

From:
Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 5:39 pm    
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I would like to know if anyone can name some songs that feature someone whistling. Like Charlies Shoes-Billy Walker or Ribbon of Darkness-Marty Robbins. I need to know several for a joke

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Wade
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Alvin Blaine


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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 5:47 pm    
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Since Otis Redding died 40 years ago yesterday(Dec 10 1967), how about "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay".
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Ron Whitfield

 

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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 5:47 pm     Everybody's favorite...
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...The Fishin' Hole tune from The Andy Griffith Show
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Andy Sandoval


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Bakersfield, California, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 6:00 pm    
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The theme song from the movie, "Bridge over the river Kwai"
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Barry Blackwood


Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 6:21 pm    
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Singin' the Blues, Guy Mitchell. Wasn't whistling a big thing with Mitch Miller as well?
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Papa Joe Pollick


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Swanton, Ohio
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 6:34 pm    
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I can never remember the name of the town in this tune but some one here will.It was just a bass and whistling.."Big noise from ?????"..PJ
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robert hays

 

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sikeston mo. usa
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 6:58 pm     Whistling
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Marvin Rainwater, "gonna find me a bluebird" ?
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Gary Meyer

 

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Sacramento, California, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 7:22 pm    
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"Dont Worry,Be Happy" Bobby McFerin (?)
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Bo Borland


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Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 7:49 pm    
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40 years since Otis died.. damn i must be old
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Dave Mudgett


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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2007 8:18 pm    
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I can never remember the name of the town in this tune but some one here will.It was just a bass and whistling.."Big noise from...

Big Noise from Winnetka, Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats. Of course, Bob was Bing's youngest brother, and a fine band leader in his own right.
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Don Walters

 

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Saskatchewan Canada
Post  Posted 12 Dec 2007 7:52 am    
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Gordon Lightfoot's Ribbon of Darkness

And there's also a hit from the 50's The Happy Whistler performed by "Don Robertson" ... all whistling as I recall. . I wonder if that's the same Don Robertson who wrote I Don't Hurt Anymore, I Really Don't Want to Know, You're Free To Go, Please Help Me I'm Falling, etc
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Dale Hansen


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Hendersonville,Tennessee, (USA)
Post  Posted 12 Dec 2007 8:08 am    
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There is a song on this album called "The Merry Minuete" pretty funny, whistling between each line on the verses.


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Ron Page

 

From:
Penn Yan, NY USA
Post  Posted 12 Dec 2007 11:53 am     Re: Everybody's favorite...
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Ron Whitfield wrote:
...The Fishin' Hole tune from The Andy Griffith Show


Kenny Holycross has that on an instrumental CD and has been doing it at steel shows recently. Pretty cool.
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Dayna Wills

 

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Sacramento, CA (deceased)
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2007 11:19 pm     help
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mama cass's version of Dream a little dream of me.
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Andy Greatrix

 

From:
Edmonton Alberta
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 7:16 am    
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Don't forget Pat Boone singing "Love letters in the sand", where the whistling starts on the 3 chord.
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Dale Hansen


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Hendersonville,Tennessee, (USA)
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 9:32 am    
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Just thought of another.
It's a Roger Miller song, called "England swings" featuring twin harmony whistling parts.
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Wade Romonosky

 

From:
Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 5:10 pm    
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Thanks for the help. If anyone thinks of more let me know.

Wade
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John Steele (deceased)

 

From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 7:08 pm    
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How about Jamaican Farewell by Roger Whittaker ?
And "What a day for a daydream" by the Lovin' Spoonful ?
-John
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Dayna Wills

 

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Sacramento, CA (deceased)
Post  Posted 15 Dec 2007 11:54 pm     help
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I just heard "Handy Man" om MX Radio. By Jimmie ?
I know that James Taylor did a slow version of it, but I don't think there was a whistler....
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