It's a dying art. There's this one busker, ive only ever seen him at the bottom the escalator of canary wharf tube station and his whistling is amazing. He's the only busker ive ever stopped an listened to.
Anyway, great whistling tracks?
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Civil War by Guns'n'Roses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHoDKldosXk
^ worth watching
just for Axl's costume changes for each verse
Massively
good call :)
Jealous Guy
by Lennon/Bryan Ferry/Elliott Smith?
And Wind of Change of course...
I hate
to be the first to mention Peter, Bjorn & John, but I will and also I love it when Otis Redding whistles on 'Sitting On The Dock Of A Bay' :)
there's a Lemonheads one
but i can't remember what it is.
The cover of Mrs Robinson?
It's...
'If I Could Talk I'd Tell You'
Noah and the whale - 5 years time
.
that songs so happy
Broken Chairs
by Built to Spill
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you can't talk about whistling tracks without mentioning
looking back over my shoulder by mike and the mechanics! Best whistling solo ever
Wind of Change
Scorpions
Another
whistling classic
^this
so much.
Lots of Andrew Bird songs
he's a 'professional whistler' y'know.
Peter Bjorn & John
Young Folks.
+ amsterdam
and one more song of that album but i cannae remember which
so much HATE for that song.
Its a great song
ruined by overplay, no 1 3 times? How bizzare
Alphabeat's cover of "Public Image"
has whistling throughout.
:'(
i've not heard it but there's some songs that shouldn't be covered.
prefer the menswe@r cover
fucked if I can remember what b side it was.
im going to go right ahead
and state the obvious one
Ottis Reading - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
sitting on the dock of the bay
obv!
most things by Andrew Bird feature whistling
seeing as he describes himself as a "professional whistler" among other things, this shouldn't be surprising
oh, i need to read threads
JohnM beat me to it
Oh Nick
I always skip
songs with whistling
chewin the apple of your eye
by the flaming lips
has some good, slightly wonky, whistling.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
A Soldier's Tale
^^
this song = amazing
Mellow Doubt by Teenage Fanclub
Oh yes.
"Grand Prix" is one of my favourite albums ever, and Amazon is currently charging £2.98 for it. New copies, not Marketplace.
I AM THE FIRST TO SAY...
WHISTLERS DELIGHT - DJ RIKO!
Ok so it's a mix, but it brings together so many fine whistles
if it`s a busker
it`s likly to be wings of change by scopion
That's how you sing Amazing Grace
by Low
Amazed no-one has mentioned this!
The Maccabees
Bad but ever so endearing whistling by Orlando at the end of "Toothpaste Kisses".
Paul "muthafucking" Simon
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard
I like (wistle wistle) Birds
Eels
Lovely Head
by Goldfrapp.
Unless my memory has failed me.
Also
Patience by Guns n Roses contains a classic whistling intro
Tourist Trap
by Bright Eyes.
call an ambulance
by albert hammond jnr.
Man Man - Van Helsing Boombox
Harry Irene
surprised it's not been mentioned yet like. Perfect sunday morning song.
it's got an opaque melody that would bug most people
: 0
They ran a canteen!
Noah and the Whale
5 years time.
always look on the bright side of life
Two Gallants
La Cruces Jail... a really really good one
<3
Meat Puppets
"The Whistling Song" from their legendary second album
Roxette - Joyride
I came here to say that!
You shitbag.
a
bit of a jag yhis but ive just written a new song with a whistle in it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JNxqyVh_N8
its a pretty good whistle i think, huh?
Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay
Best use of whistling in a song ever
hidden world by fucked up
wins
Moose - The Whistling Song
libertweenies
what katie did
.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQOGy3_6k1g
A kiss is not a contract
Flight of the Conchords
Meat Puppets!
The Whistling Song - lots of typical Puppets picking and licking and a whole lotta whistlin'!
oops someone already said this
Roger Whittaker - Mexican Whistler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bc17nsRN7k
Wins. Even wins Mr Bird.
The Smiths
I Keep Mine Hidden
One of the ones...
off the Isobel Campbell / Mark Lanegan first album. Sorry I forget which... It's one of her vocals- she does the whistling
Battles - Race:In