"Whistling" favourites

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What are your favourite tracks with "Whistling" being used? I have been listening to the band GRAVEYARD and they do a remarkable instrumental .The whistling enhances the track to make it like an old classic Western soundtrack.

Any songs with whistling come to mind ?

Longing GRAVEYARD

 

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Excellent thread idea, Lou :tup:


When I think of whistling in a song, the first to come to mind is

Winds of Change - Scorpions

 

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Excellent choice Magic..."Winds of Change" is a classic whistling song and I too would vote this no 1 !!

....strangely after all these years I can still picture our friend Sweaty whistling this when he purchased the 7 in single on vinyl :D
 

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Otis My Man!

...I know this is a "rock" forum but to me this is the first that comes to mind even if the whistling comes at the end of the song.



Tidbit: Paul Rodgers covered this song at some show but did not know how to whistle so bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn had to do it for him.
 

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Don't know how this fared at the time in other countries, but it was No 1 in the UK three months after Lennon's death. A damn fine cover too, with Brian Ferry's whistle definitely adding to the song.

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
 

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Excellent thread idea, Lou :tup:


When I think of whistling in a song, the first to come to mind is

Winds of Change - Scorpions


Yes, excellent idea for a thread indeed!

And Wind Of Change was the first song I also thought of. :grinthumb
 

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One fine example of (short) whistling, Saxon's Street Fighting Gang from their excellent Wheels Of Steel Album:



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Don't know how this fared at the time in other countries, but it was No 1 in the UK three months after Lennon's death. A damn fine cover too, with Brian Ferry's whistle definitely adding to the song.

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

This would've been my top pick :grinthumb




The Black Keys - Tighten Up

This also springs to mind


Guns N' Roses - Patience


You can't have a thread on whistling without mentioning Roger Whittaker - best damn whistler I've ever heard!


Finnish Whistler
 

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