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looking for songs with a whistling theme and all i can come up with are jens lekman and andrew bird.

who are some other prominent whistlers?

thank you.

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Young Folks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51V1VMkuyx0
Red-Eyed and Blue - Wilco
Generals and Majors - XTC
The Ruling Class - Loose Fur
Black Stick - Cruel Sea
Only Someone Running - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Patience - Guns 'n' Roses
Don't Worry Be Happy - that black guy who is rumoured to be dead but isn't
Centrefold - J Geils Band

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jfiles/whistling.htm
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/03/02/weekend-rock-list-best-songs-that-feature-whistling/

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awww....red-eyed and blue and generals and majors!
sadley, young folks was ruined by major overkill.
bobby mcferrin was rumoured to be dead? I suppose that is because he was living in mineapolis until recently as creative chair of the minnesota orchestra.

thank you for the suggestions. that's a few less songs off "the music of central asia" I can knock off the disc.

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a real oldie was 'sweet georgia brown' by Bones ? c.1947. This became the theme song for the Harrlem Globetroters.

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The Andy Griffith Show theme song

Sittin on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding, some whistling, not all

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in Ancient Times,there was someone called Elmo Tanner (?) who was on the wireless a lot.

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thanks fugu! I had forgotten all about that song. a few harlem globetrotters games with my dad back in the day.
mainly because I am at work w/ little to do, some interesting trivia on this song.

sweet georgia brown

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interesting! Bing Crosby in ''white christmas'' does a little whistling.

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what a day for a daydream - lovin' spoonful

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btw,mudhut,have u ever heard of the whistling talk of the Canary Islands? If not, Goog it.

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