Richard wrote:
Whistling in the Seventies is a play on Sucking in the Seventies by the Rolling Stones. They sucked in the seventies (their words) while we are blowing, tooting, and especially whistling. I cannot find a Stones whistler, so if you know one, please tell.
Some great pop hits again, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Resonance, and Adam and the Ants. From France, there are Guy Pedersen and Le Baron (= Bernard Estardy).
Apart from the big names like Georgie Fame, Mungo Jerry, Santana, Taj Mahal, Brian Eno, Janis Ian, Barry Manilow, Dan Hartman, Herbie Mann, The Clash, Edwin Starr and Olivia Newton-John dueting Gene Kelly, there are lesser know artists like Whistling Willie, The Green Brothers, Names & Faces, Clarence Brown, Flora Purim, Orchestra Harlow, James Vincent and Patrice Rushen.
From the early seventies to the end of the decade, you will hear the shift when, after 1978, the new wave of artists let themselves be heard. Be-bop Deluxe, Throbbing Gristle, Lemon Kittens, Swell Maps, and The Pop Group take over the main stage.
I have decided this had to be a double CD. The seventies, between Beatle Mania and Punk, have such a wide output that it would be cruel to put too little in a single CD.
It is refreshing to hear all these artists whistling themselves to a seemingly innocence. Creating these selections put some artists in a different light. I never expected myself to enjoy Mr. Manilow or Hartman.
And Don McLean stands out for me as a perfect example of the way whistling can finish a song
Here are 37 whistlers to give your mood a boost.
P.S. Richard discovered recently that one of our colleagues posted a huge whistling compilation in 2023.
Link: https://pixeldrain.com/u/KFEH8GFu
ReplyDeleteRegarding Richard's Stones whistle question, I thought I'd found one, but he disqualifies any dog's whistles, therefore their version of 'Walkin' The Dog' is a no go!
Another candidate: The Rolling Stones song frequently associated with whistling is "Miss You," released in 1978 on the album Some Girls. The song features a distinctive "whoo-whoo" vocal whistle/shout by Mick Jagger throughout the track... Nah, I don't feel that's a 'propah' whistle either!
Therefore over to you!
Thank you Koen, both Walkin' The Dog and Miss You are close, but no cigar. Proper whistling, as in most of these songs. And though I do not really like Miss You, I had a good listen to it, and when you find a (live) version with correct whistling it is o.k., but until than a firm no.
ReplyDeleteButterboy has songs on that compilation I am really jealous about, green with envy, that he had Kyu Sakamoto, Roy Orbison and a few others, and I failed to notice them.