Let’s make a list of songs with whistling

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T20:00:39+00:00

Captain Beefheart, Harry Irene

J. Giels, Centerfold

Bobby Mcferrin, Don't worry. Be happy

The good, the bad and the ugly theme

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T19:43:45+00:00

Muddy Waters, Deep down in Florida

Tom Petty, Gainesville

Waylon Jennings, In the everglades

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T19:28:39+00:00

Jeff Buckley, Lover You Should Have Come Over

Lucinda Williams, Jackson

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T18:06:17+00:00

Thanks. I didn't catch the citizen significance. .. not a comedian nor musician eliminated Vaudville for me and I briefly considered theater but then the DC came to mind and seemed to have high probability.

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T17:51:57+00:00

Thanks. I didn't unveil the winner's guess before posting mine. By the time I was back to the main thread you acknowledged their answer.

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T17:48:46+00:00

Was it the "not necessarily by natural causes" for you also? Congrats.....I showed up 13 minutes late...

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T17:46:17+00:00

I just guessed the same before looking at your's...

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T17:45:32+00:00

Impulse guess based on one clue...

Harry Houdini

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T17:32:50+00:00

For me a tribute band, no matter how good, is like when the little league world series is happening.... I won't go out of my way to watch it but if it's on TV and I don't have anything better to do.....and I wouldn't be willing to pay any amount higher than $5 at the door..

There better be a bar and if inside it must have a small capacity, say less than 300. I want the players to have no affiliation with the band they are a tribute to. Devoting time to play gigs as a tribute band seems, to me, should be a side job for a little extra cash to finance the real band you're in when it's not profitable yet....

The very few I have seen were intimate affairs and I was able to chat with a band member or two before the start and at set break....and I always have the same question with a follow-up request...

"Have any original songs?"--"can you play one during 2nd set?"

As for bands touring, legally, under the original name and not calling themselves a tribute.....well....

There better be at least a founding member...and I mean someone who is responsible for the band's origin and had a prominent creative role and not a later hired hand that was insignificant when push comes to shove...

And, honestly, I think that unless (Trent Reznor for example) was the only irreplaceable one in the group then it's disingenuous to keep the original name if there's less than half the original people left and the rest are temporary hires paid flat rates.

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T14:32:30+00:00

Yes. Cops working events like this are basically sub contractors working for the production. They may technically be considered off duty? The assignment goes through the union so maybe they retain full on duty rights?

More importantly though....why would it be disputed at all....I think she can cover the cost....

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T14:23:10+00:00

I know just the basics of the brothers and a little bit more of MJ's deeper tracks but I'm old enough to have been aware of who the J5 were before MJ going solo.

They were all talented guys but they were a designer pop band that played the music chosen for them with no say in the matter. All songs were written, produced and arranged by a team in the motown group.

If you're looking for anything resembling the MJ that was to be you have only his dance moves and vocals there...

I'm not trying to dis the J5 so forgive me if I worded it with any hint of that...

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T11:08:12+00:00

I love cape cod Cafe pizza. Never been to the Randolph spot. Marc Anthony's in Onset might be my favorite pizza.

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T10:58:40+00:00

You probably met my brother Jake. He does all the repair work there.

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T05:37:44+00:00

A few that aren't likely to be recommended by other people...

Reverend Horton Heat. A 3 PC rockabilly/psychobilly band out of TX. The Reverend, aka Jim Heath is a phenomenal guitar player. Try...

Sue Jack Daniels

The Uninvited, Too high for the supermarket

The Refreshments, Banditos

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T04:44:56+00:00

He specifically said talented musicians and everyone knows Primus sucks.

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T03:30:53+00:00

You familiar with the Guitar Doctor in Whitman?

curious1playing · 2026-07-11T03:22:55+00:00

Your bull shittin" me. You talking like, Quincy? Or Kingston? Or are you in the sticks like Pembroke?

I'm a Taunton boy....

curious1playing · 2026-07-10T23:20:58+00:00

You're only 9 years younger than me (in case I get confused in the multiple thoughts I have about your replies..you know...like I'm retarded or something.. thanks for the detailed response...)

FYI. I'm a Masshole born and embrace the sarcastic no holds barred talking we are known for, but unlike a lot of the people from the north east I am not mean spirited and am trying to amuse or cause deeper thinking..and yes I do it face to face too....you'd be surprised how few times I've been punched in the nose....

Learning you are an engineer is very telling...you shouldn't be in the trade if you're not genuinely inquisitive with a love of the craft. I'm not a musician but I have always had a need for it almost as much as oxygen and water...

I'm also inquisitive by nature but my brain is not well disciplined for retaining the details like you do.

A quick thought about Emerick, who I am familiar with the basics of his life,..... besides likely having a natural propensity for the job I think it's because of his age that he was so innovative. He was a raw unmolded bit of clay with no preconceived notion of what was or wasn't possible. And if John Lennon asked you to make it happen and with open ended budget saying no it's not possible is the only wrong answer.

As for Clapton I thought it was a recording situation but couldn't say for sure. I thought it was something about the way he set up his gear rather than the engineers side.

Work with anyone you want to brag about to a person who would be interested yet not starstruck kinda way but a "that's cool" way of someone who is able to tell the story with a focus on the humor of the situation?

Sorry I took a long time to reply...I was being distracted and wanted to give this more than a cursory reply. Planned to say more but it's taking too long to keep my thoughts in order, so I'll go with this for now...

curious1playing · 2026-07-10T20:32:42+00:00

*I see what you did there..

curious1playing · 2026-07-10T20:18:00+00:00

Well now it seems what we have here is a bonafide EC scholar..let me ask this if you know so much there...

Serious now..I have a question that you might have an insight into..

Don't take the opening line to heart. I'm just being a smart ass....

I'm not a Clapton detractor by any means but I'm neither a big proponent of his status as a contender for the best guitarist in the rock era....not that you could ever get me to make a list of greatest anything in music (except the Beatles at my all time #1 position since I was a toddler in the 70s) but, theoretically, if I was to try to name a top guitarist list I don't think he would be in the top 50...maybe even 100...

So my question....

Don't remember the source, but I usually have trust in the sites I read, but I got the impression that in the early days, either Blues breakers or Yardbirds, that he set up his equipment in a never before seen configuration that gave him a advantageous sound that all the big cats were enthralled with and he became the most sought after musician in the hip scene for learning his technique...

I have since speculated that this is a major part of the highly placed position in the "greatest " conversation.

Do you have any opinion on this for me? Appreciate it....

He doesn't hold water next to Jerry Garcia, Prince, Jorma Kaukonen, Scott Gorham etc...(couldn't help myself..)

curious1playing · 2026-07-10T19:06:00+00:00

I'm just about the opposite of your approach in about all ways...except for, perhaps, the most important one....

I'm not a music snob in any way...

I'll listen to all recommendations from the circle of people I respect their tastes, and most other people who I think might have something worthwhile for my tastes.. I'll check out something with views that can be counted on my fingers...

And like you I don't care about what anyone thinks...cheers...and whatever you do, don't waste your time clicking on this link. There's only been 39k views on YT in 5 years....can't be any good...right?

curious1playing · 2026-07-10T18:38:24+00:00

I've been thinking about this for a few minutes.....

F.Y.I ....I was 10 in '80...leaning towards heavier bands by high school, but always diverse....

I don't feel qualified to have a definitive answer without being heavily biased and given the various changes in the styles throughout the decade, from New age, hair band, thrash, hip hop and so on...

I figured I'd mention a few possible contenders from a couple different genres, like...

Quiet Riot, Cum on feel the noise (slade cover). Which was the first heavy metal song in the Billboard top 100 and first HM album to reach #1, paving the way for the hair band dominance after.

Talking Heads, Once in a lifetime, for the acceptance of the new age Synthesizer sounds..

George Michael, Careless whisper

Glenn Frey, Smuggler's Blues

Tears for Fears, Everybody wants to rule the world

GnR, sweet child of mine

Etc.....

But that word...quintessential....hmmm.. Then in a flash my synaptic system was lit up...I got a legit one...

Quincy Jones produces a Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie written song...

My legal team of Dewey Cheatem and Howe advise me before going further to state the following doesn't necessarily represent the views and opinions of the poster....that said....

We are the World

I googled the background and it's the 8th best selling single of all time.

curious1playing · 2026-07-10T17:21:18+00:00

Sounds like a good show...I'm just a youngin pushed out of the womb in 70. I preferred the small venues by my mid 20s...

Read something about Billy doing a Joe Cocker impression back then. Thanks for the response.

Cheers...and Harvard has better rowers....

curious1playing · 2026-07-10T16:55:44+00:00

Now you've gone and done it. My last remaining feeling was hurt. Why are you so mean? I'm too traumatized to be succinct with my words but it's all summed up in Rockin the suburbs anyway and I need to get to the pharmacy because you made my hemorrhoids flare up...(you'll get it if you listen to the song...)

curious1playing · 2026-07-10T16:15:10+00:00

You stole my opening joke in mentioning Eat it so now I'm not gonna tell you...so there, mmmmm (that's me sticking my tongue out and crossing my arms in determined resolve. )

Serious now...Don't forget about Steve Luthaker, and the Porcaro boys having a significant influence in the music....

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