Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Whistling in songs - My Radio Boo broadcast (Wednesday 20 April 2016)


My Radio Boo broadcast with Whistling songs.

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22:00 - 23:00


01The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Theme - ENNIO MORRICONE (OST The Good, The Bad & The Ugly1966)


02March From The River Kwai - Colonel Bogey  - MITCH MILLER & HIS ORCHESTRA (OST The Bridge On The River Kwai1957)
NL # 1, BE # 5, NO # 8
Medley of ''March From The River Kwai'' by Malcolm Arnold & ''Colonel Bogey March'' by Lieutenant F. J. Rickets (written 1914).


03I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman - WHISTLING JACK SMITH (single, 1967)
UK # 5, US # 20, NL # 2, AT # 3, DE # 4, BE # 5


04Winchester Cathedral - NEW VAUDEVILLE BAND (single1966)
US # 1, CA # 1, UK # 4, BE # 6, AT # 8, DE # 15
Lyrics


05Σου Σφυρίζω - ΤΩΝΗΣ ΜΑΡΟΥΔΑΣ (single1959)
Lyrics


06Poor People Of Paris - LES BAXTER HIS CHORUS & ORCHESTRA (single1956)
US # 1
Cover version of ''Le Goualante Du Pauvre Jean'' by Edith Piaf (1954)


07Flying - NICE LITTLE PENGUINS (LP Flying1994)
DE # 56
Danish pop group.
Lyrics


08New World In The Morning - ROGER WHITTAKER (single1970 / LP New World In The Morning, 1971)
UK # 17, BE # 8, NL # 24
Lyrics


09Goodbye Stranger - SUPERTRAMP (LP Breakfast In America1979)
US # 15, UK # 57, NL # 41, NZ # 40
Lyrics


10Over My Shoulder - MIKE + THE MECHANICS (LP Beggar On A Beach Of Gold1995)
FR # 9. BE # 21, CH # 39, DE # 44, CA # 22
Lyrics


11Ground Level - STEREO MC'S (LP Connected1992)
Lyrics


12Step On - HAPPY MONDAYS (LP Pills 'N' Thrills & Bellyaches1990)
UK # 5, NL # 46
The song is based on ''He's Gonna Step On You Again'' by John Kongos (1971)
Lyrics


13Love Is A Battlefield - PAT BENATAR (LP Live From Earth1983)
US # 3, UK # 49
It is the only studio track on the album.
Lyrics


14Brick House - COMMODORES (LP Zoom1977)
US # 5, UK # 32, NL # 15, BE # 30, NZ # 2
Vocals by drummer Walter ''Clyde'' Orange, who did also the lead vocals on ''Nightshift'' (1984).
Lyrics


15Walking The Dog - RUFUS THOMAS (single1963)
US # 10
Lyrics


16That Smell - LYNYRD SKYNYRD (LP Street Survivors1977)
Whistling by Ronnie Van Zant.
Lyrics


17Games Without Frontiers - PETER GABRIEL (LP Peter Gabriel III1980)
UK # 4, CA # 7, SE # 17, DE # 36, US # 48
Backing vocals by Kate Bush.
Whistling by Peter Gabriel, Steve Lillywhite & Hugh Padgham.
Lyrics



23:00 - 00:00


18Daydream - THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL (LP Daydream1966)
US # 2, UK # 2, NL # 11, DE # 30
Lyrics


19Just Walkin' In The Rain - JOHNNIE RAY (single1956)
UK # 1, US # 2, BE # 14
Cover version of ''Just Walkin' In The Rain'' by The Prisonaires (1952)
Lyrics


20Love Letters In The Sand - PAT BOONE (single1957)
US # 1, UK # 2, NL # 1, BE # 2
The song is based on ''The Spanish Cavalier'' a 1881 composition by William D. Hendrickson and was originally a hit as ''Love Letters In The Sand'' in 1931, by Ted Black & His Orchestra.
Lyrics


21Dream A Little Dream Of Me - MAMA CASS (single1968)
UK # 11, US # 12
In 1992: DE # 5, CH # 22
Cover version of ''Dream A Little Dream Of Me'' by Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra (1931)
Lyrics


22How About You - HARRY NILSSON (OST The Fisher King1991)
Cover version of ''How About You'' by Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney (OST Babes On Broadway1941)
Lyrics


23Salut - JOE DASSIN (LP Joe Dassin1975)
Both Salut & Et Si Tu N'existais Pas included in his 1975 homonymous album co-written by Toto Cutugno.
Lyrics


24Melancholie - PEPPINO DI CAPRI (single1964)
Cover version of ''Melancholie'' by German band Die Bambis (DE # 30, 1964)
Di Capri's German version of the song, reached DE # 10.
There's also a Hellenic version by Peppino titled ''Μελαγχολία" (1966) with lyrics provided  by infamous film director / TV personality Νίκος Μαστοράκης.
Lyrics


25Sukiyaki - KYU SAKAMOTO (single1962)
Charts in 1963: US # 1, NO # 1, DE # 2, UK # 6
Originally released in Japan in 1961 titled ''Ueo Muite Arukou'' and is actually named after an irrelevant Japanese dish.
Lyrics


26Clair - GILBERT O'SULLIVAN (LP Back To Front1972)
UK # 1, US # 2, CA # 1, BE # 1, NO # 1, NZ # 2, NL # 4, DE # 12, AU # 12
Written about the daughter of his producer, Gordon Mills.
Lyrics


27Magic Moments - PERRY COMO with MITCELL AYRES ORCHESTRA & THE RAY CHARLES SINGERS (single1958)
US # 4
A song composed by Burt Bacharach & Hal David.
Lyrics


28Only Love Can Break A Heart - GENE PITNEY (single1962)
US # 2
Gene Pitney's composition ''He's A Rebel'' became a US # 1 hit for The Crystals and stopped this song from reaching the top of the Billboard charts.
The song was composed by Burt Bacharach & Hal David.
Lyrics


29(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - OTIS REDDING (single1968)
US # 1, UK # 3, NO # 2, NL # 4, CH # 5, BE # 11, DE # 16, FR # 79
The first posthumous single ever to top the US charts.
Lyrics


30Matilda Matilda - HARRY BELAFONTE (single1953 / LP Belafonte1956)
Cover version of ''Mathilda''  by King Radio.
Lyrics


31The Rhythm Divine - YELLO feat. SHIRLEY BASSEY (LP Essential1992)
BE # 17, AT # 19, CH # 21, NL # 24, DE # 47, UK # 54
The original version of the song was included in Yello's 1987 album ''One Second''.
Whistling and song lyrics provided by Associates singer Billy MacKenzie.
Lyrics


32The Stranger - BILLY JOEL (LP The Stranger1977)
JP # 2, AU # 59
Lyrics


33Jealous Guy - ROXY MUSIC (single1981)
UK # 1, CH # 4, BE # 5, AT # 6, NO # 6, NL # 10, SE # 18, DE # 19
The original of ''Jealous Guy'' by John Lennon (1971) also contains whistling.
Lyrics


34. Patience - GUNS N' ROSES (LP G N' R Lies1988)
US # 4, UK # 10, NL # 3, BE # 9, CH # 16, DE # 38
Lyrics



Other related songs NOT included in the broadcast:


A Fist Full Of Dollars - ENNIO MORRICONE (OST A Fist Ful Of Dollars, 1967)

Alpha Beta Gaga - AIR (LP Talkie Walkie2003)

Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life - MONTY PYTHON (OST Life Of Brian1979)

Balla Balla - RAINBOWS (single1965)

ButterflyDANYEL GÉRARD (single, 1970)

Can't Get Used To Losing You - THE BEAT (single remix1983)

Can't Smile Without You - BARRY MANILOW (LP Even Now1978)

Centerfold - J. GEILS BAND (LP Freeze Frame1981)

Chez Laurette - MICHEL DELPECH (single, 1965

Copacabana (At The Copa) BARRY MANILOW (LP Even Now1978)

Die Da - DIE FANTASTISCHEN 4 (LP 4 Gewinnt1992)

Disney Girls - ART GARFUNKEL (LP Breakaway1975)

Don't Worry, Be Happy - BOBBY McFERRIN (OST Cocktail1988)

Every Morning - SUGAR RAY (LP 14:591999)

Go Gentle - ROBBIE WILLIAMS (LP Swings Both Ways, 2013)

Golden Years - DAVID BOWIE (single1975 / LP Station To Station1976)

Good Life - ONEREPUBLIC (LP Waking Up2009)

I'll Stay Here - BALTHAZAR (LP Applause2010)

It Was A Very Good Year - THE KINGSTON TRIO (LP Goin' Places, 1961)

Joyride - ROXETTE (LP Joyride1991)

Laetitia - ALAIN DELON (OST The Last Adventure, 1967)

Let's Be Friends - JOHNNY NASH (LP Tears On My Pillow1975)

Like Flames - BERLIN (LP Count Three & Pray1986)

Limbo Rock - CHUBBY CHECKER (single1962)

Looking For Lewis & Clark - THE LONG RYDERS (LP State Of Our Union1985)

Me & Julio Down By The School Yard - PAUL SIMON (LP Paul Simon1972)

Michael Row The Boat Ashore - THE HIGHWAYMEN (1960)

Montego Bay - BOBBY BLOOM (LP The Bobby Bloom Album1970)

Moves Like Jagger - MAROON 5 feat. CHRISTINA AGUILERA (single2011)

Mr. Bojangles - SAMMY DAVIS Jr. (LP Portrait Of Mr. Sammy Davis Jr. 1972)

Old San Juan - SPYRO GYRA (LP Incognito1982)

Only Sixteen - CRAIG DOUGLAS (single1959)

Other People - LP (LP Lost On You, 2016)

Pumped Up Kicks - FOSTER THE PEOPLE (LP Torches2011)

Serenata - TOTO CUTUGNO (1984 / LP Per Amore O Per Gioco, 1985)

She Bop - CYNDI LAUPER (LP She's So Unusual1984)

Short Fat Fannie - LARRY WILLIAMS (single1957)

Silent Running - GORILLAZ feat. ADELEYE OMOTAYO (LP Cracker Island, 2023)

Sisyphus - ANDREW BIRD (2019)

Stainsby Girls - CHRIS REA (LP Shamrock Diaries1985)

Star Stripper - AGENT PROVOCATEUR (LP Peep Show2003)

Superfine Love - AL JARREAU (LP Heaven & Earth1992)

The Moment You Left Me - WET WET WET (LP Popped In, Souled Out1987)

Tomorrow Comes Today - GORILLAZ (EP Tomorrow Comes Today2000 / LP Gorillaz2001)

Trinity (Titoli) - FRANCO MICALICCI feat. ANNIBALE (OST Lo Chiamavano Trinita' / They Call Me Trinity, 1971)
The film was released on 22 December 1970)

23 - REJJIE SNOW (LP Dear Annie, 2018)

Vanilla Sky - PAUL McCARTNEY (OST Vanilla Sky2001)

Walk Like An Egyptian - BANGLES (LP Different Light1986)

Where You Belong - TINKABELLE (LP On My Way, 2012)

Whistle For The Choir - THE FRATELLIS (LP Costello Music2006)

Wind Of Change - SCORPIONS (LP Crazy World1990)

Wishing Girl - LOLA MARSH (LP Remember Roses, 2017)

Without - JACK SAVORETTI (2006 / LP Between The Minds, 2007)

Young Folks - PETER BJORN & JOHN (LP Writer's Block2006)

Είμαι Τρελλός Που Σ'αγάπησα - ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ ΠΑΡΙΟΣ (LP Πιστός... 1988)

Η Πιο Όμορφη Θάλασσα - ΜΑΝΟΣ ΛΟΙΖΟΣ (1983)

Η Συννεφούλα - ΔΙΟΝΥΣΗΣ ΣΑΒΒΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ (LP Φορτηγό1966)

Ιπτάμενος Μπάρμαν - ΝΙΚΟΣ ΖΙΩΓΑΛΑΣ (1987)


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