The 'History Of Whistling' In Music (VIDEO)

Music video experimental group cdza (who you may know from "History of Lyrics That Aren't Lyrics") covers the brief past of whistling in music in their video "History of Whistling" by, well, whistling.

"History of Whistling" is a three and a half minute, single shot of 26 songs that include whistling spanning 98 years. The video features serious expert whistler Eric Rivera accompanied by a couple musicians.

In the video, Rivera whistles songs like Lt. F.J. Ricketts from 1914 all the way up to Maroon 5's "Move Like Jagger" from 2011. It's a comprehensive, hilarious, and impressive sweep of the history of whistling in music.

Watch below for "History of Whistling:"

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Comments

[Marieeved2]

08:51 PM on 05/16/2012

Now that's what we call taking your breath away.

[3fingerbrown]

07:35 AM on 05/15/2012

A clever and suitably silly medley. But why no reference to Elmo Tanner? He was the only whistler I can think of who charted hit records -- "Heartaches," "Nola," and many, many others.

Elmo Tanner -- the Liberace of Lips, the Sultan of Saliva, the Prince of Pucker, the Toscanini of Triple-Tonguing -- should not be forgotten!

[Gronkie]

11:11 PM on 05/13/2012

They missed about a million great examples.

[jfrankfort]

08:57 PM on 05/13/2012

Leaving Scorpions' Wind of Change out of this is an outrage! The wall might as well have never come down.

[Janeu]

07:36 PM on 05/13/2012

John Lennon could whistle a mean tune. Beautiful boy, Jealous Guy, for example.