Animals in Music

[chrismolar]

Are there any songs featuring a real animal as part of the band actually performing part of the song?

[Haggisdj]

I had a single around 1982-3 with sheep sampled to sing Baa Baa Black Sheep... sad I know but being a DJ I buy all sorts of tat.

[mxyzptlk]

How Much Is That Doggie In The Window springs to mind

[gleno lloyd]

lonely pup in a christmas shop by adam faith

[littleoldme]

I'm sure there was a band from the late 80s/early 90s called Gentlemen Without Weapons whose "instruments" were various sounds from the world of nature (humpback whale songs, cricket chirps etc), run through various samplers and computers to fit the music. Anyone else remember them, or did I just have the wrong kind of mushrooms for dinner one night?

[littleoldme]

Ha! Knew I wasn't going mad! Just Googled them (why didn't I think of that before?) and found a couple of reviews here Different, at least :O)

[dooleyfan]

The Singing Sheep - Baa Baa Blacksheep was sampled sheep noises. I think thtere was one about a "Wonderdog" too.

[dooleyfan]

In my defence and that of Haggisdj, we are both djs. I have been since 1978, so I bought these little gems when they were actually released (being the sort of DJ that would play anything for a laugh). That reminds me, I used to have a single called something like "5 tracks of laughter" which sadly went missing one night.

[cdinoz]

Yes indeed - there was a band called Gentlemen Without Weapons. Recorded 1988 on the A&M Records Label entitled Transmissions (label AMA 5204) an album available on vinyl and cassette. A single followed entitled "Unconditional Love (Planet Earth)" with b-side "The Way Of The Dodo", (label AMY 448). Sleeve notes read "No musical instruments have been used on this record". Track writers were Kenny Young, Nivk Glennie-Smith and Vic Coppersmith-Heaven. The single lists about 12 animal sounds sampled and used including Humback Whale, tiger and gibbon!