Download Instrumental    I usually don’t like a song that has whistling in it, unless it’s the Andy Griffith theme.  Guy Mitchell had a hit with “Singin’ the Blues” way back when, but it featured whistling.  Whistling!  Whistling is singing without any words – it’s annoying..  Please don’t do that…. there’s nothing worse than someone who “whistles while they work”.  Stop it!

“The Kentucky Headhunters” re-recorded this one in 1997 and did it right – no whistling.  This band is one of my favorite things about the state of Kentucky.  Other favorites are Kentucky bourbon, the Derby, the State Song, and our great friends Gil and Evelyn Russell – two of the finest people on the planet.  Gil is a long-time Air Force compatriot of my father (and quite the wicked checker player).  And… my wife is a Kentucky girl – I kinda like her too.  But I digress.  The point is, it took a long-haired, good ol’ boy, country rock band from Kentucky to get the song right.  And they’re LIKABLE long-haired, good ol’ boy rockers.  Most that I’ve known are not.

The “Headhunters” are primarily a cover band with their first real hit being a cover of Don Gibson’s “Oh, Lonesome Me”.  They subsequently recorded songs by Waylon Jennings, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Carl Perkins, and …uh… Roy Rogers.  They were, and are, a Southern rock band with a sense of humor.  Don’cha just love irreverence? This business should be about fun! And these guys know that.  Hey… they’re from Kentucky!  There’s nothing more to say!  Put this one in your play list and have a good time with it!  But no whistling, please.

Oh, be sure to wait for all of the ending – it’s irreverent.

And if you like whistling: