It sounds better in my head, I swear

August 6, 2006 5:06 PM

EarwigFilter: Identify what I'm whistling here because it's in my head and I'm going insane.

Male singing? Like a Rufus Wainwrightesque voice? No idea about any of the words. May be religious, probably isn't.

This is what happens when you have Rhapsody and download 4 GB of music you've never heard of in two months. Hell, this is probably from a TV show.

Ignore my horrible whistling and please assist!

posted by disillusioned to Media & Arts (17 answers total)

My guess is "Lolita" by Elefant.

The part you're whistling sounds like the verse.
posted by nekton at 6:47 PM on August 6, 2006

Response by poster: Okay, that's not it, but that's damn cool and I downloaded their albums now.

Meh. I may rerecord with MIDI or something...
posted by disillusioned at 7:11 PM on August 6, 2006

Sounds remotely like a christmas carol.
posted by mecran01 at 8:22 PM on August 6, 2006

I also thought it sounded like a christmas carol and I had some weird feeling that one of the words at the end of it was "faithful" but it didn't help me answer your question much.
posted by jessamyn at 8:43 PM on August 6, 2006

Did you try songtapper?
posted by amarynth at 9:08 PM on August 6, 2006

similar to "Carol of the Bells" sorta.
posted by mecran01 at 9:20 PM on August 6, 2006

Sounds vaguely like Greensleeves/What Child Is This (an Xmas carol)
posted by vanoakenfold at 9:33 PM on August 6, 2006

No, I meant "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", not Greensleeves.
posted by vanoakenfold at 9:35 PM on August 6, 2006

Parts of what you've whistled sounds a little like the theme music for Suspiria, as performed by Goblin. (Direct link to a partial mp3 sample here.) But the match is quite imperfect, and I don't really think this is the tune you're looking for. Unless you're a really bad whistler ... ;)
posted by Dr. Wu at 9:55 PM on August 6, 2006

It's most reminescent of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," but not exact.
posted by wsg at 10:16 PM on August 6, 2006

Response by poster: Man, now I really think I'm insane...

Thanks, but I just appear to be insane. Although Christmas Carol doesn't sound entirely unreasonable...
posted by disillusioned at 11:48 PM on August 6, 2006

First seven bars sound like the theme from the X-Files! Then, yeah, then something Christmassy.
posted by ed\26h at 1:10 AM on August 7, 2006

Reminds me of Jackson Browne's "Lawyers In Love".
posted by Snerd at 6:26 AM on August 7, 2006

sounds like the chorus to "My baby takes the morning train" by shelia E.
posted by cosmicbandito at 7:12 AM on August 7, 2006

Heh, cosmicpluto, I'm virtually certain, you meant Sheena Easton - but if Shiela E. did in fact cover that song, I need it on my ipod immediately.
posted by deliriouscool at 7:32 AM on August 7, 2006

sheena easton, shelia E.....In my fevered mind, they're really the same woman. (you're right....it is Sheena Easton. But I so wanted it to be Shelia E.
posted by cosmicbandito at 7:46 AM on August 7, 2006

sound's like something from a hitchcock film
posted by baker dave at 11:08 AM on August 8, 2006