Video: History of Whistling | cdza

From Ennio Morricone to The Beatles to Beck, the guys at Collective Cadenza, aka  cdza , a team that makes viral videos about music, combined 26 songs spanning almost a century to make this three-minute medley. The video was directed by  Joe Sabia , who discusses his career making viral videos with the Atlantic  here . Two points: It's unconscionable to not include Andrew Bird, who is the whistling emeritus non grata (yes, I realize what I just wrote was he is the unwelcomed retired whistling person and that's the opposite of him being the best whistler is [...]

I've always fancied myself as quite the whistler and felt that I could compete with the best when it came to smacking my moist lips together to a catchy tune, but this guy just effortlessly put me to shame. Covering 26 songs spanning 98 years, this oral aficionado covers everything from Otis Redding to Foster The People . And yes, he doesn't forget to do "Don't Worry Be Happy". I must say that this guy also has an amazing mustache too. Good find by the guys over at Music Discovery ... [...]