Songs that use a Jew's Harp

Except that it's not a Jew's Harp.

 

Canned Heat - segments of Parthenogenesis from Living The Blues. Very trippy.

 

Alternate thread title, "Songs Mel Gibson Hates!"

 

Travelin Prayer by Billy Joel from the Piano Man lp

 

The song that starts "me and you a two man crew" in Snoopy Come Home.

 

"George Washington's Birthday" - Charles Ives

 

Inez Foxx - Mockingbird

 

Barclay James Harvest - Lady Loves

 

That's a harmonica.

 

"I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog" - Peter Paul & Mary

 

On the subject of the Who, Postcard as well -- a few seconds worth during the "Australia" verse.

 

Ennio Morricone

 

And the French Morricone: François de Roubaix

 

Nina Simone - Day and Night

 

An old tune that was a fave of my sister's over forty years ago:

 

supposedly John Peel injured himself playing it on the session. Youtube doesn't really represent Harvey Matusow's Jew's Harp Band from 1969 on Head Records but it's a humdinger.

 

The Masters Apprentices, 'I'm Your Satisfier' from CHOICE CUTS.

 

You beat me to it! A great band, and great album - still have it, grooves wrecked by cheap record player, worn styli, and many plays.

 

The jew's harp is used on several songs on Leonard Cohen's second album, Songs From A Room. In fact, many people were overly critical of the fact that the jew's harp played such a prominent role on this album. It's almost impossible to miss that twang-twang throughout the entire album and even I believe at times it becomes overwhelming. It's an interesting instrument, but one that should be used sparingly, in my opinion...or at least mixed to be complimentary to other instruments instead of prominently.

 

A Jews Harp is where the main line from Tennessee Jed by the Grateful Dead come from....Robert Hunter heard someone playing the main line melody on one, and he used it to write the song.

 

Bruce Cockburn - For The Birds

 

Thought we couldn't talk religion

 

"The Maypole Song" from The Wicker Man (and I'm not talking about that abomination of a remake with Nic Cage!)