You are probably right...

----  <audities@smoe.org> wrote:
>
> I always thought the solo on Wild Thing was an ocarina for some
> reason.
> 
> - Greg
> 
> Marty Rudnick wrote:
> > Ok, (excluding Sonny & Cher & Ringo) my favorite examples:
> > 
> > The vocal on Gale Garnett's "We'll Sing In The Sunshine"
> > The flute solo on Mamas & Papas' "California Dreaming"
> > The flute solo on The Troggs' "Wild Thing"
> > 
> > All badly and consistently off-key
> > 
> > I had thought it was possibly because in olden days they often had to link up and synchronize multiple tape machines to add tracks, and that sometimes there would be a speed difference between two tape machines that resulted in a tuning problem.
> > 
> > It does amaze me that these were deemed as passable in such GREAT songs.
> > 
> > Marty
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Greg Cagle
> gregc at gregcagle dot com
> 
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