How Andrew Bird was asked to join a whistling jam session with Mariah Carey : Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Ever since the day that musician Andrew Bird had a whistling jam with Mariah Carey he's been imagining what a slow jam duet would look like. 'All I know is in the video, there's going to be lots of candles and lots of soft cheese.'

Andrew Bird grew up north of Chicago. He's a student of violin, but he didn't really love classical music. Instead, he devoted himself to playing folk, then swing and pop, then eventually his own style, which has been called a lot of things but is really just Andrew Bird.Peter Sagal: I spent a fair amount of time trying to find somebody who would define your style, and I couldn't. Can you say"Andrew Bird's music is...

It was about loneliness and love. The dog was a subplot, I suppose. But it's the most memorable thing about the song.I think the line was"I'm just an old yout / with a cane made of root / and a dog with a nasal disease." Right, isn't that funny! It occurs to me that you have a certain disadvantage. Most musicians are not walking around carrying their guitar. So people won't say,"Oh, wow, it's you. Can you play me a song?" But you are always ready to whistle. So do you get requests from people who recognize you in elevators or other places?

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