# 5 OClock Whistle is a Song About Dad Carousing or am I Jaded **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [September 26, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-oclock-whistle-is-a-song-about-dad-carousing-or-am-i-jaded/951351 "2021-09-26T00:46:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-oclock-whistle-is-a-song-about-dad-carousing-or-am-i-jaded/951351/1 "2021-09-26T00:46:51Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/17WAg3r4ERA/hqdefault.jpg "Ella Fitzgerald - Five O'Clock Whistle 1941") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17WAg3r4ERA) I assume this is a song about Daddy cheating understood through the eyes of a child. Its a really good song and it deals with universal themes in a very creative way. I think. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-oclock-whistle-is-a-song-about-dad-carousing-or-am-i-jaded/951351/2 "2021-09-26T05:04:09Z")
No, you’re not jaded. That’s exactly the way I’ve always interpreted the song. Why else would the guy be sneaking into bed at 2 a.m.? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-oclock-whistle-is-a-song-about-dad-carousing-or-am-i-jaded/951351/3 "2021-09-26T07:51:22Z")
Considering the time period the song was released and the way that art was censored by the marketplace I just wondered.