# Songs played on non-instrument objects

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 17, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-played-on-non-instrument-objects/1026766 "2026-01-17T05:14:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-played-on-non-instrument-objects/1026766/81 "2026-01-20T16:24:54Z")

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Back around the turn of the 20th Century, [Bob Burns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Burns_(humorist)) invented something he called a [“bazooka”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazooka_(instrument)) by putting a whiskey funnel on pair of pipes.

Here’s the bazooka solo mentioned in the bazooka Wikipedia article.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jo-pApe1Kd0/hqdefault.jpg "Bing Sings "I'm an Old Cowhand"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo-pApe1Kd0&t=97)

Bob Skyles’ Skyrockets also made frequent use of this thing (comes in at around the 55 second mark).

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YC7Czr6mVKk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Bazooka Stomp Bob Skyles And His Skyrockets 1937 78 RPM") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC7Czr6mVKk)

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-played-on-non-instrument-objects/1026766/82 "2026-01-20T17:34:54Z")

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> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#):
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> I posted this in the ‘interesting facts’ thread:  
> Jimi Hendrix used a home-made “kazoo” (wax paper over comb) in his Cross Town Traffic song.

Now I’m imagining a kazoo with wah-wah pedal.

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-played-on-non-instrument-objects/1026766/83 "2026-01-21T03:39:03Z")

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Zal Yanovsky (Lovin’ Spoonful) did a virtuoso gargle solo in **Bald Headed Lena**.

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