# What song is this? (wooo woooo wooo woooooo) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 4, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665 "2007-06-04T05:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/1 "2007-06-04T05:53:08Z")
There is a song that’s been playing on the radio that I’ve been trying to find on iTunes, but I don’t know the title, or the lyrics. It has a very distinctive beginning, though. For several seconds, someone is singing “Woooo! Woooo! Wooooo!”, in short bursts like that, like an owl hooting or something. Anyone know what the hell I’m talking about? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/2 "2007-06-04T05:56:54Z")
“What’s Up, Pussycat?” by Tom Jones??? ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/3 "2007-06-04T05:59:43Z")
Wild guess…Is it the Black Horse and Cherry Tree song by KT Tunstall. I enjoy her music, plus she has that “woo woooo” thing at the beginning and throughout the song… Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/4 "2007-06-04T05:59:53Z")
\*Sympathy For The Devil \* by the Rolling Stones? ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/5 "2007-06-04T06:08:00Z")
[QUOTE=brendon\_small] Wild guess…Is it the Black Horse and Cherry Tree song by KT Tunstall. I enjoy her music, plus she has that “woo woooo” thing at the beginning and throughout the song… Brendon Small [/QUOTE] Wow, I think that’s it! Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Foldup\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Foldup\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foldup_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/6 "2007-06-04T06:11:38Z")
If it’s recent and playing on an average top 100-ish station, I’d call it \* The Sweet Escape\* by **Gwen Stefani**. ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/7 "2007-06-04T06:33:10Z")
Woo-Hoo! I’ve never answered something right here on the dope - until now! Watch out world! heh. Also, some of her other songs are pretty interesting…just saying. Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/8 "2007-06-04T11:59:49Z")
I know the question has been answered, but there’s also “Woo Hoo” by the **5.6.7.8’s**. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/9 "2007-06-04T12:03:33Z")
Black Horse & Cherry Tree was what I thought of immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/10 "2007-06-04T12:03:53Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] “What’s Up, Pussycat?” by Tom Jones??? [/QUOTE] That’s _What’s NEW, Pussycat?_ I love that song. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/11 "2007-06-05T01:58:45Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] That’s _What’s NEW, Pussycat?_ I love that song. [/QUOTE] :smack: Of course. Sorry, I think I confused the title with Woody Allen’s _What’s Up, Tiger Lily?_, which also came out roughly in the same time period. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/12 "2007-06-05T04:49:37Z")
I’m glad the OP has apparently been answered. But for the benefit of those who just can’t get enough woo-hoo-ing, there’s the "whooo-hoo!"s in Blur’s “Song 2”. _Whew_. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/13 "2007-06-07T02:03:28Z")
[QUOTE=The Scrivener] I’m glad the OP has apparently been answered. But for the benefit of those who just can’t get enough woo-hoo-ing, there’s the "whooo-hoo!"s in Blur’s “Song 2”. _Whew_. 🙂 [/QUOTE] How about the original “woo Hoo” by the Rockateens (1959)? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this-wooo-woooo-wooo-woooooo/406665/14 "2007-06-07T02:45:08Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] :smack: Of course. Sorry, I think I confused the title with Woody Allen’s _What’s Up, Tiger Lily?_, which also came out roughly in the same time period. [/QUOTE] Well, Woody also wrote the movie _What’s New, Pussycat_. Not that he wanted to admit it after it came out, heavily tampered with. That’s why he made all his movies for and by himself afterward, starting with _What’s Up, Tiger Lily?_. (Yeah, I know he did _Casino Royale_ after that, but that was just the last straw.)