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The Whistle Song is the fourth song from the seventh series (released as the fifth song in the US, and the sixth and final song in the UK), and is dedicated to the engine's whistles. It was later re-released with a new CGI music video as part of Thomas' YouTube World Tour on 19 August 2015.
Lyrics
- Engines all have whistles, as everybody knows.
- And as they leave the station, you'll hear the whistle blow.
- Speeding down the hillside, the whistle's blown with pride,
- Driver checks the signal, and whistles one more time.
- Engines, blow your whistles; Toby, ring your bell,
- Gordon and Henry, Thomas as well.
- Engines, blow your whistles and let's all have some fun,
- Engines, blow your whistles; Let's hear the whistle song
- Every whistles different; No two will sound the same,
- It helps to warn of danger if something's in your way.
- Whistles are important, as every engine knows,
- Clear the line ahead now, when the whistle blows!
- Engines, blow your whistles; Toby, ring your bell,
- James and Edward, Percy as well.
- Engines, blow your whistles and let's all have some fun,
- Engines, blow your whistles; Let's hear the whistle song
- An engine lost its whistle and could not make a sound.
- It really was a problem until one could be found.
- 'Cause an engine's not an engine if it hasn't got a whistle,
- Hear the whistles blow!
- Engines, blow your whistles; Toby, ring your bell,
- Gordon and Henry, Thomas as well.
- Engines, blow your whistles and let's all have some fun,
- Engines, blow your whistles; Let's hear the whistle song
- One long whistle means coming up fast,
- Two in the fog, give two short blasts.
- One, two, three, means clear up the line
- Let's blow our whistles one more time!
- Engines, blow your whistles; Toby, ring your bell,
- James and Edward, Percy as well.
- Engines blow your whistles, and let's all have some fun,
- Engines blow your whistles, Let's hear the whistle song!
Characters
Model Series
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Oliver
- Emily
- Stepney
- Harvey
- Fergus
- Arthur
- Spencer
- Diesel
- Daisy
- Mavis
- Class 40
- Skarloey
- Peter Sam
- Rusty
- Duncan
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Toad
- Terence
- Bertie
- Trevor
- Butch
- Elizabeth
- Harold
- Big Mickey
- Stephen Hatt
- Jem Cole
- Cyril the Fogman
- One of the stone-dropping boys
- The Inspector with the Bowler Hat
- Headmaster Hastings
- The Fisherman
CGI Series
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Emily
- Spencer
- Rosie
- Whiff
- Hiro
- Bash and Dash
- Ferdinand
- Scruff
- Mavis
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Victor
- Millie
- Annie and Clarabel
- Rocky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Dowager Hatt
- Sodor Brass Band
- The Duchess of Boxford
- The Great Composer
- The Groundsman
Locations
Model Series
- Knapford
- Gordon's Hill
- Crovan's Gate
- The Watermill
- Callan Yard
- Tidmouth Tunnel
- Callandale Fishing Yard
- Dryaw
- Brendam Docks
- Crosby
- Tidmouth Beach
- Ffarquhar Quarry
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Vicarstown Goods Depot
- Maithwaite
- Callan Castle
- Tower Windmill
- Wellsworth
- Mountainside Runby
- Suddery Castle
- The Intersection
CGI Series
- Island of Sodor
- Tidmouth Town Square
- Maron
- Blue Mountain Quarry
- Wellsworth
- Knapford
- Callan Castle
- Gordon's Hill
- Maithwaite
- The Dinosaur Park
- The Coal Hopper
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Stone Bridge over Narrow Gauge Runby
- The Depot
- Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
- Crovan's Gate
- Sodor Slate Quarry
- Misty Island
Footage Used
Model Series
- Toby and the Stout Gentleman
- Duck Takes Charge
- Woolly Bear
- Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party
- Oliver Owns Up
- Sleeping Beauty
- Four Little Engines
- Home at Last
- Passengers and Polish
- Rusty to the Rescue
- Thomas and Stepney
- Bulls Eyes
- Thomas and the Special Letter
- Paint Pots and Queens
- Fish
- Bye George!
- Stepney Gets Lost
- Oliver's Find
- It's Only Snow
- Scaredy Engines
- Middle Engine
- Thomas the Jet Engine
- Faulty Whistles
- Emily's New Coaches
- Percy Gets it Right
- Bill, Ben and Fergus
- Edward's Brass Band
- What's the Matter with Henry?
- James and the Queen of Sodor
- Toby's Windmill
- Bad Day at Castle Loch
- Something Fishy
- Harold and the Flying Horse
- Gordon and Spencer
- Three Cheers for Thomas
CGI Series
- Double Trouble
- The Biggest Present of All
- Snow Tracks
- Toby and Bash
- Emily and Dash
- Happy Hiro
- Wonky Whistle
- Blue Mountain Mystery
- Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor
- Muddy Matters
- Whiff's Wish
- Don't Bother Victor!
- Scruff's Makeover
- The Thomas Way
- Percy's Lucky Day
- Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger
- Spencer's VIP
- Duncan the Humbug
- Millie and the Volcano
- The Adventure Begins
Deleted, Edited, and Extended Scenes
- Woolly Bear - A deleted scene of Percy's whistle blowing.
- Rusty to the Rescue:
- An extended scene of Rusty passing Henry and Gordon.
- An extended ending of Rusty and Stepney passing the diesels.
- Thomas and Stepney - A deleted close-up of Thomas' whistle.
- Bull's Eyes - A deleted scene of Toby passing the farm crossing.
- Paint Pots and Queens - An extended scene of Henry, James, Percy and Duck at Knapford.
- Fish:
- A extended ending of Thomas stopping next to Duck.
- An edited scene of Henry going past the beach.
- Bye George!:
- An alternate shot of Gordon's whistle.
- A deleted scene of Gordon with his shocked face entering Crosby.
- A deleted scene of Gordon's shocked face just before he shuts his eyes.
- An extended scene of Gordon's view heading to the truck on the main line.
- An extended beginning of Gordon hitting the truck.
- A deleted shot of the signalman pulling the lever.
- Stepney Gets Lost - An extended beginning of Stepney leaving the quarry with an edited scene of his whistle blowing.
- Faulty Whistles:
- An extended shot of Peter Sam puffing through the countryside at sunset.
- An extended beginning of Duncan puffing away from the crossing.
- An extended shot of smoke coming out of Duncan's whistle hole ofter losing his whistle.
- A deleted scene showing where Duncan's whistle landed.
- An extended shot of Duncan stopping when he notices that his whistle is gone.
- Emily's New Coaches - An extended beginning of Emily pushing Oliver.
- Bill, Ben and Fergus:
- A deleted scene of Fergus entering Tidmouth Tunnel.
- A deleted scene of Fergus leaving Maithwaite passing Thomas, Annie and Clarabel.
- What's the Matter with Henry? - A deleted scene of Henry leaving Wellsworth passing Emily.
- Toby's Windmill - A deleted scene of Toby passing the Watermill and passing Castle Loch while pulling Henrietta.
- Something Fishy:
- An extended scene of Percy and Arthur passing through Maithwaite.
- A deleted scene of Arthur pulling the red express coaches past the castle.
- Harold and the Flying Horse - A deleted scene of Henry passing Percy at Dryaw.
- Gordon and Spencer:
- A deleted scene of James passing Gordon in a siding.
- A deleted shot of Spencer leaving Knapford.
- A deleted scene of Spencer pulling two coaches on the Three Tier Bridge.
- A deleted scene of Spencer passing Suddery Castle.
- A deleted shot of Spencer passing Thomas at Wellsworth.
- Three Cheers for Thomas - A deleted close-up of Thomas going through Dryaw.
- Edited scenes:
- Sleeping Beauty - James' whistle blows.
- Scaredy Engines - Edward's whistle blows.
- Bad Day at Castle Loch - Percy, Donald and Douglas' whistles blow.
- Unknown Scenes:
- A deleted close-up shot of Gordon's whistle.
- A deleted close-up shot of Henry's whistle.
- A deleted close-up shot of James' whistle towards the end of the music video.
- A close-up shot of Duck's whistle.
Trivia
- The seventh series version of this music video features the most deleted scenes out of all music videos.
- This song and "Salty" were not released officially on VHS and DVDs in both the UK and US. It was first released in those regions on the US YouTube channel on 11th December 2014; it was later released on the UK YouTube channel on 26th March 2015.
- Some of the shots used special effects for the engines whistling.
- In the YouTube World Tour version, the shot of Percy's whistle is mirrored and the bridge before the final chorus is removed.
- The last music video released on VHS and DVD by C4U Media in South Korea.
- The last music video released on VHS in South Korea.
- This song shares a similar title with a deleted song from Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
- This, along with Five New Engines in the Shed, The Red Balloon, and the original Troublesome Trucks song, are the only songs from Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell not to be released on any of the original Thomas and Friends series' music albums.
Goofs
- Throughout the song, engines had different whistle sounds.
- In the original version:
- Fergus has a different whistle sound. It was also used for Thomas, Stepney, James and Millie in the YouTube World Tour version and for Thomas in The Big & All Aboard Live Tours.
- Spencer has a different whistle sound. It was also used for Peter Sam and Henry at the end.
- Arthur has a different whistle sound.
- Skarloey has Peter Sam's original fourth series whistle sound during the third chorus.
- At the end of the original version, Henry has Oliver's whistle sound, Oliver has Emily's original whistle sound and Gordon has Edward's whistle sound.
- Stepney has a different whistle sound. It was also used for Skarloey in the first chorus.
- Thomas has Emily's original whistle sound, whereas in the YouTube World Tour, he has Oliver's current whistle sound.
- Duncan has a different whistle sound, which was previously used for an old steam whistle seen at the Sodor Ironworks in the sixth series episode, Scaredy Engines.
- In the original version:
- In the original version, when James blows his whistle in the edited scene from Sleeping Beauty, the steam does not line up properly with his whistle.
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Japanese | きてきのうた |
Home Media Releases
JPNMalaysia/Singapore/ChinaTHAKOR |
Music Video
The Whistle Song - Music Video
The Whistle Song - CGI Music Video
