Composers and arrangers often include different sounds in their songs to create a distinctive and catchy element. In their masterpiece Good Vibrations as well as the title, an unusual instrument, the Electro-Theremin, is employed by The Beach Boys. Named the ‘father of exotica’, arranger/composer Martin Denny uses all kinds of sounds heard in an African village in his popular instrumental Quiet Village. Shirley Ellis has a great time with the exuberant Clapping Song. Sam Cooke evokes the sounds of a prison chain gang in his big hit Chain Gang while The Beatles rock it out with their version of Twist And Shout.

Playlist:

• Quiet Village – Martin Denny


• There’s A Kind Of Hush – Herman’s Hermits


• Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys


• Boom Sha La La Lo – Hans Poulsen


• The Sound Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel


• Rhythm Of The Rain – The Cascades


• Sound Of Then (This Is Australia) – GANGgajang


• The Clapping Song – Shirley Ellis


• Chain Gang – Sam Cooke


• Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead – The Fifth Estate


• Clap Your Hands – The Beau-Marks


• Twist And Shout – The Beatles

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Sounds was broadcast on Sunday August 10, 2025

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