Having listened to the original with my head between the speakers until
my ears bled....I still can't come up with a birdsong analogue. As Roger
offered, the organ arpeggio is vaguely reminiscent of a Swainson's
Thrush but even that is pretty iffy.

Jack Bowling jbinpg at shaw.ca Prince George, BC

----- Original Message -----
From: Roger <r_craik at shaw.ca>
Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:49 pm
Subject: Re: The "Inna Ga Da Da Vida" Bird

> GizaTheCat at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Okay Rockin' Birders......
> >
> > Here's one for ya! My husband, a rockin' bass player since way
> back is
> > puzzled by the song of a bird we hear every morning. He says
> it's song
> > sounds like the very beginning of the Iron Butterfly classic
> > "InnaGaDaDaVida".
> >
> > And here's my contribution to the list of bird songs/bird
> lyrics......(Let's> play "Name It and Claim It")
> >
> > When the white eagle of the north is flying overhead
> > And the browns, reds and golds of autumn lie in the gutter
> dead......>
> > Lydia Gaebe Bishop
> > Somewhere near Lake Cassidy, Snohomish County, WA
>
> Real shot in the dark, here. I listened to the start of three
> different files
> and although the keyboard is playing one thing it could be
> reminiscent of a
> Swainson's Thrush. Not the same by any means but similar enough.
>
> Roger Craik
> Maple Ridge BC
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