THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

894-Nick Heywood-Whistle Down the Wind,

1983-Number 13 single.

Best Bit-At 3.12.To ‘Whistle Down the Wind’ means you abandon, send away, or leave something, or someone.

Nick Heywood was born on the 20th May, 1961, in Beckenham, Kent, England.He was one of the founding members of Haircut One Hundred in 1980, and he stayed with them for one Album, until his dismissal in 1982. Heywood was the bands songwriter,vocalist, and lead guitarist. With Haircut One Hundred he achieved four UK top 10 singles, with the most successful being the Number three hit ‘Love Plus One.’

As a solo artist he has achieved a further five top 40 singles, and released nine studio Albums, the latest being ‘Woodland Echoes’ in 2017.

‘Whistle Down the Wind’ had been touted as the fifth single for release by Haircut One Hundred, but after Heywood parted company, it became his first solo single, from his debut Album ‘North of a Miracle.’The song, and it’s parent Album were produced by Geoff Emerick (1945-2018,) who had worked as a sound engineer on classic Beatles Albums such as Sgt. Pepper’s, Revolver, and Abbey Road. and the Albums orchestral arrangement was by Andrew Powell (see also best songs 866-130-81 and 2.)

‘Hello, hello, hope you’re feeling fine, hello, hello, hope you’re feeling mine.’