Songs with Morse code references.

[cmjones01]

There's a piece of music that's James Bond related, called "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" which spells out the letters OHMSS in Morse. I have it on a CD by The Propellerheads. I can't remember if it was used in a film.

Chris

[radioman]

The beginning of 'Windpower' by Thomas Dolby has what sounds like Morse Code on it. I bought the single back then - 1982 !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0r-...ture=emb_title

Andy

[McMurdo]

I suppose the obvious one is the theme to TV comedy Some Mothers Do 'ave 'em, in which the piccolos spell the title tune in morse.

[Dave Moll]

Originally Posted by G3PIJpeter

Morse - Endeavour Morse, the Oxford detective played by John Thaw. The theme tune spelled out 'M-O-R-S-E' in the background. Does that count?
Peter G3PIJ

(And, as stated, briefly noted by dodgy-dxer in the ninth post.)

Reputedly, Barrington Pheloung, who composed both the theme tune and the incidental music, worked other morse code messages into some of the incidental music of the series.

[russell_w_b]

Originally Posted by rambo1152

I was never sure if "Wichita Linesman" was about the power or telephone industry, it seemed to conflate them both together.

I thought 'Railway signalling and Telecomms' when I first heard the record, but changed my mind to power when he was 'Searchin' in the sun for another overload'.

Then I changed my mind back again when he could 'Hear you singin' in the wire'.

[SiriusHardware]

Originally Posted by Station X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXJIVQQgVPA

Obscenity spoken in morse.

Sorry, I didn't follow the link. Seems no matter what the technology, someone will find a grim use for it.

[dglcomp]

OMD Telegraph, and possibly others on the Dazzle Ships album, I don't think there is any real morse but the tune sort of emulates morse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXXM60niKbg

[FrankB]

Song 'Western Union" by the Five Americans. Big hit here for a while.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T4QavHx8kg

"Pseudo Mores code".

[andrewferguson]

Amarok, Mike Oldfield's thirteenth album, features a profanity hidden in Morse code, directed at Richard Branson. At the time of recording Oldfield's relationship with Virgin / Branson had deteriorated, which is likely the reason behind such an action.

[Syrinx1]

Rush, YYZ opening rhythm spells out the songs title which is the airport designation for Toronto.

[G3VKM_Roger]

Originally Posted by andrewferguson

Amarok, Mike Oldfield's thirteenth album, features a profanity hidden in Morse code, directed at Richard Branson. At the time of recording Oldfield's relationship with Virgin / Branson had deteriorated, which is likely the reason behind such an action.

I believe that a chap in Germany* played Tubular Bells through a waterfall display and identified Rugby Radio GBR on 16kHz, not too far from the recording site (Chipping Norton??).

73

Roger/G3VKM

*Actually Austria!

[G3VKM_Roger]

"Two-Four-Two Foxtrot (The Lear Jet Song)" by The Byrds has the Morse ID for Los Angeles airport running in the background superimposed over cockpit checks and R/T for taxi-out and take-off clearance.

[g4aaw pete]

Originally Posted by rambo1152

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hsp-C6mQGo
I can't hear it myself.

There's four bars of pseudo Morse in Bowie's "Starman", not to mention oblique references to QSB and low-VHF Sp.E.

Ah ! That's because it's a youtube live version.

Original version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaakzEfCwUo

[Graham G3ZVT]

Originally Posted by g4aaw pete

Ah ! That's because it's a youtube live version.

Original version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaakzEfCwUo

Oh yes, thanks. I'll apply some FFT filtering and try to make it clearer.

[Restoration73]

"Captain of Your Ship" Reparata and the Delrons c.1968 - written by Kenny Young, later
of Yellow Dog.

[livewireless123]

The theme tune of the film of 633 squadron is 633 in morse
_.... ...__ ...__

[Graham G3ZVT]

Originally Posted by livewireless123

The theme tune of the film of 633 squadron is 633 in morse
_.... ...__ ...__

I don't hear that, what I copy is:
HÜ HU HFFU

(I had to look up the U-umlaut character)

I know, I'm probably not applying nearly as much artistic licence as Ron Goodwin anticipated.

Not quite songs but a ditty sent by old Nokia 'phones when a text was received, it was COMMUNICATION in morse, heard it in a pub years ago.

[Restoration73]

"Little Black Buzzer" - Ivor Cutler from his LP "Velvet Donkey"

[SiriusHardware]

Originally Posted by merlinmaxwell

Not quite songs but a ditty sent by old Nokia 'phones when a text was received...

All the old generation Nokias I owned (like the classic 3310) sounded 'Dit Dit Dit__Dah Dah__Dit Dit Dit' (S M S) on receipt of a text message. I imagine most people who owned them didn't realise it spelled SMS, it was just the 'incoming message sound'.