Wah Wah facts
While investigating facts about Wah Wah, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Quinoa is pronounced "KEEN-wah".
The intro to Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" is widely believed to be played by a guitar, but it's actually Cliff Burton playing his bass guitar through a distortion and wah-wah.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 6 of the best facts about Wah Wah I managed to collect.
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The "wah wah" in the theme to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is sung by a person.
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The "adult" wah wah voices in Charlie Brown cartoons was actually interpreted according to a script and not musical notation. Have a listen!
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Yung Kai Chi aka Yuen Wah - the landlord in Kung Fu Hustle was the only stunt man for Bruce Lee's films Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon. Also Jackie Chan stated that Yuen Wah's martial arts ability was well respected among his fellow students.
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The "adult" wah wah voices in Charlie Brown cartoons was actually interpreted according to a script and not musical notation. Have a listen!
