AlbumComedy Transitions 1
Track 2785/10Shave And A Haircut
David Tobin (PRS/BMI) | Jeff Meegan (BMI) | Huw White (PRS) From the album Comedy Transitions 1Piccolo & bassoon 'shave & a haircut' sting/ending
Cue Sheet Information
Artists & ComposersDavid Tobin (PRS/BMI)33.34%Jeff Meegan (BMI)33.34%Huw White (PRS)33.32%
PublishersAudio Network Rights Limited (PRS)100%
ISWCT9221388676
ISRCGB-FFM-17-36949
Release Year2017
Musical Features
KeyC
Metre4/4
Tempo120 BPM
Tempo notesMedium
Factoid "Shave and a Haircut" and the associated response "two bits" is a simple, 7 note musical couplet. It has an interesting history was used as a form of communication by prisoners in the Vietnam war. One prisoner would tap out the rhythm of the first 5 notes onto his cell wall and wait for the answering 2 notes to know they were being heard.