Blackbird and Rocky Raccoon work very nicely with a whistle, thank you, Lee! 
~Larry
By gawd, I just thought of another one from the Beatles’ album ( always mistakenly called The White Album)… Julia. I’m gonna try it right now!!!
~Larry
Eric uses Generation whistles (C, D and F as far as I know).
One of the best bands I know is Eluveite, they call themselfs a Celtic Pagan Metal band. They also play the tin and low whistle and an irish flute and they also have two ‘Schäferpfeife’ (old German pipes: http://home.tiscali.de/instrumente/schalmei/texte/deududelsack.htm )
And I’m also going to play in a metalband and i’m playing tinwhistle, low whistle and highland bagpipe and I’m going to buy a medieval bagpipe to play in the band.
Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphy’s, and Real Mackenzies are all Celtic influenced punk rock bands featuring various traditional instruments and tunes.
There is also a group called Off Kilter that takes a very rock spin on celtic and a celtic spin on rock.
Also…Hayseed Dixie is a group that exclusively does bluegrass versions of classic rock. Bluegrass is easily transferrable into a celtic format.
Personally…I can play most of Hotel California on whistle and a few other rock songs including Seven Nation Army(white stripes), Basket Case(green day), and bits of Come Sail Away!
Sometimes I just get bored and try to figure out songs that get stuck in my head.
I should also add that I find most rock melodies to be fairly weak when unaccompanied.(at least many of the ones I’ve tried)
I can play Eluveitie - Your Gaulish War / Eluveitie - Aidu / Subway to Sally - Nacht der Söldner on the tin whistle and In Extremo - Bitte Bitte / In Extremo - Herr Mannelig / In Extremo - Horizont / In Extremo - Küss Mich on the bagpipe
I was seriously considering starting a series of threads entitled
“Impress your friends/Annoy your kids”, wherein I would list
which songs on the current top40 could be played along with
on a D whistle. But then I took a nap instead.
I’m working on “Seven Bridges Road” on the whistle as an execise in learning by ear. It sounds nice on the whistle but the Eagles harmony is so pervasive in my head that the whistle doesn’t quite sound the same. (Could also be my ear is outta whack!) Of course, any player of the “Fipple Flute That Cannot Be Named” worth his salt has learned the recorder part on Stairway.
For the Beatles fans, add “Yesterday” and “When I’m Sixty-four.” 64 takes a half-hole or two.
The Italian Power Metal band, Elvenking, uses whistles or a similar instrument in a lot of their songs. You can usually hear them in the background but some songs, including the intro to their first album, are done almost exclusively with the whistle. Since they’re going for a folkish feel, the whistle parts transfer very easily into standard keys.
Also check their Myspace for more songs. It’s a pity some of their better songs that have the whistle aren’t featured though.
I’ve been whacking out parts of Innagodadavida on my bodhran. It almost works with a lot of left hand funny business.
I know, no whistle content. Sorry. But glad to hear others are playing what’s stuck in their mind too.
Really? I wonder how many half-holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall?
Another great one for flute and whistle is “I Will”.
I’m surprised that nobody has thought of the music by Kansas. Particularly “Dust In The Wind”. Robbie Stinehart(sp) played a lot of flute for them. Another group that might work well is Louisiana’s LeRoux. As I listen to them I can mentally hear several that I think would adapt quite well.
Mago de Oz, a spannish band, also with whistles. They also covered ‘dust in the wind’ but then in spanish.
Not really rock 'n roll, but I’ve had “Walking in Memphis” stuck in my head for the past few days. I started hammering it out on the whistle, and it works pretty well.