Melodica in music

See melodica for a detailed description of the instrument.

Big D and the Kids Table uses the melodica on songs from the album Strictly Rude.
A.C. Newman uses the melodica on songs from his album the Slow Wonder.
Japanese Jazz Pianist Kokubu Hiroko plays pianica in her album "Heaven and Beyond".
The Hooters take their name from "the hooter", a nickname for the melodica that is present in so many of their songs.
Supertramp's John Helliwell used a melodica on the song "From Now On" on Even in the Quietest Moments and bandmate Rick Davies used it on "It's Raining Again" on ...Famous Last Words...
Augustus Pablo popularized the use of the melodica in reggae music.
The rock band R.E.M. featured melodicas in songs Find the River and Boy in the Well. The latter included a short melodica solo.
Strawberry Switchblade use a melodica in their song 'Being Cold'.
In the PDQ Bach oratorio Oedipus Tex, a melodica is used as the continuo instrument.
In recent years, British musician Damon Albarn has frequently used the melodica, most notably with animated band Gorillaz. In their self-titled debut album the instrument heavily features in the popular singles Clint Eastwood, and Tomorrow Comes Today. It has also been noted that Gorillaz vocalist 2D is a "melodica maniac". Albarn's other uses of the melodica can be found on Blur's 1999 album 13, with the instrument playing Mellow Song's main hook, and his solo album Democrazy. This may be why the melodica is listed as one of Gorillaz cartoon singer 2D's interests on MTV Cribs.
Played by Torngat's Pietro Amato.
The band Faith No More uses this instrument as well. It is played by Mike Patton, the vocalist, during the songs "Midnight Cowboy" and "This Guy's in Love with You". Patton has also used the melodica in his band Fantomas to play the intro to the cover version of the theme to "The Godfather" in both a live setting and on the album "The Director's Cut."
Jump, Little Children made use of the melodica on their early albums The Licorice Tea Demos and Magazine. It is played by Matthew Bivins on numerous songs.
The band Oasis uses a melodica in the song "Champagne Supernova".
In live shows & on the original recording Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy plays a melodica on the song "She's in Parties".
The melodica is used prominently in the bridge of Depeche Mode's 1983 single "Everything Counts".
Kyle Hollingsworth of The String Cheese Incident often uses a melodica in a number of songs and very randomly, due to the improvisational nature of the band.
The melodica is also featured in the song "Cash Machine" by British band HARD-Fi, played by singer songwriter Richard Archer, which opens the group's debut album "Stars of CCTV".
Other bands, such as Cake and The Magic Numbers, also use the melodica. Although Cake's Vincent DiFiore has played the instrument on one recent song ("End of the Movie", from 2004's Pressure Chief) and used it in their music video for "The Distance", The Magic Numbers have a full-time melodica player, Angela Gannon.
Musical comedy duo member Chris Hardwick (of MTV's Singled Out fame) plays the melodica on Hard 'n Phirm's debut album Horses and Grasses.
In live shows, The Decemberists have been known to bring a melodica out on occasion, in particular for The Tain.
Ben Folds used a Melodica on the song "Smoke" both live and in the studio; Folds also utilized the melodica during live shows to perform the clarinet parts of "Steven's Last Night in Town." Both songs are found on the 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen.
Jon King of the British post-punk band Gang of Four frequently played a melodica in their earlier records.
Ollie McGill of the Australian band The Cat Empire often plays melodica along with his keyboard.
A sample of a melodica is on John Frusciante's (Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist) album named Curtains. It is played near the end of "A Name".
Jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette doubled on melodica on his debut recording as leader, 'The DeJohnette Complex' from 1968. He also plays melodica on other albums, including 'Special Edition' from 1980 with alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, tenor saxophonist David Murray and cellist Peter Warren.
Jazz pianist John Medeski will often play a melodica during encores in performances with avant-garde jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood.
New Order's opening to "Love Vigilantes" (From Low-life) features a prominent melodica solo, as well as "Truth", (From Movement), "Hurt" (the b-side to "Temptation"), "Your Silent Face" (From Power, Corruption & Lies), "Angel Dust" (From Brotherhood), "Fine Time" (From Technique) and "Run Wild" (From Get Ready).
Donald Fagen on "Mary Shut The Garden Door" from his solo album "Morph The Cat"; as well as "IGY" from "The Nightfly".
Steely Dan (Donald Fagan on Melodica) on "Babylon Sisters" and "Hey Nineteen" from "Gaucho"
Belle and Sebastian's song "Electronic Renaissance" from the album Tigermilk features a melodica solo.
The Go! Team's song "Huddle Formation" features one throughout.
Jack Johnson uses the melodica on his song "If I Could" on the album In Between Dreams.
Joy Division use it on their "Closer" song "Decades", and also on a demo version of "In A Lonely Place" (later redone by New Order).
Umphrey's McGee use it on "Liquid" both on their album Safety In Numbers and their live show.
On The Desert Sessions 9 & 10, PJ Harvey plays the melodica during the song, "Holey Dime".
Dave McCabe of the Zutons plays melodica on the instrumental "Zuton Karmun".
Franny Griffiths of Space played melodica on some of Space's songs, such as "Hell's Barbecue" and "Spiders".
Serj Tankian plays one in the Axis of Justice song 'Jeffrey Are You Listening?'.
Franz Ferdinand used a melodica in their song '40'.
The Jack's Mannequin song "La La Lie" contains a brief melodica lead during the bridge of the song.
BLACKstreet's 1997 hit "Don't leave me" from their album "Another Level" features a melodica solo.
The Society of Rockets feature the melodica prominently on their song, "The Flood". The band's previous incarnation, The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association, utilized the melodica frequently, most notably on "The Hangman's Come-On".
The band My favorite frequently uses the Melodica.
In the Cyndi Lauper video for "Money Changes Everything", the keyboard player plays a melodica.
A member of The Residents played melodica on the "Demons Dance Alone" tour.
John Lennon can be seen and heard playing the introductory notes to Strawberry Fields Forever on a melodica in a hotel room in the film "The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit" which was filmed in February 1964, two years before the song was properlly written and three before it was released.
Emmanuel del Real Díaz from Café Tacuba often plays a melodica.
The Indigo Girls use a melodica frequently, including in their song "Dead Man's Hill" off the Swamp Ophelia album.
When live in concert, Jars of Clay uses a melodica for a cover of the Gerry Rafferty song "Baker Street", in which Dan Haseltine uses the melodica in lieu of the original saxophone for the chorus of the song.
Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock used a melodica in the recording of the soundtrack for the film Blow-Up. [1]
Mario Fueyo, a versatile Asturian musician also known as Dark la eMe, plays a melodica in one song at concerts of the band Dixebra.
The Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra song "Ska Me Crazy" features a melodica prominently.
Pianist Erich Overhultz plays a Suzuki melodica on "Gus", an original instrumental from his 2006 CD "Music, Miscellany, and the Miracle of Life." He played the same instrument with the Magic City Rhythm Kings on their 1984 reggae gospel release "He Loves He Lives".

Shehan Nattar plays a Hohner 32 melodica frequently on the "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", an instrumental rock album by the Heavenly Oceans.

British Rock Band Keane used a melodica for the bridge in their b-side "Fly to Me", a fan favorite.

British rock band Clinic features a melodica frequently both live and on record.

Man Man incorporates several melodicas into their live show.

During Primus' live shows in 2003 during the song "Sathington Waltz", a friend of the band named Adam Gates would appear on stage and play a melodica in a George Bush mask. He would also appear during the last song of the Sailing the Seas of Cheese set on the song "Los Bastardos", playing one of Les Claypool's basses while Claypool himself would play drums.

The Eels use a melodica in the song "The Bride of Theme From Blinking Lights" on the similarly titled 2005 CD "Blinking Lights and Other Revelations". Bandmember The Chet can be seen playing it on the "Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall" DVD.

Sample

Template:Sound sample box align right Template:Sample box end The audio sample is from the aforementioned bridge of the 1983 Depeche Mode single "Everything Counts", in which the melodica serves as the musical centerpiece. In addition to a variety of other instrumental samples, including a xylophone and a synthesizer produced sound similar to a shawm, the melodica plays between the 8 and 18 second marks of the sample.