Whispering Grass Whispering Grass "Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)" is a popular song written by Fred Fisher and his daughter Doris Fisher. The song was first recorded by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra in 1940. The Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny also recorded it the same year. A live instrumental version was played and recorded by Johnny Hodges with Duke Ellington and his orchestra in the Cristal Ballroom, Fargo, North Dakota, also in 1940. "Whispering Grass" was a 1975 UK number-one single by Windsor Davies and Don Estelle. Davies and Estelle were actors in the successful sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot
One Thing (One Direction song) the melody as memorable, and summarised it as an "arena-ready hit". A "Newsround" reviewer gave the song four and half stars out five stars, praising the group's vocal performance and its sonic palette. "Billboard" correspondent Jason Lipshutz hailed "One Thing" as "perfectly executed pop rock" and opined that it "could own radio for months". "Cosmopolitan"'s Sophie Goddard lauded "One Thing" as an "upbeat, catchy, hit-in-waiting," and "Entertainment Weekly" writer Adam Markovitz commended it as "irresistibly bouncy". "One Thing" peaked at number six on the Irish Singles Chart in the week ending 16 February 2012, becoming the band's third top ten