IM GOING CRAZY! help olides fans!?

so me and my dad used to listen to this song in the car. and he cannot remember.. in the intro of the song it has this strange instrument not like a flute or anything but like a hand instrument. sounds like something u would twist i dont know! then the singer just talks a bit this is all i have to go on.. and i really want to remember this song. its prolly from the 70s, or 80s or even 60s. any ideas?