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Music with Kirsten Zemke: The whistle

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Whistling in Dixie 1942

Whistle a happy tune (is there any other kind?). Photo: wikipedia

Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke is along to look at why whistling is such a popular inclusion in songs.

How and why do we do it? And why do whistlers always seem so damn happy?

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