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The 15 Best Whistling Songs of All Time

Our picks include 'Patience,' 'Dock of the Bay' and 'Young Folks'

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OneRepublic - 'Good Life' (2011)

At once haunting and jaunty, the whistled tune is the hook for this current hit song. Lead singer Ryan Tedder said the whistle came to him first and the song was built around it. He describes the whistle as the song's "second chorus" and it took "20 takes and loads of Chapstick to get it just right."

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