Jussi AdlerOlsenAssad whistled a few notes of one of his native country's melancholic songs. It sounded as though he was whistling backwards
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One of the Syrian President Bashar Assad’s favorite songs is a melancholy song from his native country that sounds as though it is being whistled backwards. The lyrics describe the downfall of a man who has lost his beloved in a war.
Source: Disgrace
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