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Recent Examples of torch song
A lot of your songs do feel like classic torch songs — but then, a lot of Taylor Swift songs are torch songs, really.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
For many, in other words, a torch song written from the POV of an underappreciated grown-man doll has become the unlikely anthem of the summer.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
In the ensuing decades, O’Connor continued to produce albums, calling on many different styles, including punk, rap, rasta, hip-hop, torch songs, Tin Pan Alley standards, and Disney showtunes.
—Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
Making her Newport debut on the main-stage Saturday, Ponder showed all the ways that her bet on herself has paid off, running through the textured torch songs that comprise her 2022 debut, Some Of Us Are Brave.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
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Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
For many, in other words, a torch song written from the POV of an underappreciated grown-man doll has become the unlikely anthem of the summer.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
In the ensuing decades, O’Connor continued to produce albums, calling on many different styles, including punk, rap, rasta, hip-hop, torch songs, Tin Pan Alley standards, and Disney showtunes.
—Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
Making her Newport debut on the main-stage Saturday, Ponder showed all the ways that her bet on herself has paid off, running through the textured torch songs that comprise her 2022 debut, Some Of Us Are Brave.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torch song
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The Northwest Arkansas Women's Chorus, previously the Bella Vista Women's Chorus, sings a wide variety of musical selections ranging from popular songs, show tunes, folk songs and spiritual arrangements to classic compositions of Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst and Johannes Brahms.Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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The film tells the story of a young poet and singer steeped in an ancient Moroccan form of folk song called aita, but forced to perform trashy pop songs in bars filled with abusive men.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024
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The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
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As a map of Austin’s musical journey, the recital moved through spirituals and standard repertoire into 20th-century and contemporary art song and opera.Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
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The lineup is an incredibly solid mix of Latin music styles, ranging from regional Mexican to various kinds of pop.Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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After an all-day sit in a pop up blind, three longbeards finally marched through at 25 yards that afternoon.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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There’s that earworm refrain, followed by formidably declarative verses, a powder keg of a chorus and a high-concept bridge.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Torch song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torch%20song. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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