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torch song

noun

Definition of torch song

as in folk song

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Recent Examples of torch song Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 By gracefully expressing Evan’s longing for Zoe and unpacking her fractured relationship with Connor, the torch song fuses these characters’ parallel quests for connection. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024 A lot of your songs do feel like classic torch songs — but then, a lot of Taylor Swift songs are torch songs, really. — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for torch song

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Bass went on to quietly copyright the unpublished folk song himself.

— Jason Miller, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Fariala, who was not in Pingyao, sent a video thanking the festival and closed it by singing a folk song.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of folk song

Noun

The concert celebrates spring and includes a mix of opera arias, art songs and musical theatre selections that are uplifting.

— Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2026
Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025

Definition of art song

Noun

Another chorus of thoughts and prayers Members of the Bend community gathered downtown in Drake Park on Thursday evening for a prayer vigil to support each other and grieve.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Trump, however, has since changed his tune, amid a chorus of negative feedback.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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