Collocations withsong
These are words often used in combination withsong.
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acoustic song
Nausea is chiefly an acoustic song with elements of funk and heavy use of various percussion.
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beautiful song
The weather was very warm, so she opened the window, and this beautiful song was heard in the street.
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best-known song
It remains the band's best-known song, most notably for the slide guitar solos.
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catchy song
The physical symptoms of listening to a catchy song include running it over in our heads or tapping a foot.
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classic song
The song also became a nationwide hit and a classic song of popular music.
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cowboy songs
As a youth he was a collector of cowboy songs and ballads.
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devotional song
This temple is famous for an ancient devotional song called villupattu (bowsong).
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disco song
The former is an uptempo song with a funky bassline, while the latter was described as a slow burn disco song.
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drinking song
The bawdy blends into the metaphysical, and a simple drinking song becomes a reflection on the nature of identity.
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epic song
Petrucci stated that the band wanted to write an epic song that thematically developed and would use an orchestra.
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favourite song
There was also the precedent of wax cylinders, which were produced in small workshops where lesser-known artists would record perhaps ten copies of a favourite song at a time.
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fight song
Although mainly used at sporting events, the fight song can be heard at other events.
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gospel song
His father is a pastor and thus was appointed choir director, but when he rocked up a gospel song, his father was unimpressed.
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hip hop song
Fire is a hip hop song that lyrically describes the perseverance to overcome personal difficulties.
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holiday song
They want to have a holiday song they can relate to.
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memorable song
He went onto say that the song's chorus is not as catchy as the previous single but a more memorable song as a whole.
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novelty song
Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer.
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original song
Across years, however, the songs show progressive change to such an extent that after several years, little if any of the original song components remain.
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patriotic song
A patriotic song is one which inspires feelings of pride in one's country.
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pop song
As such, a rock song was not as replicable as a pop song.
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popular song
But popular song is used to generate moral and aesthetic shock, further reminders of just how far ' out of joint' this world is.
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rap song
Bianculli concluded that the show had made comas look more fun than they actually are and thought the rap song backed by a harp was a television first.
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recorded song
This dialogic relationship is exemplified by the practice of 'covering' a previously recorded song.
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requested song
The track quickly became their most requested song and the band was asked to perform some concerts for the station.
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sacred songs
This enormously varied repertory ranges from simple pastoral songs to solo cantatas and complex sacred songs, and explores the gamut of human emotions from agonized confession to glorious celebration.
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sad song
My violin was ready to play a sad song.
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satirical song
When all this failed, these soldiers retaliated through satirical songs.
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secular song
It emulates how someone in his position may well sing on the spur of such a moment; he borrows elements of secular song, without matching it exactly in structural design.
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slow song
Remember, there is that slow song?
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song cycle
To me, the song cycle is as important a medium as the instrumental sonata.
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traditional song
A traditional song, for example, will be more appropriately recorded on tape, than as a page of written lyrics.
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unreleased song
The title is that of an early, unreleased song by the band.
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up-tempo song
It's a modern mainstream radio-friendly up-tempo song with a hint of rock.
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well-known song
It reminds me of the well-known song about the quartermaster's store and all the things one finds in it.
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