slow ballad

collocation in English

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slow
adjective
uk
/sləʊ/us
/sloʊ/
moving, happening, or doing something without ...
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ballad
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbæl.əd/us
/ˈbæl.əd/
a song or poem that tells a story, or (in popular music) a slow ...
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(Definition ofslowandballadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslow ballad

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The song is aslowballadabout the love that could've been so beautiful, could've been so right.
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It begins with aslowballad-like intro for the first minute, before converting to the dance sound for the rest of the track.
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The first description of the new lead track called it the group's firstslowballad.
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It was written and first recorded as aslowballad.
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The song is aslowballadsung from the perspective of a woman trapped in a loveless relationship.
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This song is aslowballadwith tropical rhythms, and it has been labeled as a bachata in which the protagonist is lamenting how her love is going away.
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Manne, as the date's leader, provided suggestions of his own, for example to treat what was a fast number in the show as aslowballadinstead.
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This song is aslowballad.
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For example, a drummer applying to play in a jazz band might be asked to play aslowballad, a medium standard, and an up-tempo swing style.
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Espinosa performed alone on stage, with light and darkness enhancing theslowballad.
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We meet it in various genres repeated in slow ballads with a folk flavour or integrated within wider open-closed processes, and with the usual variants.
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The song is also aslowballad.
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The album includes a variety of styles, including slow ballads and fast up-tempo material.
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Although some critics praised the album's slow ballads, there was general criticisms for the lack of originality or distinguishable sound.
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They would sing to her during the breaks, usually slow ballads.
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The song is one of the album's few slow ballads.
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He developed this dance while practicing dance with his sister and searching for a way to dance to popular slow ballads.
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Its music incorporates a range of contemporary genres with a mix of slow ballads and dance tracks.
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In slow ballads she is impeccable.
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