noun
1 piece of music with words
ADJECTIVE
▪ beautiful , good , great
▪ catchy ( informal ), memorable
▪ classic , famous , popular
▪ hit
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He had a string of hit ~s in the 1970s.
▪ mournful , sad
▪ traditional
▪ blues , country , dance , folk , pop , rap , etc.
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an Irish folk ~
▪ patriotic , protest , religious
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a protest ~ written in the sixties
▪ love , slow , torch
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The band were still playing slow ~s.
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emotional ballads and heartfelt torch ~s
▪ bawdy ( BrE ), drinking , football ( BrE ), rugby ( BrE )
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After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy ~s at the top of their voices.
▪ children's
▪ Christmas , novelty
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A Christmas novelty ~ was playing on the radio.
▪ theme , title
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the theme ~ from ‘The Godfather’
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the title ~ from the Beatles' album ‘Help!’
▪ signature
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She closed the concert by singing her signature ~.
▪ cover , original
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He released an album of cover ~s.
▪ siren ( figurative )
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People can become vulnerable to the siren ~ of extremism.
▪ swan (usually swansong ) (= last piece of work or last performance by an actor, musician, etc.)
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This film was the swansong for Basil Rathbone in the role of Sherlock Holmes.
VERB + SONG
▪ compose , write
▪ do , make , perform , play , sing
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They performed another two ~s as encores.
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Sing us a ~, Susanna!
▪ record
▪ download
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I downloaded a ~ from the Internet.
▪ listen to
SONG + VERB
▪ come on , play
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A rap ~ came on the radio.
▪ go
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How does the ~ go?
▪ sound
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The old ~s sound like Gregorian chants.
▪ be called
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a ~ called ‘Mona Lisa’
SONG + NOUN
▪ lyric , lyrics
▪ title
▪ writer (usually songwriter )
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a singer-songwriter
PREPOSITION
▪ in (a/the) ~
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Important historical events were commemorated in ~.
▪ ~ about
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a ~ about love
PHRASES
▪ the same old ~ ( esp. AmE , often figurative )
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They continue to sing the same old ~ they have been singing for years.
2 act of singing
VERB + SONG
▪ break into , burst into
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He strummed a couple of chords on the guitar and they all burst into ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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He heard voices raised in ~.