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Recent Examples of drinking song
This joyous drinking song begins with pep before slowing down and giving the musicians room to stretch out.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Ahead of his Fort Worth show, Myers spoke by phone with the Star-Telegram about his musical inspirations, growing up on a cattle ranch, and writing drinking songs at 17.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
May 15, 2024 The pub, long known as a hangout for musicians, initially featured Irish troubadours performing drinking songs and traditional Irish ditties.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Toby Keith, a former rodeo hand, oil rigger and semipro football player who became a rowdy king of country music, singing patriotic anthems, wry drinking songs and propulsive odes to cowboy culture that collectively sold more than 40 million records, died Feb. 5 at 62.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
Over the course of the show, the men’s bravado—on display in boisterous bar scenes, complete with drinking songs and a fistfight with British airmen—fades into shellshocked resignation as more of their friends fail to return from missions.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Ahead of his Fort Worth show, Myers spoke by phone with the Star-Telegram about his musical inspirations, growing up on a cattle ranch, and writing drinking songs at 17.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
May 15, 2024 The pub, long known as a hangout for musicians, initially featured Irish troubadours performing drinking songs and traditional Irish ditties.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Toby Keith, a former rodeo hand, oil rigger and semipro football player who became a rowdy king of country music, singing patriotic anthems, wry drinking songs and propulsive odes to cowboy culture that collectively sold more than 40 million records, died Feb. 5 at 62.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
Over the course of the show, the men’s bravado—on display in boisterous bar scenes, complete with drinking songs and a fistfight with British airmen—fades into shellshocked resignation as more of their friends fail to return from missions.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drinking song
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For decades the old guard has held the line in the South, but the drumbeat of change grew like a fight song on a college football field.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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And serious football fans describe rites of passage associated with fandom, such as a solo performance of the team fight song on the tailgate of a truck.—
Emily Messina,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2026
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The story can be traced to a German folk song that immigrants brought to the United States.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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So is the simple and slow chord progression underlying it all, making for a folk song that avoids the predictable tropes of protest music and doesn’t rely on cynicism as a dead end.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Nov. 2025
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The performance highlights a blend of musical theater, art song and opera, bringing together four opera singers for a program that celebrates motherhood, family, love and all that life offers.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Most recently, it's yielded almost power-ballad-style torch songs as another facet of the group's success.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
18 Nov. 2024
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Yet for longtime fans of her music, the film’s original soundtrack was the true payoff from the project, with plenty of heartfelt torch songs and eye-watering balladry across a track list that Gaga helmed with producers like Dave Cobb and Lukas Nelson, and artists like Mark Ronson and Jason Isbell.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2024
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For reasons both too silly and too complicated to go into, the two men’s friendship ends and Jay winds up becoming a huge pop star as a solo act — and eventually, a fugitive from the law.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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This versatile dairy staple can bulk up a breakfast smoothie, anchor a marinade for lamb and other meats, form the base of classic dips like tzatziki, and transform ice pops into high-protein, healthy desserts—adding tang, tenderness, and creaminess along the way.—
Joe Sevier,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Drinking song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinking%20song. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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