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Recent Examples of torch song
Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard.
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
She’s got a lot of torch songs in her arsenal, and there is nothing like the LA Phil at its most understated to throw just enough tinder onto her unrequitedness to create a beautiful blaze.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 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
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
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
She’s got a lot of torch songs in her arsenal, and there is nothing like the LA Phil at its most understated to throw just enough tinder onto her unrequitedness to create a beautiful blaze.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torch song
Noun
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The capacity crowd all sang along to a rendition of Cielito Lindo, a folk song that has become a de facto anthem for the Mexico national team.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Knats front-end their version with the words from a 1972 BBC documentary about Durham miners set to off-kilter melody, before balladic piano chords enter, and Cooper speaks a refrain based on the folk song.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Fried’s statement to the Herald comes amid warnings from a growing chorus of political leaders that Wasserman Schultz’s decision — and the state party’s silence about it — could have ripple effects across the ballot in November.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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This polyphonic novel already has a chorus, thanks to its humdinger cast of ensemble characters.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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“Torch song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torch%20song. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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