Synonyms of torch song

torch song

noun

as in folk song

Related Words

• folk song
• art song
• blues
• part-song
• pop
• chorus
• rocker
• chant
• glee
• lullaby
• round
• barcarole
• psalm
• hymn
• madrigal
• serenade
• aria
• standard
• roundelay
• motet
• chanson
• fight song
• croon
• drinking song
• anthem
• spiritual
• ballad
• carol
• vocal
• cantata
• descant
• chorale
• chantey
• lay
• lyric
• canticle
• jingle
• ditty
• song
• requiem
• dirge
• noel
• lament
• medley
• threnody
• remix
• hallelujah
• paean
• cover

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torch song

Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 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

A lot of your songs do feel like classic torch songs — but then, a lot of Taylor Swift songs are torch songs, really. — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023

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