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song
verbs
sing a song
• He started singing a little song.
play a song
(= with singing and musical instruments )
• The band played a lot of their old songs.
perform a song
(= in public )
• He doesn’t like performing his songs live.
write/compose a song
• Do they write their own songs?
record a song
(= onto a CD so that it can be sold )
• The song was first recorded in 1982.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + song
good/great
• That’s a great song!
new
• Are any of the songs on the album new?
old
• People always want to hear their old songs.
a pop/folk song
• I love all those '60s pop songs.
a popular song
(= used mainly of songs written before the 1960s )
• a popular song from the 1930s
a love song
• He is releasing an album of love songs for Valentine’s Day.
a protest song
• They were singing old protest songs from the 1960s.
a Beatles/REM etc song
• Can you play any Beatles songs?
phrases
burst/break into song
(= start singing )
• The crowd spontaneously burst into song.
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noun piece of music with words ADJ. beautiful, good, great, lovely | catchy | mournful, sad | country, folk, pop/popular, traditional a Hungarian folk song | bawdy, children's, drinking, love, patriotic, protest, religious After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices. a protest song written in the sixties | theme, title the theme song from ‘The Godfather’ the title song from the Beatles' album ‘Help!’ VERB + SONG compose, write | do, perform, play, sing They performed another two songs as encores. Sing us a song, Susanna! | record SONG + NOUN writer (also songwriter) a singer-songwriter | contest PREP. in (a/the) ~ Important historical events were commemorated in song. | ~ about a song about love act of singing VERB + SONG break into, burst into He strummed a couple of chords on the guitar and they all burst into song. PREP. in ~ He heard voices raised in song.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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song
a short piece of music with words that you sing:
• We sang songs around the campfire. • The song was written by John Lennon.
track
one of the songs on a CD or record:
• Track three is my favourite one.
number
a song that forms part of a performance of several songs:
• The show was brilliant, from the opening number to the end.
tune
the notes in a song, without the words:
• I recognize the tune, but I can’t remember what it’s called.
melody
the main series of notes in a piece of music that has several parts which are played together:
• The song has a simple melody and beautiful lyrics.
verse
a set of sentences that make up one part of a song:
• She sang the first verse of ‘Amazing Grace’.
chorus
a set of sentences in a song that is repeated after each verse:
• Most of the kids were able to join in the chorus.
types of song
national anthem
the official song of a country, which is sung or played on public occasions:
• Before the match, everyone stood up to sing the national anthem.
hymn
a religious song that is sung in a church:
• What hymns did you choose for your wedding? • At funerals people often sing the hymn ‘Abide with Me’.
carol
a traditional Christmas song:
• We went around the houses, singing carols.
folk song
a traditional song from a particular area:
• an old Mexican folk song
ballad
a long folk song which tells a story:
• a traditional ballad about a man who is dreaming of his home in Ireland
lullaby
a slow quiet song sung to children to make them go to sleep:
• She sat by the child’s bed, softly singing a lullaby.
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