pop song

collocation in English

meaningsofpopandsong

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pop
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pɒp/us
/pɑːp/
enjoyed by many people and easy ...
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song
noun
uk
/sɒŋ/us
/sɑːŋ/
a usually short piece of music with words that ...
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(Definition ofpopandsongfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpop song

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As such, a rock song was not as replicable as apopsong.
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Instances of the integration of opera and classical or operatic vocality, within the context of a rock orpopsongformat, are much harder to find.
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Rock/popsongoffers a multiplicity of ways in which words can be arranged between different voices.
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Generally attractive to young people, such spellings began to make inroads intopopsonglyrics, titles and band names from the 1960s onwards, and have now exploded into e-communication.
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They could be applied to divine the intent, content or experience of a painting, a building or apopsongwithout much in the way of fundamental alteration.
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Their proposals are a rather complicated piece of machinery and remind me of thepopsongthat was around a few years ago.
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It is apopsong, featuring backing vocals and some tambourine.
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The boys performed the energeticpopsongin black tuxedos, and were joined on stage by four male backing dancers, also in black tuxedos.
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The publishers and the record label didn't quite know how to pitch the song, as it was not really a country or apopsong.
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The song is apopsongthat draws influences from indie pop and synthpop.
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Like the soundtrack, the music was comedic but also satirical ofpopsongconventions.
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The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics, who praised its composition and clever lyrical content, while deeming it as the perfectpopsong.
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Why come out of the gate with anotherpopsongby another pop band?
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It was created by an unprecedented recording technique: over 90 hours of tape was recorded, spliced, and reduced into a three-minutepopsong.
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