sing-along
noun
plural sing-alongs
: an informal session of group singing of popular or folk songs : songfest
People who had brought their guitars led spontaneous sing-alongs in the hotel lobby.—
The New Yorker
The New YorkerOld-fashioned hayrides and sing-alongs in front of a campfire …—Mary Beth Giles
Mary Beth GilesAudience participation is one of the things that has made the show a success, and there will, again, be plenty of opportunity to take part in the sing-alongs.—Canadian Motorist
Canadian Motorist
also
: a song appropriate for a sing-along
A guy from the wedding party joined the band for the Garth Brooks classic sing-along "Friends in Low Places" and knocked it out of the park. —Luke Vose
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The world circa 2025 could use two hours of an ear-splitting sing-along with 70,000 like-minded denizens, celebrating the working-class joys of booze, broads and rock ‘n’ roll.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Wolf Parade The Montreal group’s debut album, Apologies to the Queen Mary, was an exhilarating mix of indie rock sing-alongs – Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner split vocal duties, Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock served as producer, and the band started playing packed clubs in North America.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
His gamble has since paid off with regular radio play, loud sing-alongs at shows and tearful fans at meet-and-greets who share how the song has touched them.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
And subscribers who are watching that sing-along edition of the movie are double dipping: Peacock says about three out of every four sing-along viewers also watched the original version of the movie.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Wolf Parade The Montreal group’s debut album, Apologies to the Queen Mary, was an exhilarating mix of indie rock sing-alongs – Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner split vocal duties, Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock served as producer, and the band started playing packed clubs in North America.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
His gamble has since paid off with regular radio play, loud sing-alongs at shows and tearful fans at meet-and-greets who share how the song has touched them.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
And subscribers who are watching that sing-along edition of the movie are double dipping: Peacock says about three out of every four sing-along viewers also watched the original version of the movie.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Sing-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing-along. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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