show tune

noun

: a song from a musical
The concert featured popular Broadway show tunes.

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Cooking dinner with friends at the house can be followed by singing show tunes video karaoke style at the Pavilion. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024 Alongside recasting Rodgers and Hammerstein show tunes as country bops, this song deftly reframes generational trauma with a tip of the hat to Loretta Lynn and Minnie Pearl. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2024 For the most part, show tunes on Broadway still sound more influenced by Andrew Lloyd Webber than by, say, Morgan Wallen. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024 Disco show tunes with Gene Kelly and ELO in Xanadu. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for show tune 

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“Show tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20tune. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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