as in chants
a vocal or instrumental performance that is given outdoors at night for a lover
wooed his lady with a serenade
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Chic dissolved shortly after, but Anderson went on to sing backing vocals on many of the songs Rodgers wrote and produced, including ones by Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Bryan Adams, and Mick Jagger.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Along with the obviously wonderful vocals, there’s so much alchemy with the great instrumental parts by the Funk Brothers, with James Jamerson on bass and Robert White on guitar, contributing these incredible musical licks.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Then there are also so many quintessential pop hits and Top 40 songs that blow it through the roof.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
27 Dec. 2024
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While 143—now titled 1432—and the several singles that were spun off of the project are nowhere to be found on the charts in the United Kingdom at the moment, Perry does appear on multiple rankings in the country that focus only on popular songs.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Brewer & Shipley found success in the late 1960s and early 1970s for their socially conscious lyrics and commentary on the Vietnam War.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Viewers met Samberg as Clementine, who's playing keyboard and crooning his heart out in his apartment to ridiculous lyrics that seem to be about a girl who's — an actual drink?—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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The album’s artwork depicts a cartoon version of the messy-haired singer with an angel and devil on each of his shoulders — demonstrating its division of impassioned feel-good love songs and down-tempo ballads of loss and defeat.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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But there was other live music on board, from rock ballads in the Explorers’ Lounge to upbeat soul and funk tunes, which had everyone dancing in the Torshavn Bar.—
Helen Iatrou,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2024
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