torch song

Thân thiện

A singer performs a torch song in a dimly lit jazz club.

Definition

Noun: A popular song, typically slow and sentimental in style, that expresses feelings of sadness, longing, or disappointment in love. The term evokes the image of carrying a "torch" (an enduring, unrequited love) for someone.

Usage

The term "torch song" is used to categorize a specific genre of popular music. It is most commonly associated with vocal jazz, blues, and traditional pop standards performed in an intimate, emotive style.

Examples

• The singer captivated the audience with a heartbreaking torch song about lost love.
• Her repertoire included several classic torch songs from the 1930s.
• He is known for his ability to deliver a torch song with genuine emotion.

Advanced Usage

• Torch singer: A performer, typically a female vocalist, who specializes in singing torch songs.
  • Billie Holiday is considered one of the greatest torch singers of all time.

Variants and Related Words

• Torch singing (n): The act or style of performing torch songs.
  • Her career was built on torch singing.

Synonyms

• Blues ballad
• Lament
• Heartbreak song

Related Idioms

• To carry a torch for someone: To have enduring, often unrequited, feelings of love for someone. This idiom is the conceptual source for the term "torch song."
  • Even years later, he still carries a torch for his first love.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a popular song concerned with disappointment in love