torch song
1torch song — ☆ torch song n. [< phrase carry a torch for: see TORCH] a sentimental popular song of unrequited or unhappy love torch singer n …
2Torch song — n. a popular song with a sentimental theme of unrequited love or other form of unhappiness. [PJC] …
3Torch Song — was a British synthpop and dance band of the early 1980s consisting of William Orbit, Laurie Mayer and Grant Gilbert. In 1985, Grant left to pursue other projects and long time friend Rico Conning officially joined the group. After the release of …
4torch song — n a sad song about love >torch singer n …
5torch song — torch songs N COUNT A torch song is a sentimental popular song about love, usually sung by a woman …
6torch song — torch′ song n. mad a plaintive popular ballad expressing unhappiness in love • Etymology: 1925–30, amer. torch′ sing er, n …
7torch song — noun a popular song concerned with disappointment in love • Hypernyms: ↑song, ↑vocal * * * noun Etymology: from the phrase carry a torch : a popular sentimental song of unrequited love * * * a popular song concerned with unhappiness or …
8Torch Song — Ein Torch Song ist eine sentimentale Form des Liebeslieds, in der typischerweise der Sänger über die nicht erwiderte oder die verlorene Liebe klagt.[1][2] Popularmusik Es waren vor allem Sängerinnen des populären Songs, die als „torch singers“… …
9Torch song — A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, where one party is either oblivious to the existence of the other, or where one party has moved on. [Smith, L: Elvis Costello, Joni… …
10Torch Song — La Madone gitane La Madone gitane Joan Crawford en compagnie de Louis B. Mayer, le patron de la MGM, à la première du film Titre original Torch Song …
