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This category is for torch songs. In the songs included here, the singers express their devotion or unrequited love for someone who does not return their love, has moved on to a new partner or whom the singers have taken for granted, hurt or otherwise mistreated.
Torch-singing is more of a niche than a genre and can stray from the traditional jazz-influenced style of singing; the American tradition of the torch song typically relies upon the melodic structure of the blues. [2] Examples of a collection are Billie Holiday's 1955 album Music for Torching and Entre eux deux by Melody Gardot and Philippe Powell.
During the 1980s and 1990s, she was part of the group Torch Song. The band released four albums: Wish Thing, Ecstasy, Exhibit A, and Toward the Unknown Region. Together they ran Guerilla Studios, with Rico Conning [1] as the in-house sound engineer. [2] Conning was also a member of the Lines, a UK post-punk band.
The song appeared on Costello's 1984 album, Goodbye Cruel World. Originally written in the style of a classic torch song, "The Only Flame in Town" was reworked by producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley in a more pop-friendly style. This final version features Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates on backing vocals.
"The Man That Got Away" is a torch song written for the 1954 version of A Star Is Born. The song, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ira Gershwin , is performed in the film by Judy Garland . "The Man That Got Away" was ranked #11 by the American Film Institute on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list.
Xabi San Martín composed "Rosas". "Rosas" is a torch pop song. [1] It was written by Xabi San Martín, the keyboardist of La Oreja de Van Gogh. [2] The lyrics narrate how the singer sees her first love with another woman as she remembers the moments they lived during their six-month relationship.
Moanin' Low is a popular torch song.The music was written by Ralph Rainger; the lyrics by Howard Dietz.The song was published in 1929 and was introduced that same year in the musical revue The Little Show by Libby Holman becoming a hit [1] and Holman's signature song.
Olympic songs and anthems are adopted officially by International Olympic Committee (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by IOC), to be used prior to the Olympic Games and to accompany the games during the event. They are used as theme music in TV broadcast and also used in advertising campaigns for the Olympic Games. Some songs ...