carry a tune
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“We’d get together and sing. My mother pushed the arts. I watched opera at Hollywood Bowl at age 12. I like music, and I can carry a tune, but I don’t play any instruments.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025
She could carry a tune and submitted a “sort of soft” song for her audition but was told she needed to belt out the lyrics to play frontwoman Daisy Jones.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
I sang something, and he said, ‘Man, you can really carry a tune.’
From Fox News ● Jan. 23, 2022
Four different members sang lead vocals, with Mr. Frayne specializing in tunes that didn’t require him to carry a tune.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2021
Despite the steady musical undertone in his speaking voice Finny couldn’t carry a tune, and he couldn’t remember the melody or the words to any song.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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