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From there, the melodically vague “Why You Wanna Fight?” slows the tempo further.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
There’s a song about golf that melodically wouldn’t be out of place on Lou Reed’s “Transformer.”
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025
In a few short years, Eddie Van Halen would become one of the most influential musical innovators of the 20th century, a fleet-fingered, melodically sophisticated virtuoso who changed the way guitarists approached their instrument.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024
Cats can also express themselves to humans melodically, through sounds that Schötz has whimsically termed “Meowsic.”
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2023
Clayton continued on, the words familiar and soothing, rolling melodically around inside his mind as he read.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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