popular song

noun

1. a song that is written to have an immediate and wide appeal and is usually popular for only a short time, but that sometimes is of a sufficiently high quality to become part of the permanent repertoire of popular music and jazz. Compare standard ( def 12 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of popular song¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Before he became one of Nigeria’s hottest new music stars, Joeboy was an aspiring singer posting covers of popular songs onto his Instagram account.

From Quartz

The service draws people in with breathing exercises based on popular songs and keeps users engaged by offering a more communal experience than most meditation apps.

From TechCrunch

On Wednesday, Lopez seemed to take in the magnitude of the moment as she sang out the familiar line from one of her most popular songs.

From Washington Post

Already one of the most popular songs of all time, and the source of more than $60 million in royalties for Carey, the song appears to be more popular than ever in 2020.

From Quartz

His May 15 video showing him dancing to a popular song filmed by Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan received 6 million views.

From Ozy

The most popular song of the year was “Happy Days Are Here Again!”

From The Daily Beast

This “Popular Song” music video is The Addams Family meets… Wicked.

From The Daily Beast

Italians gave the world grand opera, and in Sinatra, Italian culture gave the world the foremost craftsman of popular song.

From The Daily Beast

Softly Amy began to hum a popular song, but Mollie interrupted her impatiently.

From Project Gutenberg

"My Maryland" was then the popular song of the South, sung in camp, on the march, and in parlors and concert-halls.

From Project Gutenberg

It was half-past eleven, when Kitty came home humming the chorus of a popular song.

From Project Gutenberg

Jerrys imitation of a phonograph rendering a popular song of her own impromptu composition ended suddenly.

From Project Gutenberg

Popular song of fourteen years ago just reached our nearest neighbour in the Solar System.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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