torch song
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of torch song
First recorded in 1925–30
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Svelte but swaggering, tender yet macho — this hairy-chested torch song might be the singer’s finest vocal performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
The LP’s second ballad is a torch song, “We’re All Alone.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
There’s also an early version of “We Three,” the torch song she wrote with Tom Verlaine, which would later make it onto “Easter.”
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025
The duo stockpiled a few hundred songs and whittled them down to the final 11, from the anguished torch song “Never Not Love You” to the encouraging “Get Up Kid.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
The title track from Amanda Shires’s upcoming album is a poetic and provocative torch song enlivened by an electrifying vocal performance.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
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