torch song

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torch song (plural torch songs)

A song, often sentimental, lamenting an unrequited love; normally sung by a woman.

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But I'm not adverse to the idea of Torch Song as a musical. It would just be different. Because the play will always be there exactly as it was, and in a musical you could tell a lot of the story through songs. Harvey Fierstein

You think I'm not a goddess? Try me. This is a torch song. Touch me and you'll burn. Margaret Atwood

A torch song to the power of jazz, determination and serendipity, set at Christmastime in Philadelphia. Source: Internet

Daniela Vega, who plays Marina, doesn’t show up on screen right away, but once she does (singing a torch song in a nightclub in Santiago, Chile), the camera never leaves her for long. Source: Internet

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