"lyrics" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Steely Dan's "cerebral," "wry" and "eccentric" lyrics are filled with sharp sarcasm which often touches upon such "dark" themes as narcotics,Allmusic song review: Hey Nineteen.
- Eldridge, sometimes regarded as a link between swing and bebop, is represented by tapes from the 1940's and 50's, when he moved to Paris, hence the wry French lyrics in the occasional vocals.
- Though their sound ranged from lo-fi to power pop with forays into electronica, Fletcher's wry lyrics and simple, girlish vocal style gave these bands a unified tone and formed the basis of a small but devoted cult following.
- Ms. Phair's debut Matador release, "Exile in Guyville," gets its charge from intimate acoustics; in an enveloping deep voice, the singer fires wry, raw lyrics at various problematic boyfriends.
- Hailing from inner city Baltimore the band presented matching shirts, wry lyrics, and odes to polyester slacks and Mad Dog 20/20.
- In the 1950's, he topped those rhythms with wry, uncluttered lyrics about love that teen-agers could hear as simple declarations and adults as bluesy double-entendres, and he became a rock-and-roll pioneer.
- Hearing the Smiths for the first time jerks Joe awake: Morrissey's wry and witty lyrics speak to him, and Johnny Marr's driven guitar chords get under his skin.
- The wry, world-weary lyrics and the sparse, stripped-down musical backdrop of Boire would gain more than critical acclaim; the album would meet a promising commercial success with over 90,000 copies sold.
- Steely Dan's "cerebral, wry and eccentric" lyrics, often filled with sharp sarcasm, touch upon such themes as drugs, love affairs, and crime.
- He is also known for his ability of writing both personal and wry lyrics with a very melodic style, with such songs like "What's This?!!"
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