The most impassioned song on "Sacred Love" is about politics, not love.

Cease, cease, sad bird, thou dost the forest wrong To vex its sylvan quiet with such wild impassioned song!

But a tuneful, well-argued, impassioned song about ideas or issues still shows up about as often as an on-time subway car.

Not since the prime of Marvin Gaye has a pop-soul singer and songwriter recorded a suite of songs this impassioned and majestically produced.

The music was by Nona Hendryx, who sang impassioned songs about geographical and emotional distance.

Known for her impassioned songs of social injustice and troubled love, Ms. Nash has captivated audiences from coast to coast.

Rembetika, the impassioned, tragic songs that emerged from the underworld cafes of Greece, is the foundation for the music of Ms. Arvanitaki.

The impassioned songs such as "Dirty Facade" and "Heavy Crown" show an insular world of uncompromising emotions and captivating vocals.

The intensity of a taped collage was enhanced when Reut Ben-Zeev stepped onstage to sing an impassioned song above the recorded sounds.

A solo for Jane Carrington unsuccessfully countered Ms. Bush's impassioned song with slow, still but empty measuredness.