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- adjective music At a medium
tempo , neither fast nor slow - noun A medium tempo.
Etymologies
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Examples
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/ Girl Overboard, etc., it seems to be labelled midtempo also.
unknown title 2009
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Third single will be slow or midtempo, meaning "Speechless" or more likely "Alejandro."
Gunnar Wolf 2010
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The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."
Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011
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The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."
Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011
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The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."
Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011
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The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."
Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011
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We went from the frenetic Crookers remix of Kid Cudi's "Day 'n' Nite" to the tempered booming of Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" to the midtempo "Best I Ever Had" by Drake and despite the tempo decrease and stylistic changes, we lost zero bodies.
Super sweet 2009
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The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."
Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011
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His 2009 album, "Kaleidoscope," mixes in midtempo ballads and features vocalists Nelly Furtado, Emily Haines, Jónsi of Sigur Rós and indie rockers Tegan and Sara.
Tiësto: Electronic Music's Superstar Jim Fusilli 2011
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The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."
Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011
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