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- noun Plural form of
song .
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Examples
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Zion's songs were _songs of deliverance_; hence the Jews could not sing them in captivity.
The Last Reformation 1913
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While there are no direct references to songs in connection with the pre-exilic Jewish temple, Amos (v. 23) found them in use at the sanctuary at Bethel; and from Psalm cxxxvii. 3, 4 it would appear that the exiles in Babylonia were acquainted with certain _songs of Zion_ or _songs of Jehovah_.
The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament Charles Foster Kent 1896
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Of my top 1000 songs, \’male songs\’ outnumbered the female ones by 2 to 1.
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Although I’m not too sure which songs are the SYF songs .
j-gan Diary Entry j-gan 2005
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Leiber would write the lyrics to more than two-dozen songs for Presley alone, including the title songs for many of his films.
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The rollercoaster of emotions and the fans singing their songs is all a big part of the enjoyment of watching for me ..
Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » Blog Archive » Les News, 061510 2010
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Their sweat and blood and toil have been the motives of his songs; but underlying all the motives of his songs is the motive of motives, the sum of them all and something more, which is one with what underlies all the Anglo-Saxon sweat and blood and toil; namely, the genius of the race.
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No, the person who wrote the computer program that “mixes” his songs is a “genius” …
Bonnaroo: Kanye Goes On Late. Really Late. - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Some bands are so good that to attempt a cover version of one of their songs is a sign of fatal hubris.
Didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you crying? « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2008
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What's often distinctive about their songs is the integration of samples, beautiful snatches of song from other cultures.
Cultural Appropriation Hal Duncan 2006
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