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noun

Definition of serenadesnext
plural of serenade
as in chants
a vocal or instrumental performance that is given outdoors at night for a lover wooed his lady with a serenade

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verb

present tense third-person singular of serenade
as in croons

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  1. vocals
  2. songs
  3. lyrics
  4. ballads
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  • Powered by ethereal melodies and splashes of Latin rhythms that build the intensity, the song allows Valenzuela and Spalla’s dreamy vocals to take center stage.
    Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The song got an award nomination at the 2000 Grammys, in the best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals category.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of vocals
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  • Compare your picks with Pitchfork’s own lists of the best songs and best albums of the 2020s so far, and check out all of our half-decade coverage here.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As the world continues to listen to Guts and the songs featured on it, one of Rodrigo’s earliest singles is back on the Billboard charts—one, in particular.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of songs
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  • The song's groovy, slightly mysterious lyrics and dreamy synths (with plenty of space reserved for Miller's signature guitar) ultimately pushed it up to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in September 1982.
    Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • With heartfelt lyrics and a powerful melody, the song encourages listeners to rise above their struggles and find strength in their beliefs.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lyrics
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  • Because Wisdom, from Havana (a tiny suburb of Tallahassee), fuses the tropical bounce of Florida street rap with the tenderness in the ballads of Southern and Midwestern truth-tellers.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2024
  • That boy might be a hip-hop lover, that boy might be a rock lover or love ballads.
    Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of ballads
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