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New Song

New Song proper noun: a leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.

Proper noun

New Song

  1. A leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.
    • Compared to the self-confessional singer/songwriter style which characterizes United States contemporary folk music, "New Song" has a less personal style. The songwriter uses fewer words, and doesn't sing so much of him/herself.1984 April 21, Maida Tilchen, “New Song, New Feminism, New Gay Awareness”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Origin of New Song

Calque of Spanish nueva canción.

Questions about New Song

What does New Song mean?
New Song means a leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.
What part of speech is New Song?
New Song is a proper noun.

Words near New Song in the dictionary

  1. new silver
  2. New Sincerity
  3. new skool
  4. New Smyrna Beach
  5. New Society Village
  6. New Song
  7. New Soup
  8. New South
  9. New South Wales
  10. New South Welsh
  11. New South Welshman

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