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One of my favorite things is when people will ask for a song that I hadn't planned to play. It is really fun to see if you can remember something, and you don't always. I mean, sometimes it's just crash and burn.
Lyle Lovett

Meaning of "for a song" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOR A SONG

for a song play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOR A SONG

for a certainty
for a giggle
for a kickoff
for a start
for a wonder
for all
for all I care
for all one is worth
for all that
for all the world
for better for worse
for certain
for crying out loud
for dear life
for ever
for evermore
for example
for fear of
for free
for good

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOR A SONG

birdsong
drinking song
evensong
folk song
gospel song
love song
marching song
on song
part song
patter song
plainsong
pop song
prick song
school song
singsong
siren song
song
swan song
theme song
torch song

Synonyms and antonyms of for a song in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «for a song» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOR A SONG

Find out the translation of for a song to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of for a song from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «for a song» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一首歌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

para una canción
570 millions of speakers

English

for a song
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक गीत के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لأغنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

за бесценок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para uma canção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি গান জন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pour une chanson
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk lagu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

für ein Lied
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo lagu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho một bản nhạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு பாடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एका गाण्यासाठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir şarkı için
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per quattro soldi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

za bezcen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за безцінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentru un cântec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για ένα τραγούδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vir ´n lied
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

för en låt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

for en sang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of for a song

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOR A SONG»

The term «for a song» is very widely used and occupies the 571 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOR A SONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «for a song» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «for a song» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about for a song

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6 QUOTES WITH «FOR A SONG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word for a song.
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Common
Technically, my first acting job was in one of my videos for a song called 'Retrospect For Life,' which Lauryn Hill directed and featured an actress by the name of N'bushe Wright, who played my girlfriend who was about to be pregnant. I remember being so nervous about it, but now I feel like I can conquer the world with it.
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Ronny Cox
I found out a long time ago that if I didn't have a good story for a song, I could just make one up! Now it seems over half the stories in my show are made up. The funny thing is, those seem to be the ones that resonate the most with the audiences.
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Lyle Lovett
One of my favorite things is when people will ask for a song that I hadn't planned to play. It is really fun to see if you can remember something, and you don't always. I mean, sometimes it's just crash and burn.
4
A. R. Rahman
Every time I sit for a song, I feel I am finished. It's like a beggar sitting waiting for God to fill your bowl with the right thought. In every song, I ask help from Him. Everybody around is so good, so to create music that will connect with so many people is not humanly possible without inspiration.
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Jill Scott
I was once making a burger for myself at my boyfriend's house and a lyric started pouring out and I had to catch it, so I ran to another room to write it down, but then the kitchen caught fire. His cabinets were charred, and he was furious. But it was worth it for a song.
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Marnie Stern
I had been wanting to give guitar lessons to girls because I feel like women tend to use their voice as the starting point for a song and learn a few chords, and then it ends there because then they just use their voice to flesh out a song.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOR A SONG»

Discover the use of for a song in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to for a song and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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For a Song and a Hundred Songs: A Poet's Journey through a
This is the extraordinary prison memoir of one of China's most prominent dissidents and author of the internationally acclaimed The Corpse Walker.
Liao Yiwu, 2013
2
All for a Song
Dorothy Lynn Dunbar has everything she ever wanted: her family, her church, her community, and plans to marry the young pastor who took over her late father’s pulpit.
Allison Pittman, 2013
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A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the ...
The essays in this collection often contradict this assumption, demonstrating that the contest has actually been a significant force and forecaster for social, cultural and political transformations in postwar Europe.
Ivan Raykoff, Robert Deam Tobin, 2007
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Supper for a Song
With its upbeat tone and a focus on comfort food that is both healthy and satisfying, this book is really a philosophy of life and cooking: get back to basics, avoid being wasteful, enjoy food, and make the most of the wealth of healthful ...
Tamasin Day-Lewis, 2010
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A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai: Scientist, ...
On August 9, 1945, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing tens of thousands of people in the blink of an eye, while fatally injuring and poisoning thousands more.
Paul Glynn, 2009
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A Song for Silas
In late nineteenth-century rural Wisconsin, farmhand Silas Cameron hopes to win the love of Amy Nolan, his boss's daughter, who is ten years his junior.
Lori Wick, 2005
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A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures
The tradition of horses in Native American culture, depicted through images, essays, and quotes.
George P. Horse Capture, Emil Her Many Horses, National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.), 2006
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A Song for Coretta
deliver[s] a clever indictment of contemporary theatre while making the characters' personal circumstances ever more Kafkaesque: They are no more in control of the forces of celebrity, art, money, and Broadway than they are of their own ...
Pearl Cleage, 2008
9
A Song for Nero
Tom Holt is an innovative, challenging and wonderfully entertaining writer of historical fiction. NERO is essential reading for all fans of Tom Holt and historical fiction.
Thomas Holt, 2009
10
A Song for Cambodia
"A biography of Arn Chorn-Pond who, as a young boy in 1970s Cambodia, survived the Khmer Rouge killing fields because of his skill on the khim, a traditional instrument, and later went on to help heal others and revive Cambodian music and ...
Michelle Lord, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOR A SONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term for a song is used in the context of the following news items.
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Make your dream a reality - promising properties for under $55,000 …
\"These. These large properties around Ireland are going for a song. Build your very own dream home in an Irish village. Photo by: iStock ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
2
This year's most important songs (so far): summer jams and chart …
victory lap for a song that's already proven itself a classic by the first chorus. The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face" (current: #6, peak: #6) ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
3
Singing project creates composers in the community fit for …
The Going for a Song is about going out into communities and working with people to produce songs and stories about the places in which they ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
4
The Movements Of Refugees Fleeing Their Homelands, Tracked In …
I believed this type of data would be more appropriate for a song since music has the capacity to express and communicate emotion and ... «Co.Exist, Jul 15»
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Amaal Mallik and Vishal Dadlani come together for a song
After the success of 'Zindagi aa raha hoon main', Amaal Mallik is ready with yet another track 'Chaar shanivar' from the film All Is Well, which ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Why Asin danced on the same song first with Akshay Kumar and …
On the first day of shoot, Asin was asked to shoot montages for a song in the film. She asked for the song to be played and she said, 'Aahhh. «Times of India, Jul 15»
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LEAKED! Riteish Deshmukh and Urvashi Rautela's raunchy song …
Yesterday, we heard that the team has been shooting for a song 'Resham da' in a Palace in Rajkot and now we have this clip featuring Riteish ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
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Record-breaking song unites students in 48 countries
The record-breaking charity project involved 5,021 students, aged 5-18, providing vocals for a song called Listen To Us, released this week on ... «TES News, Jul 15»
9
Brazilian indie band pen song about hating Ramsgate
This is not the first time musicians have used the isle as inspiration for a song. Chas & Dave's 1982 hit Margate stayed in the charts for four ... «Thanet Gazette, Jul 15»
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John Abraham Lends His Voice For A Song In 'Welcome Back'
As Anu stated that he has made John sing for a song in the film, and the song sung by John 'will indeed be one of the highlight of the film. «Bollywood Helpline, Jul 15»

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