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the song vs song

Both 'the song' and 'song' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The song' is used when referring to a specific song, while 'song' can be used in a more general sense or when the context makes it clear which song is being referred to.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 1298 views

the song

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific song.

Use 'the song' when you want to refer to a particular song that has been previously mentioned or is known to the listener.

Examples:

I love the song that they played at the concert.
Have you heard the song by Adele?

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Proof that Pepper wrote the song.
Frankie and Johnny, the song.
You have to finish the song, bean.
She used to sing you the song about elephants.
! Like the song says, Lesser Sage...
I want to hear the song Paolo and Francesca.
"Penny Lane," like the song.
Sing the song you usually sing.
Like the song says, a country boy can survive.
I'm sorry I just followed the song.
We could even sing the song at the party conference.
This guy could charm the song out of a siren.
One year after La Cucaracha made Technicolor history 1 3-year-old Judy Garland sang the song then signed a studio contract.
No, I mean feel the song.
This is the song, I wrote for her.
Where the song says there's a tombstone every mile.
Her name's Luna, like the song...
Like the song says, enjoy yourself.
I don't think it's the song.
We're doing the song this Friday at the pep assembly.

Alternatives:

that song
this song
my favorite song
the new song
a song

song

This phrase is correct and commonly used in a more general sense or when the context makes it clear which song is being referred to.

Use 'song' when talking about songs in general or when the specific song is evident from the context.

Examples:

I love listening to song lyrics.
She sang a beautiful song at the talent show.

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You played that song so beautifully.
This first song is called Menace Ball.
The song Elvis closed his concerts with.
I liked that song Grapple Hound.
Greatest love song of all time.
That song needed no lyrical improvement.
Proof that Pepper wrote the song.
Dude, you wrote that song.
Beautiful song you wrote for him.
Whenever improvvisiamo write a great song.
Those notations, they're song lyrics.
A canary that forgot its song.
You were my first love song.
Lilly sang the Cheyenne departing song.
Make Hwang Tae Kyung remake that song.
His song is coming true somehow.
We should write a campaign song.
The replacements wrote a song about him.
His song is coming true somehow.
Whoever cries to this song first loses.

Alternatives:

music
tune
melody
track
composition

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