wordless

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The wordless vocal refrain bears a resemblance to Leo Sayer’s 1976 hit “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” and that’s one catchy hook alongside several others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Its beat is a mix of drum machines, sequenced electronics and an acoustic kit, as tricky cymbal flourishes and field recordings of wordless voices echo somewhere in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

It includes a wordless soprano in tribute to Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

With the help of a wordless Los Angeles Master Chorale, Reid tells the story through ever-surprising instrumental evocation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Pale and wordless, she departed, with never a look back at him.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin