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out-of-tune







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A motorized rope winch whined like out-of-tune bagpipes.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Producers infuriated the choir director by choosing a slightly out-of-tune version of the carol; they thought it captured an innocence they were seeking, said Bang, who wrote liner notes for the box set.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

A live recording of the largely unrehearsed performance, which ended in smashed instruments, was released in 2009 in all its ramshackle, screeching and in-parts wilfully out-of-tune rock 'n' roll glory.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022

Lifelong Velvet Underground fan Michael Stipe on discovering ‘Loaded’ on an 8-track tape, his friendship with Lou Reed and the pleasures of out-of-tune singing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2021

The only noise was from the windshield wipers; they hummed back and forth, and back and forth, singing a sweet, out-of-tune song.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo




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