signature tune
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Langston Hughes’s poems were featured on posters in my local library, and everybody knew Duke Ellington because of his signature tune, “Take the A Train,” written by Billy Strayhorn.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024
Elsewhere, Parton teams up with “Trio” collaborator Emmylou Harris to honor the third member of their troupe, Linda Ronstadt, with a fantastic cover of Ronstadt’s signature tune, “You’re No Good” that also features Sheryl Crow.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2023
Ms. Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter” spent only one week at No. 1 after its release in 1970, but it soon became the singer’s signature tune:
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022
Esa-Pekka Salonen opened Disney in 2003 with it and made it a sort of signature tune for the hall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2022
In the Ring, every character has his or her own leitmotif, or signature tune.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
