About Torch song
Torch song is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of love song and sentimental ballad.
From Wikipedia
A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship. The term comes from the saying "to carry a torch for someone" or to keep aflame the light of an unrequited love. It was first used by the cabaret singer Tommy Lyman in his praise of "My Melancholy Baby".
The term is also explicitly cited in the song "Jim", popularized by versions by Dinah Shore, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald:
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Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Torch song.
- ↑ love song
- ↑ sentimental ballad
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What is Torch song?
Torch song is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of love song and sentimental ballad.