Cry
Cry noun - A loud vocal expression of strong emotion.
Both words in one sentence
- In John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby, all of the characters' singing voices were done by professional singers, including Rachel Sweet, who did Allison's (played by Amy Locane) singing.
Source: Non-Singing Voice -
Power Echoes: The Valkyries from Die Walküre were originally conceived as singing their entrance war-cry off-stage into actual megaphones ('singing trumpets').
Source: Opera -
Emo Music became subject to the stereotype that most bands were whiny high schoolers singing about relationship problems or general Wangst, and that bands would tend to cry on stage.
Source: Dead Unicorn Trope
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