Lyrical
Lyrical adjective - Having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music.
Usage example: the lyrical cadences of voice-over narration give the film a very poignant quality
Melodic is a synonym for lyrical in musical topic. In some cases you can use "Melodic" instead an adjective "Lyrical", when it comes to topics like songlike. popular alternative
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At almost every live show, the band embeds "snippets" into some of their songs - short lyrical or melodic Shout Outs to other songs.
Source: Music / U2 -
These could more feasibly be considered intentional recurring leitmotifs, as the use of melodic or lyrical references does not decrease the difficulty of writing long pieces.
Source: Music / Jim Steinman -
Lyrical Dissonance: The traditional Irish tune, "Isn't It Grand, Boys" is a lovely melodic song... about a dead man attending his own funeral and wake, and making mean remarks about the attendees.
Source: Music / Poxy Boggards
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