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ascending O

English translation: singing a succesion of 'Oh!' on higher and higher notes

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English term or phrase:ascending O's
Selected answer:singing a succesion of 'Oh!' on higher and higher notes
Entered by: Tony M

23:12 Jul 7, 2017
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English term or phrase: ascending O
and it felt it was like growing up creating something beautiful. There's this part where they do the ascending O's
S.J
Canada
Local time: 04:00
singing a succesion of 'Oh!' on higher and higher notes
Explanation:
As I've already previously explained to you!

It's not uncommon in popular music to repeat an often meaningless sound, frequently at the end of a line (sometimes just for scansion!), and sometimes with a rising or falling cadence. Think the Beatles "She loves me, yeah, yeah, yeah" or Righteous Brothers "You've lost that lovin' feelin', whoa, whoa, whoa..." — I can't offhand think of an example with a rising cadence, though it's probably the sort of thing you'd find a lot in gospel music, for example...
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Tony M
France
Local time: 10:00
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ascending o
singing a succesion of 'Oh!' on higher and higher notes


Explanation:
As I've already previously explained to you!

It's not uncommon in popular music to repeat an often meaningless sound, frequently at the end of a line (sometimes just for scansion!), and sometimes with a rising or falling cadence. Think the Beatles "She loves me, yeah, yeah, yeah" or Righteous Brothers "You've lost that lovin' feelin', whoa, whoa, whoa..." — I can't offhand think of an example with a rising cadence, though it's probably the sort of thing you'd find a lot in gospel music, for example...

Tony M
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