New Song
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Spanish nueva canción.
Proper noun
[edit]- A leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.
- 1984 April 21, Maida Tilchen, “New Song, New Feminism, New Gay Awareness”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
- Compared to the self-confessional singer/songwriter style which characterizes United States contemporary folk music, "New Song" has a less personal style. The songwriter uses fewer words, and doesn't sing so much of him/herself.