Tune I Sung Title Recognize Catchy Saints Marching

• he was humming a familiar tune.
• i don't know the title but i recognize the tune.
• it was a catchy tune (= song).
• a football song sung to the tune of (= using the tune of) ‘when the saints go marching in’

tune

1. a series of musical notes that are sung or played in a particular order to form a piece of music
• see also signature tune
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• He was humming a familiar tune.
• I don't know the title but I recognize the tune.
• It was a catchy tune (= song).
• a football song sung to the tune of (= using the tune of) ‘When the saints go marching in’
2. to be/not be in agreement with somebody/something; to have/not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as somebody/something
• These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject.
• The President is out of tune with public opinion.
3. to be/not be singing or playing the correct musical notes to sound pleasant
• None of them could sing in tune.
• The piano is out of tune.
4. to be the person who controls a situation
5. to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes
• Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune.
6. to do whatever somebody tells you to
7. the person who provides the money for something can also control how it is spent
8. to change your opinion about somebody/something or your attitude towards somebody/something
9. used to emphasize how much money something has cost
• The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars.

Extra Examples

• He hummed a little tune as he washed the dishes.
• He softly hummed the tune to himself.
• He wasn’t allowed in the choir because he couldn’t hold a tune.
• She gave us a tune on the piano.
• The crowd were singing ‘Give us jobs!’ to the tune of ‘Happy Birthday’.
• The crowd were singing ‘Give us jobs, not more cuts!’ to the tune of ‘Happy Birthday To You’.
• The kids were picking out a popular tune on the old piano.
• a collection of classic tunes
• an old jazz tune
• I don’t know the title but I recognize the tune.
• It was a catchy little tune.
• It’s sung to the tune of ‘When the saints go marching in’.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: unexplained alteration of tone. The verb is first recorded (late 15th cent.) in the sense ‘celebrate in music, sing’.