我不得不把它删减成一个可以在一首歌里讲完的故事。

I had to filter it down to a story that could work in the form of a song.

youdao

我的意思是，你怎么能真地在一首歌里传递悲伤地感情了？

I mean, how can you really express a feeling of sadness in a song?

youdao

她的朋友在一首歌里保留了格雷的导唱。盒带发行后，她的演唱引起了一致关注。

Her friend left Gray's part intact on one song, and when the tape began circulating, her performance got all the attention.

youdao

with a piece of popular music you get a single ethos, a single feeling,a single mood associated with the piece, and the piece will tend to be shorter.

在流行乐里，一首歌只表达一个中心思想，一种感觉，一种情绪，所以这首作品也就会短小一些。

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