Whereas the singer gets the benefit of the music, those unfortunate to be standing nearby are subjected to an unaccompanied (and invariably crappy) rendition of the song. > "I wish that guy would turn his iPod off - his a crapella version of Bohemian Rhapsody is killing me"
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a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
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small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
