Idiom
deep cut
Meaning
An obscure song by a well known musician.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That song is a deep cut from their first album.”
“You should listen to this deep cut instead of their famous radio hits.”
“My favorite track is a deep cut hidden at the end of the album.”
“The DJ surprised the crowd by playing a deep cut that most fans had never heard before.”
“I spent the whole night listening to a deep cut from a 1970s jazz record that you cannot find on any streaming services.”
“During the encore, the singer performed a deep cut that only the most loyal fans in the front row recognized.”
“If you want to understand the guitarist's true style, you need to hear this deep cut from his side project.”
“While the band is famous for their radio hits, the true enthusiasts prefer the obscure deep cuts found on their early, unreleased demos.”
Examples
simple
“That song is a deep cut from their first album.”
“You should listen to this deep cut instead of their famous radio hits.”
“My favorite track is a deep cut hidden at the end of the album.”
contextual
“The DJ surprised the crowd by playing a deep cut that most fans had never heard before.”
“I spent the whole night listening to a deep cut from a 1970s jazz record that you cannot find on any streaming services.”
“During the encore, the singer performed a deep cut that only the most loyal fans in the front row recognized.”
“If you want to understand the guitarist's true style, you need to hear this deep cut from his side project.”
complex
“While the band is famous for their radio hits, the true enthusiasts prefer the obscure deep cuts found on their early, unreleased demos.”
Origin
The term originates from the physical geography of a vinyl record, where a cut refers to an individual track. A deep cut is a track positioned toward the centre of the disc, buried within the sequence of an album rather than being placed at the outer edge for easy selection or radio play.
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