drinking song

Pub chorus tune

A drinking song is a song meant to be sung while consuming alcohol, typically featuring simple melodies, repetitive choruses, and themes of camaraderie, celebration, or toasting.

The genre spans from traditional folk songs to college fight songs, often designed so groups can join in without rehearsal: The pub erupted in a rousing drinking song.

revelry

tavern

Public drinking establishment

joviality · conviviality · carousing · toast · cheers · libation · boozy · tipsy · mead · grog

anthem

chorus

Singers performing together

singalong · ballad · shanty · ditty · folk · hymn · verse · harmony · chant · roar

camaraderie

fellowship

Mutual goodwill among companions

companionship · solidarity · kinship · esprit de corps · unity · comradeship · arm in arm · gathering · mates · revelers

Categories
Opposites
social function and mood

drinking songlullaby

Soothing song for babies

funeral dirge · dirge · requiem · elegy · hymn

association with sobriety vs. intoxication

drinking songhymn

Religious song of praise

gospel song · sacred music · psalm · devotional song

energy and mood

drinking songlullaby

Soothing song for babies

sleep music · ambient music · funeral march · dirge · plainchant

Family

song, drink, drunk, singer, drinking, drank, drinks, drinker, drinkable

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG