sing a different tune verb1 •(informal, figurative) To hold a different opinion or appreciation (about something); to possess a new, changed, or regenerated mindset, usually for the better.Miss Maudie said Miss Stephanie’d be singing a different tune if Tim Johnson was still coming up the street, that they’d find out soon enough, they’d send his head to Montgomery. — 1960 formssang a different tune · sung a different tune · singing a different tune · sings a different tune