All good responses and ideas.

There is one rule...make it good.

Changing chords, lifting the melody, using different rhythms, these things all make the chorus "different." Some lyrics seem to beg that the chorus is different, some lyrics have choruses that are better served by having the same or similar musical treatment.

I think of "Tulsa Time" sung by Eric Clapton or Don Williams as a song with a very similar musical treatment of the chorus that really works. "Irene Goodnight" is another example. "Almost Persuaded," by the late, great Glen Sutton is another. So is "Old Time Rock and Roll," "Shake, Rattle and Roll," and many others of the all time classics. The reason is...it works.

If it doesn't work, don't do it. If you're too close to the song to know if it works or not, get your team to help you decide.

All the Best,
Mike

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

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-niteshift

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