I'm in the "just make it good" camp on this. Some times, what the song needs is a single chord progression all the way through (I have a few of those) and other times it needs the chorus and verse to be completely different (I have a few of those as well). The question should always be: what does the song need?

I.e. don't put in a bridge, just because a lot of great songs happen to have a bridge. Put in a bridge when the song needs it!


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