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How many songs do you recall that has only one verse and a chorus and maybe a bridge?

It wouldnt be called a "chorus", if there were only one verse, and nothing else.

Im sure there are some songs out there that might have a verse, a chorus, some instrumental stuff, and back to a chorus, but i cant think of any right now

Check that, it might be called a chorus, but not a refrain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3SMEI0ngrQ

This song is the theme for King Of Queens, it has one verse and somewhat of a chorus, and nothing else.

He was asked to write a theme, and thats all he had, I always wondered what the next verse might say, but I guess Ill never know

ballad in Plain D by Dylan is 13 verses and nothing else lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JiWhrkZOCw
Somehow when I hear it it manages to keep my attention all the way through, not sure why i like it, i just do

Yeah, here's one: Phillip Phillips' "Home." It's verse, chorus, music, chorus, music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTg1n95--KE

Dave

Dave, I like that one, short with a good message.

I couldn't listen to this one, it said the video was not available.

One that come to mind is NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE.

Wow that was weird, not sure where that link came from but it's fixed now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JiWhrkZOCw

It would seem to me that a song with one verse and one chorus is not done, lol

I dont know why we cant have a song with one verse and chorus, or a song with just a chorus, or a instrumental with lyrics in the bridge, must be that the public is so accustomed to certain structures they would be lost.

but if they were re trained would they still be lost?

That link still not working for me Bugsey.

Download the song then, cost you .99

never ending song of love is more than a verse and a chorus:

it is AABA in structure, very common structure especially in country.


"Never Ending Song Of Love"

I've got a never ending love for you
From now on that's all I wanna do
From the first time we met I knew
I'd have never ending love for you.

I've got a never ending love for you
From now on, that's all I wanna do
From the first time we met I knew
I'd have a never ending love for you.

After all this time of being alone
We can love one another, feel for each other from now on.

It's so good I can hardly stand it.

I've got a never ending love for you
From now on that's all I wanna do
From the first time we met I knew
I'd sing my never ending song of love for you.

Yeah!

After all this time of being alone
We can love one another, live for each other from now on.

It's so good I can hardly stand it.

I've got a never ending love for you
From now on that's all I wanna do
From the first time we met I knew
I'd sing my never ending song of love for you
I've got a never ending love for you.

If you say so, but all I see is the first verse repeated twice, then a short chorus with a one line bridge or turn around, then the first verse repeated again and chorus.etc.

Don't get me wrong, I like the song, easy to remember and very singable.

That structure is based on AABA for all intents and purposes.

I thought when you were asking for a song with just a verse and a chorus, and nothing else, meaning no repeating of the sections, which is why i was at a loss

Never Ending Song Of Love repeats verses, which is still two verses, even if it says the same thing, timewise it's two verses.
Plus it doesnt have a chorus, AABA usually dont, but I have seen many that have a chorus too.

But if you are asking for songs that onlu have one verse(in lyric) and one Chorus(in lyric) there are alot more than just a verse and a chorus and nothing else.

With that line of thinking all choruses would be called one chorus, but if you repeat it three times, it's not one chorus, it's three

Usually the second verse furthers the story line, which if the verse says the same thing as the first verse, it does not further tell the story. If that is all the song is trying to say, then it is OK.

The reason I was asking is because I've written a verse and a chorus and a bridge which says all I want to say. If I repeat it several time, would that constitute a complete song? It worked in NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE, I know of a local hit that it worked well in, are there others?

That would all depend on the music. it's hard to write a lyric first and then call the shots musically.

If the melody and lyrical hook are so strong that anything else is an intrusion, yeah it could work.

I dont think you can know that just from writing your lyric, it's usually the music that would seem like it stands on it's own.

You might not know it until you hear it. If you are writing it to shar on jpf, you can do whatever you want. Im thinking it would be a famous artist who would release something like that, not a songwriter trying to get a cut.

99% of the time I write both the lyrics and music at the same time.

I have one with one verse and a bridge. The only one I have like that. Just came out that way.

Here's a couple for you off the top of my head:

Runaway - Del Shannon - 1 verse
Walk Right Back - Everley Brothers - 1 verse sung twice

Dont know about the other one, but runaway has two verses, then a pre and a chorus that repeat. Im guessing to make it shorter for radio.

"Runaway"

Verse
As I walk along, I wonder
A-what went wrong with our love
A love that was so strong

Verse
And as I still walk on, I think of
The things we've done together
While our hearts were young

Pre Chorus
I'm a-walkin' in the rain
Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain
Wishin' you were here by me
To end this misery

Chorus
I wonder
I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder
Why
Why, why, why, why, why
She ran away
And I wonder
Where she will stay
My little runaway
A-run, run, run, run, runaway

Solo

Pre chorus
I'm a-walkin' in the rain
Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain
Wishin' you were here by me
To end this misery

Chorus
And I wonder
I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder
Why
Why, why, why, why, why
She ran away
I wonder
Where she will stay
My little runaway

Tag
A-run, run, run, run, runaway
A-run, run, run, run, runaway
A-run, run, run, run, runaway

Thanks Nigel.

Doesn't seem like we'll find one

I was thinking "Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These"

But it has an unusual structure, but not one verse and one chorus.

crazy structure actually.

it's Verse, Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Bridge, Chorus, Bridge, Bridge
and a Tag

I think if we're going to find one, it's going to be something where the music plays a prominent role.

I don't think in popular music a verse and chorus repeating is enough.

Pre-chorus?! pah!

Thats what it looks and sounds like to me, if it's not a pre chorus, it's part of the whole chorus, but there are still two verses in the beginning.

Wouldnt surprise if they had a two verses extra written and decided to remove it

Well, yes, there is certainly more than one way to label a song. Incidentally, I think the solo (clavioline?) in that song is a stroke of musical genius.

not sure if it's a verse or a chorus but what about "Tequila",probably falls under instrumental with vocals though.

I think if a song has only one verse, they just repeat it to gain length. An example of a song with one verse sung twice is Touch Me by The Doors. One with the same verse sung three times is Henry the 8th, I Am by Herman's Hermits.

Doors gave me an idea...one verse one chorus X2

Play Music
"People Are Strange"

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange