[Puncture Repair]

As the title says, what are some songs where actually the chorus feels a little bit more of an after-thought than the verse?


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[Kiki]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC86ZCtV6tI

I think both the chorus and verses are strong on your one Punchy. It's the best on the album along with The Infanta.

[gussteivi]

Most obvious one imo:


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[Mother Nature's Son]

Most obvious one for me:


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(rather lazy chorus)

Others:

Subterranean Homesick Alien - Radiohead
Fade to Black (if you can call it a chorus) - Metallica
Come as You Are - Nirvana
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"The Beatles, the greatest band known to mankind." - Bismah Mughal

[Dingerbell]

Pretty much any Muse song ever written.

[Kiki]

[ShaneSpear]

Most of The Decemberists' catalog.

[revolver94]

[Kool Keith Sweat]

Off the top of my head, I can't think of a single chorus I think is bad. I can say with complete confidence that Creed choruses are the funnest thing to sing.

[sp4cetiger]

I think a lot of really good lyricists struggle with this. The Decemberists are a great example. They'll wax poetic for several lines and create all sorts of beautiful imagery, then they'll have to somehow top it with a catchy chorus. Bob Dylan mostly bypassed this problem by omitting or majorly shortening his choruses to the point where they acted more like a period than a climax. Highway 61 revisited is a great example. I think the only songs on there with a prominent chorus are "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Tombstone Blues," and even the latter flows pretty smoothly with the verse.