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Post by Harx on Dec 17, 2017 15:42:56 GMT -5
What songs (with lyrics or instrumental) do you find catchy despite not having an actual chorus?
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Post by Bwol on Dec 17, 2017 15:44:13 GMT -5
Dark Horse!!! But I think that makes it even better.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 15:47:32 GMT -5
A Milli and 6 Foot 7 Foot.
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Post by greentoo on Dec 17, 2017 16:09:29 GMT -5
Dark Horse!!! But I think that makes it even better. That has got a chorus. |
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Post by Bwol on Dec 17, 2017 16:19:41 GMT -5
Dark Horse!!! But I think that makes it even better. That has got a chorus. Not really...I consider it to have a big pre-chorus, but no actual chorus |
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Dec 17, 2017 16:22:10 GMT -5
The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
M83 - "Midnight City"
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Post by Harx on Dec 17, 2017 16:23:35 GMT -5
Also two that come to my mind right now are "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
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Post by born on Dec 17, 2017 19:18:12 GMT -5
"Crazy" by Shawn Mendes popped into my head. "Move You" by Kelly Clarkson too.
I don't know if they're considered catchy but I've had my "hooked on" times with both of them.
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Post by Sherane Lamar on Dec 17, 2017 22:19:39 GMT -5
No Flockin
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Post by Monarca on Dec 17, 2017 23:42:22 GMT -5
IMO, Lukas Graham's "7 years".
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Post by rainie on Dec 18, 2017 3:32:08 GMT -5
Faith No More - Stripsearch
Young Ma - OOOOUUUU
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Post by Janhova's Witness on Dec 18, 2017 4:28:45 GMT -5
3 choruses
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Post by EvanJ on Dec 23, 2017 21:14:23 GMT -5
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" I feel like the "chorus" is an instrumental part instead of words. The same is true for "Seven Nation Army" that MikeTheMoose said and Stone Temple Pilots' "Interstate Love Song." |
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Post by jenglisbe on Dec 24, 2017 10:04:43 GMT -5
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" is one of the catchiest songs of all-time but doesn't have a proper chorus.
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Post by jenglisbe on Dec 24, 2017 10:27:30 GMT -5
Not really...I consider it to have a big pre-chorus, but no actual chorus How can something have a pre-chorus if it doesn't have a chorus? |
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Post by Bwol on Dec 24, 2017 10:28:42 GMT -5
I guess now that I think about it, it does sort of have a chorus.
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Post by irice22 on Dec 25, 2017 11:27:18 GMT -5
"Stay" by Lisa Loeb has a few repeated lines, but not really enough to call it a chorus I'd say.
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Post by Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ on Dec 27, 2017 10:06:00 GMT -5
Coldplay's Clocks !
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Post by boysilver400 on Dec 27, 2017 11:14:13 GMT -5
DNA.
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Post by leonagwen on Dec 28, 2017 20:02:26 GMT -5
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" is one of the catchiest songs of all-time but doesn't have a proper chorus. Are you serious? |
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Post by irice22 on Dec 29, 2017 14:00:40 GMT -5
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" is one of the catchiest songs of all-time but doesn't have a proper chorus. Are you serious? To be fair, the chorus changes lyrics in the second repetition and it blends right in with verse. It's a pretty indistinguishable chorus. |
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Post by filthy on Jan 7, 2018 10:10:23 GMT -5
DUCKWORTH. by Kendrick Lamar... And it's oh so good
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 8, 2018 23:23:17 GMT -5
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" is one of the catchiest songs of all-time but doesn't have a proper chorus. Are you serious? What's the chorus, then? Doesn't it have an AABA structure? Another one that potentially fits the topic question is "God only Knows" by The Beach Boys. If repeats some parts, but there is no classic chorus. More so these songs have a 1 line hook that is repeated a few times, which to me is different than a true chorus. |
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Post by irice22 on Jan 9, 2018 11:23:52 GMT -5
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
Second repetition:
'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do?
Baby, all I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jan 9, 2018 11:43:27 GMT -5
Bobby Shmurda - Hot N!gga
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Post by rainie on Jan 9, 2018 18:10:37 GMT -5
A couple more I thought of:
The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
NERD ft Rihanna: Lemon (though I guess you could argue that the "bouncing around" part is the chorus, but it changes a bit every time, plus the song doesn't really feel centered around it, so it's certainly not a "proper" chorus)
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Post by dbhmr on Jan 9, 2018 19:21:50 GMT -5
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" is one of the catchiest songs of all-time but doesn't have a proper chorus. This had me like mathmeme.jpg for a while but...yeah, I guess that's right! Never thought of it before. The song is either all chorus and bridge or all verses and bridge. |
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Post by ry4n on Jan 9, 2018 19:26:41 GMT -5
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 9, 2018 21:15:29 GMT -5
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You, babySecond repetition: 'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do?
Baby, all I want for Christmas is you
You, baby I'd argue those are parts of the verses; what makes that a chorus to you? A chorus typically has the same or at least similar lyrics each time its sung, and there is also usually some type of build with a noticeable shift in the melody. To me that isn't the case with "AIWFCIY." To me there are clearly 2 verses, then a bridge, and then a final verse. That gives "AIWFCIY" has an AABA song structure, which is a classic structure used in songs like "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" and "Great Balls of Fire" (which are other catchy songs without a proper chorus). |
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