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    "TAXI" by Harry Chapin

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    Quote Originally Posted by Relayer53 View Post
    "TAXI" by Harry Chapin
    Who?

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    "When Doves Cry" by Prince doesn't really have a chorus unless the "Maybe I'm just like..." sections are meant to be. If so, still not a typical pop song with distinct chorus. I don't think the song even has bass on it. Certainly not lacking in groove and attitude.

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    Huh. I would have thought the short line, 'We are the sultans of swing' (repeated a few times) was the chorus.
    Motorhead style:

    Ace of Spades - chorus: "The ace of spades, the ace of spades"
    Overkill - chorus: "Overkill, Overkill, Overkill"
    Bomber - "It's a bomber, it's a bomber"
    etc
    The music was hot, but my baby was not.

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    Roxy Music weren't much for choruses in their early days:

    Virginia Plain
    In Every Dream Home A Heartache
    Pyjamarama
    Street Life, possibly, they sing the line a couple of times halfway through but it's never repeated after that.

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    Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name, Phantom Of The Opera. Hits? Who cares. No chorus, check.

    Deep Purple - Child In Time

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    Many songs by Bob Dylan...
    For that which is not,
    there is no coming into being
    and for that which is,
    there is no ceasing to be;
    yea of both of these the lookers into truth have seen an end.
    Bhagavad Gita

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    Quote Originally Posted by Relayer53 View Post
    "TAXI" by Harry Chapin

    No, there's a huge chorus in this song...
    For that which is not,
    there is no coming into being
    and for that which is,
    there is no ceasing to be;
    yea of both of these the lookers into truth have seen an end.
    Bhagavad Gita

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bungalow Bill View Post
    Many songs by Bob Dylan...
    ...but neither of his hits .

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    No chorus, no refrain, top 10 Billboard chart hit


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    I think the "feed your head" part that is repeated at the end could be considered a chorus(not sure).

    Anyway, how about this little oddity from the sixties. And yes this actually was a hit.

    Do not suffer through the game of chance that plays....always doors to lock away your dreams (To Be Over)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Digital_Man View Post
    I think the "feed your head" part that is repeated at the end could be considered a chorus(not sure).

    Anyway, how about this little oddity from the sixties. And yes this actually was a hit.

    I' ve known this for 30 years, but there is definitely a chorus on this....
    my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.

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