Usually, the chorus of the song is the part that everyone remembers. That is, unless the chorus is the worst part of the song ...

Most pop-rock songs adhere to a basic structure — something along the lines of verse, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, chorus — but a lot of that is just window-dressing and throat-clearing and whatever ...

Listening to the early demo of a song the verse of which would eventually turn into Muse’s ‘Plug In Baby’ for a blog the other day set me thinking of those other tunes that’ve pissed their best bits ...

According to the “rules” of songwriting, a song needs two verses, a bridge, and a deeply memorable chorus. Most often, an onus is put on the chorus. You have one listen to draw listeners in. A strong ...

Before you fire off a rage message, I want to be clear: Every song on this list is great. But what happens when the verse is so great that it makes the chorus feel like a letdown? When writing about ...

Pop’s rules are being rewritten by producers such as Avicii and Zedd, who are downplaying the once sacrosanct chorus – and Katy Perry even dared to do without one at all For decades in the church of ...

In the music industry world, there's a longstanding phrase: "Don't bore us — get to the chorus!" Perhaps said best by Dave Grohl while giving Tenacious D's Kyle Gass a songwriting lesson... "It's ...

We just posted a feature on the 50 most explosive choruses ever – a lovenote to those exhilarating ‘take-off’ moments when a song slaps you round the face with its manifest awesomeness. But what is ...