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Ive always been a dreamer
The differences between terms related to song structure such as chorus, refrains, hooks, and bridges can get really confusing. We’ve had similar discussions on the board before and IIRC, it’s hard to find consistent definitions of these terms. However, I tend to agree with Freypower’s interpretations. I think of a chorus as a vocal and musical melody that repeats at least once after the verses e.g. ‘There’s gonna be a heartache tonight, heartache tonight, I know’. I consider a refrain to be a phrase(s) that repeats itself within a verse, often at the end e.g. ‘Inside the Sad Cafe’. I also think these two can be examples of a hook, which I think of as a catch phrase. And, to me, a bridge is a transitional vocal and musical melody that occurs once during the song between verses and/or the chorus e.g. ‘Oh, expecting to fly, we would meet on that beautiful shore in the sweet by and by’.
So, as I define these terms, like Freypower, I would consider the lines in the middle of Teenage Jail to be a bridge between two verses and no chorus. I realize others may have different interpretations though because I’m not sure there is a definitive answer. I think it’s an interesting discussion though and as Freypower mentioned, most of the songs on The Long Run album do not follow the conventional song structure so there is a lot of room for analysis. So, if there is interest and continued discussion about these songs in this thread, I’ll be happy to move the posts over to its own thread.