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    barbelerbarbeler Posts: 23,827
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    Just about anything by Yes. The Yes Album or Fragile are probably the most accessible albums, but for thoroughly over-the-top, wonderfully bonkers prog-rock, The Gates Of Delirium off Relayer tops the lot. You won't get get much verse, chorus, verse, chorus on Tales Of Topographic Oceans, but I wouldn't recommend that unless you have a coma that you're waiting to slip into.
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    cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    scratchy23 wrote: »
    I think it does... the "take all of me, I just wanna be the girl you like" part is the chorus. Look at the lyrics:
    [Verse 1:]
    Driver roll up the partition please [×2]
    I don't need you seeing Yoncé on her knees
    Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up
    We ain't even gonna make it to this club
    Now my mascara runnin', red lipstick smudged
    Oh he so horny, yeah he want to ****
    He popped all my buttons and he ripped my blouse
    He Monica Lewinski'd all on my gown

    Oh, there daddy, daddy didn't bring the towel
    Oh, baby, baby be better slow it down
    Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up
    And we ain't even gonna make it to this club

    [Chorus:]
    Take all of me
    I just wanna be the girl you like (girl you like)
    The kinda girl you like (girl you like)
    Take all of me
    I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
    The kinda girl you like is right here with me
    Right here with me
    Right here with me
    Right here with me

    [Verse 2:]
    Driver roll up the partition fast [×2]
    Over there I swear I saw them cameras flash
    Hand prints and footprints on my glass
    Hand prints and good grips all on my ass
    Private show with the music blastin'
    He like to call me Peaches when we get this nasty
    Red wine drip filth talk that trash
    Chauffeur eavesdropping tryin' not to crash

    Oh, there daddy, daddy now you ripped my fur
    Oh, baby, baby be sweatin' on my hair
    Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up
    And we ain't even gonna make it to this club

    [Chorus:]
    Take all of me
    I just wanna be the girl you like (girl you like)
    The kinda girl you like (girl you like)
    Take all of me
    I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
    The kinda girl you like is right here with me
    Right here with me
    Right here with me
    Right here with me

    Hello!

    [Middle 8:]
    Est-ce que tu aimes le sexe?
    Le sexe. Je veux dire, l'activité physique.
    Le coït. Tu aimes ça?
    Tu ne t'intéresses pas au sexe?
    Les hommes pensent que les féministes détestent le sexe,
    Mais c'est une activité très stimulante et naturelle que les femmes adorent.

    [Chorus:]
    Take all of me
    I just wanna be the girl you like (girl you like)
    The kinda girl you like (girl you like)
    Take all of me
    I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
    The kinda girl you like is right here with me
    Right here with me
    Right here with me
    Right here with me

    Hello!

    Ah right, I wasn't sure :blush: Silly me! I know the other songs from it listed don't and there might be others on it as well.
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    gasheadgashead Posts: 13,821
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    REM - Everybody Hurts
    Stan Ridgeway - Camouflage
    Glen Campbell - Galveston
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    EStaffs90EStaffs90 Posts: 13,722
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    Caliban's Dream - Underworld and a bunch of guests

    (If it sounds familiar, that's because it was used for the lighting of the cauldron during the London 2012 Opening Ceremony.)
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    The22ndRachelThe22ndRachel Posts: 652
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    One of my favourite songs: Fun. Stars.
    Like Bohemian Rhapsody, it sounds like a few different songs in one.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 163
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    A Lover's Concerto-Toys doesn't have a chorus.
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    elnombreelnombre Posts: 3,625
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    Most of the songs on Forever Changes by Love.
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    SpaceToiletsSpaceToilets Posts: 3,343
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    James Holden - Intentionally Left Blank
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    RubricalRubrical Posts: 2,715
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    Flying Without Wings, the one song by Westlife I actually think is really good! That and World of our Own too :o
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    MaksonMakson Posts: 30,489
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    Tina Turner - Foreign Affairs

    This song is highly unusual for a pop song as it doesn't have any chorus. When you expect a chorus to kick in, an instrumental section takes it place.
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    Doghouse RileyDoghouse Riley Posts: 32,491
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    There's been thousands of such tunes without a "middle eight/bridge" through the ages, some more memorable than others. No point in listing them all.
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    CLL DodgeCLL Dodge Posts: 115,865
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    A lot of Joy Division.

    Oh, this is an old thread. I already said that.
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    kirbyreedkirbyreed Posts: 1,816
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    i don't knownif it counts but my personal favourite taylor swift song "all too well" has a different structure in that the chorus of the song is different each time. it has the same melody and rhythm but the lyrics change so it's essentially another chorus.
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    CLL DodgeCLL Dodge Posts: 115,865
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    This Cliff hit doesn't have a chorus (though it does have a choir):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL31ncBtaIE
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    warszawawarszawa Posts: 4,437
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    Happiness is a Warm Gun - The Beatles.
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    babeloguebabelogue Posts: 1,008
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    Alanis Morissette - The Couch
    Alanis Morissette - Unsent
    Bjork - Unravel
    Kate Bush - Lake Tahoe
    Kate Bush - Misty
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    SemieroticSemierotic Posts: 11,132
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    Do you mean pop music? Otherwise there's far too much to list.
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    floogfloog Posts: 981
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    Most pieces of music don't.
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    mrkite77mrkite77 Posts: 5,386
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    floog wrote: »
    Most pieces of music don't.

    Hell, an awful lot of modern music is just chorus chorus chorus - rap break - chorus chorus.
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    ÆnimaÆnima Posts: 38,548
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    You've got me thinking now because it's not something I'd actively listen for.

    Can't think of a single Opeth chorus. Now I come to think of it, there's loads of stuff on my iTunes that doesn't follow the chorus/ verse pattern.
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    mb@2daymb@2day Posts: 10,788
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    Most New order songs didnt bother with verse chorus formats though Cll Dodge mentioned this further up thread.
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