Verses (pop music)
The verses [vɜː (r) s] ( English for " verse " or " verses ") refers primarily in the Anglo-American popular music section of a song , preceded by the chorus and usually has introductory character. It is not infrequently performed in rubato tempo .
In the first half of the 20th century in particular, American (more rarely British) pop songs were formally composed of both a verse and a chorus . Since the middle of the 20th century, most songs have only consisted of a chorus. Even with songs that have verses and choruses , the verse is often no longer performed outside of musicals . While in jazz singing the verse is included in the interpretation of a song in exceptional cases , it is not taken into account in instrumental jazz; only the chorus is played there ( Lush Life is often an exception ).
Songs with verse and chorus
- That'll Be the Day ( Buddy Holly ; 1957)
- Be My Baby ( The Ronettes ; 1963)
- California Girls ( The Beach Boys ; 1965)
- Penny Lane ( The Beatles ; 1967)
- All You Need Is Love (The Beatles; 1967)
- Foxy Lady ( Jimi Hendrix ; 1967)
- Smoke on the Water ( Deep Purple ; 1973)
literature
- Ekkehard Jost : Sachlexikon. In: Wolf Kampmann (Ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost: Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .