[78-L] UK National Anthem^

[David Lennick]

Two famous examples of the chorus being eliminated entirely:

STAR DUST..Frank Sinatra (on "The Concert Sinatra", I think)
COCKTAILS FOR TWO..Billy May on a Stan Freberg program ("Everybody knows the 
chorus of this turkey!")

dl

On 7/15/2012 3:29 PM, Don Cox wrote:
> On 15/07/2012, Julian Vein wrote:
>
>>
>> What's the difference between a verse and a chorus?
>>
>>>> A chorus (or refrain) is a set of repeated words, sung (or recited)
>>>> between each verse. The verses have different words from each other;
>>>> the choruses have the same words as each other.
>>>>
>> ===========
>> But I've heard songs where each chorus has different words. By
>> "chorus" I mean the bit that jazz musicians usually improvise on.
>>
> There is a special usage for popular songs (as composed by the
> Gershwins, Cole Porter, etc).
>
> Here, the "verse" is a rather straight introduction, almost a
> recitative, to set up the situation. Then the main fun part of the song
> is called the "chorus", in spite of being sung by a solo singer.
>
> Very often people leave out the verse and sing just the chorus, as this
> has the main tune.
>
> Example verse:
>
> When the little bluebird
> Who has never said a word
> Starts to sing Spring
> When the little bluebell
> At the bottom of the dell
> Starts to ring Ding dong Ding dong
> When the little blue clerk
> In the middle of his work
> Starts a tune to the moon up above
> It is nature that is all
> Simply telling us to fall in love
>
>
> Example chorus:
>
> And that's why birds do it, bees do it
> Even educated fleas do it
> Let's do it, let's fall in love
>
> Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it
> Even lazy jellyfish do it
> Let's do it, let's fall in love
>
> etc
>
> Regards