Great Song, No Chorus

Something for a damp Saturday afternoon, suggestions for good songs with no real chorus. To start off with:

1) "Losing My Religion"-R.E.M.
2) "Baker Street" Gerry Rafferty
3) "Mmm, Mmmm, Mmm?"-Crash Test Dummies

The Boss

"Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen

theblindstagger | 12 November 2007 - 10:55am

Up the juntion - squeeze

Up the juntion - squeeze

ivan | 12 November 2007 - 11:40am

And another- "Piano Man"

And another- "Piano Man" Billy Joel

David Wright | 12 November 2007 - 8:02pm

It's an outro...

...that "no future" bit in God Save The Queen. all verses and middle eights, that one. Sultans of Swing, that hasn't got any choruses either. Go on, admit it, you're thinking "Guitar George - he knows all the chords" aren't you?

skirky | 12 November 2007 - 8:22pm

Beyond Belief - Elvis Costello

Just one long verse.

Surely Piano Man has a chorus - that "son can you play me a memory" bit - even if the words change each time round?

Paul Waring | 12 November 2007 - 8:41pm

Wrong Man

Guess you're right Paul, struggling to think of any others. I'll get my coat.

David Wright | 12 November 2007 - 9:35pm

Rod and Maggie

Rod Stewart has always claimed that Maggie May has doesn't have a proper melody or chorus

Dave C | 13 November 2007 - 1:48pm

If I was Your Girlfriend

The artist now known as a clown (per Sir Hepworth)

NealT | 13 November 2007 - 2:27pm

Damn, got there first

I've been meaning to start a thread on a very similar subject, so may as well throw it in here. I was thinking of great songs that only have one verse (with or without chorus); it's such a great verse that we forgive it when it just gets repeated for the second verse. What am I thinking about?

Yes - McAlmont and Butler
How Long - Ace
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - the Korgis (not that limp cover by arch sacred cow Beck)

Azeem | 13 November 2007 - 2:45pm

Dice

Tumblin' Dice either has no chorus or is all chorus and no verse
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stevet | 13 November 2007 - 9:09pm

a beautiful narrative

Wings - Josh Ritter.

hargarino | 14 November 2007 - 1:15pm

LADY DENNY!

Puzzled by some of the suggestions above which just don't seem to qualify.

The very lovely Sandy Denny sings what I feel sure is an autobiographical love song 'Full moon'. The words of the title don't even get mentioned till the last line. There is definitely not even a hint of chorus.

It also includes peerless (where's my cliche dictionary?) clarinet from Acker Bilk. It occurs to me as writing that he's one of those people where you always use both his names. 'Acker played well tonight'. 'Come on Bilk, pull yourself together'. Doesn't really work, does it? Or is it me?

Messenger | 16 November 2007 - 5:27am

The greatest shipwreck song ever written

Nautical Disaster - The Tragically Hip

Wheat King | 22 May 2008 - 7:09pm