[Dixielandjazz] Verses

[Don Ingle]

On 3/23/2011 9:02 PM, Eric Holroyd wrote:
> VERSE: The part of a tune that's disposable, except to its composer.
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> I LIKE verses!
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> Without the verse The Sheik Of Araby is a quite banal tune.
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> The choruses of AIn’t Misbehavin’, Someday Sweetheart, Ain’t Gonna GIve Nobody None ‘O This Jellyroll are all ‘set up’ beautifully by first having the verse played – or preferably sung.
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> There are hundreds of others too...
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> Eric Holroyd
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Eric is spot on.
I recommend listening to the verse of "More Than You Know" as a prime 
example of how effective a good verse is in setting up the main chorus.
And do not forget how "Old Blue Eyes" recorded the verse to Star Dust" 
and then left off the"Sometimes I wonder"  chorus completely. With the 
lush background and the Parish words this verse stands alone and is pure 
magic in itself. Verses? Love 'em. Shame the garbage called Top 40 hits 
of today do not have verses. Anything but what they pass off as music 
would be an improvement.
Don Ingle