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Originally Posted by Kyle
Isn't the chorus melody on Stevie's demo essentially the same as the chorus melody on the finished version of "The Chain"?
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It's very similar. I think we can give her most of the credit for the chorus.
It appears to me, based on all of this, that Lindsey did indeed write the verses, though. Joe makes a good point about the cussing and aggression of the verses. Not very Stevie / Christine. I'm not saying they'd never curse, but to make it a central part of the lyric, repeated again and again? No, I don't see that as their style.
Of course, length-wise, the verses are quite short; I'd say if you give LB the verses and SN the chorus, you've got 50/50 lyrically. Musically, the percentage is more lopsided even with the chorus, but I do think the chorus is largely hers.