I think it's true that a lot of Stevie's songs don't really have recognizable choruses... but that makes it even cooler, IMO, that she's had hits with them. She breaks the mold a bit.
Choruses are common in contemporary pop songs, but they're not necessary for a song to work well.
A lot of Dylan's songs, for example, don't have choruses _ especially the early stuff ("Boots of Spanish Leather," "Positively 4th Street"). Yet the songs are still brilliant and catchy.
Also, the classic songwriters of the early part of the century (Gershwin, Porter, Ellington) didn't write "choruses" in the sense that we think of them today. There was repetition in the music and lyrics, but it was more subtle than what you'll hear in a pop chorus.
I'm not saying Stevie's in the same league as Gershwin (or even Dylan) _ she doesn't have enough musical knowledge. But I think it's cool that she doesn't "write to formula."
Just some observations.
Last edited by blinker12; 01-17-2003 at 10:41 AM..
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