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Why doesn’t Alice have a 2nd verse?


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Typical pop songs follow this structure 

A - verse

B - pre chorus 

C - chorus

A - verse

B - pre chorus

C - chorus

D - bridge 

C - chorus

sometimes there is a post chorus and some times songs will begin w the chorus (like bad romance, Judas, most Kim petras songs)

Alice follows this structure

C - chorus (“ my name isn’t Alice...”)

A - verse (“could u pull me out...”)

B - pre chorus (“oh ma ma ma I’m tired..”)

C - chorus

D - post chorus (“take me, home, take me..”)

G - bridge (“sick n tired of waking up..”)

C - chorus

D - post chorus

i wish there was another A section after the second C section :( I know she’s trying to keep the songs short for replay value- but it would’ve only added prob less than 30 addition sections to the song , leaving us under 3:30, which isn’t THAT long 

on the second hand- I do appreciate when songs don’t follow the typical pop song structure/format. And from a songwriter perspective I hate writing lyrics so leaving out a second verse makes everything easier hahah (unless you wanna be like Rihanna and just repeat the same verse twice ala S&M, kiss it better)

 

what are your thots? Does Alice deserve a second verse?

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stevana229

I agree.. Alice is very weirdly structured but I think it fits the twisted, dark vibe of the song 

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2School4Cool

I always considered “sick and tired of waking up” to be the second verse. Sometimes songs have a second verse that is structurally different from the first. Perhaps it just doesn’t have a bridge. I could be very wrong though!

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CautiousLurker

Gaga was sleepy and didn't want to write it :enigma:

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Luke78619

I noticed this earlier :air: can’t believe it took over two weeks for me to notice

it is weird, I feel like it would sound weird with a second verse though, or dragged out a bit. It’s a short ass song but I don’t think I’d change it in any way tbh

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Perfect Celebrity

It was definitely an artistic choice and I actually really like when songs don’t follow the normal structure. It would be interesting to hear what lyrics on a second verse would be though!

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jacs vs looser

Most tracks on the album would've benefited from being a tad longer, but that's just my opinion. 

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xoxo Craig
2 minutes ago, Luke78619 said:

I noticed this earlier :air: can’t believe it took over two weeks for me to notice

it is weird, I feel like it would sound weird with a second verse though, or dragged out a bit. It’s a short ass song but I don’t think I’d change it in any way tbh

Yeah, the song doesn't feel too long or too short in my opinion... so it really doesn't need a 2nd verse. It probably would have dragged it out a bit too much

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stevana229
7 minutes ago, 2School4Cool said:

I always considered “sick and tired of waking up” to be the second verse. Sometimes songs have a second verse that is structurally different from the first. Perhaps it just doesn’t have a bridge. I could be very wrong though!

I feel like its pretty rare to have a second verse that doesn't sound like the first one. its an interesting choice though 

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Blueskye

I would have liked the pre-chorus to be in there again before the last chorus, it’s a great part that was underused.

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Delulu Rogers

Yeah that's why I like the song but don't LOVE it like 99% of this fanbase. There should have been a second verse with another "oh my mama" pre chorus 

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JRCF29

A second verse doesn't have to follow the exact same structure as the first. 

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