Difference between Chorus and Verse?

Question

Can anyone tell me the difference between verse and chorus. If so i would really be happy :] I searched it in yahoo and nothing came up on the first couple of pages.. And cant keep looking throughout because i have homework in every subject. Also this is not a question thats on my homework we were supposed to create a song with two verses and 1 chorus. But any help would be nice. Thanks [:

Answer 1

The chorus is the part of the song that is repeated. A verse is like the story that keeps going in progression. It's not repeated.

Take Penny Lane for instance:

Verse
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know.
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello.

On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
And the banker never wears a mack
In the pouring rain, very strange.

Chorus
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back

Verse
In penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
It's a clean machine.

Chorus
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back

Verse
Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And tho' she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway.

In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer,
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim.
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange.

Chorus
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back.
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies,
Penny Lane.

Answer 2

it's hard to define, but here goes - the verse usually changes the lyrics each time around, often telling a story, while the chorus stays the same, often telling how the singer feels about the story - In most cases, the chorus is made to be catchier, and in many songs this is where you will hear the singer sing the name of the song. - choruses are more frequently sung in a higher range than verses. But to be honest, the exact criteria don't really matter - it's something you can just sort of tell.

Answer 3

Another difference is that the verse is like an
introduction to the song(chorus).
The tempo is often different. Sweet ballad for the
verse, a little up for the chorus.

These are not official differences, but things that
I have noted over the years.

Answer 4

a chorus is the recurring section of a music piece....the verse is the non-recurring section....like this

Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Bridge
Chorus
Verse 4
Chorus

The words of the chorus always stay the same. The words in each verse change