Verse–chorus form is a
musical form common in
popular music, used in
blues and
rock and roll since the 1950s, and predominant in
rock music since the 1960s. In contrast to
thirty-two-bar form, which is focused on the verse (contrasted and prepared by the
B section), in verse–chorus form the chorus is highlighted (prepared and contrasted with the verse). "Many popular songs, particularly from early in [the 20th] century, are in a verse and a chorus (
refrain) form. Most popular songs from the middle of the [20th] century consist only of a chorus."