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Second Verse Escalation

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 In a song with a verse-chorus structure, the first verse may be relatively subdued, perhaps with acoustic or clean guitars if the song's genre is Hard Rock or Heavy Metal. Then comes the chorus, which inevitably ratchets up the intensity or the heaviness. However, after the chorus is over, when you are expecting a return to the subdued verse per the formula of almost every pop song out there, the second verse comes in hot, with distorted guitars or just more complex, dense, or frenetic instrumentation and vocals. It conveys the impression that the first verse was gasoline and the chorus was a match, so the song is now on fire.
Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Not to be confused with Truck Driver's Gear Change, which simply shifts the key of a song upward, and tends to appear in the final verse or chorus rather than the second verse.
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 "Edie (Ciao Baby)" by The Cult - In the first verse, there is no back beat and the chorus features only acoustic symphonic instrumentation. In the second verse, a back beat is introduced, and the second chorus has power chords.
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 "Eyes of a Stranger" on Operation: Mindcrime by Queensrÿche - The first verse is backed by clean guitars and a shuffling beat and the second verse has heavy power chords and a driving beat.
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