Nik Kershaw (love this song!)

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. Me, Too

Here's a terrific cover of it by Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night fame.

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2. ...

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Is the melody after the opening called the bridge? Well whatever, it gets me transported each and every time. Many songs from back in the day haven't and won't lose their appeal.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Depends On Who's Describing It

Most people would call it a prechorus, though.
The bridge is typically a "C" or "D" part that is used just once in the song.
If we call the verse "A", the chorus "B" & the bridge "C" we would get a typical song with:
Intro, A, B, A, B, C, A, B, Ending (or outro) which might be the A or B part fading out.
Many songs have no "C" part at all, and in some cases the prechorus is really part of the verse, but the chord pattern changes. So, some call it prechorus, some would say it's still the verse.
The rules governing this naming of parts tend to be pretty flexible.
Finally, to your question, if it's right after the opening it wouldn't be the bridge. The bridge is constructed to get from chorus to verse. Verse to verse, or back to a repeat of the chorus. If there hasn't been a verse or chorus yet, we wouldn't call that a bridge.

[sprinkleeninow]

4. It's the "Wouldn't It Be Good..." part's 'melody' that does it for me.

And the instrumental nearing the finish.

Thanx for your technical explanation. I now have understanding, altho' limited! 😁

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Me, Too

The melody is terrific on this song.
The lyrics are really good, but with that melody they could be singing about a ham sandwich and it would still be a pretty song.

[Swede]

6. Always one of my favorites.

Thanx.

[sprinkleeninow]

7. 👊