Not sure I would agree that the length of the song has anything to do with verse length. I mean, I can't see someone sitting down to write a song knowing the have to squeeze it into a limited timeframe. Most radio material is edited to be short, approx. 2.5 minutes. I've heard many "long" (unedited) versions, and quite frankly, they become boring after awhile. Jukebox dealers would LOVE the "short" songs. It meant more profit for those!

Anyway, unrelated, here's Marv Johnson's "You Got What It Takes", in, as Bob knows, my thirst for, Stereo!...

Best,
John