Should a pop chorus be...

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...eight or sixteen bars? What say you? This is assuming the verse is sixteen bars.
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Sixteen, obviously. Eight bars would make it hip hop.

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The mantra of the day is "Dont bore us take us to the chorus"

I like to split the difference and go for 12 it doesn't have to be bluey.
Three four bar lines is repetitive enough. Attach a 4 bar interlude before going to the bridge and you've got just the right amount of breathing room.
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Or make a 4 bar pre chorus that transitions into a 12 bar chorus.

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