Verse-Chorus (V-C) vs. A-B

[pdxdjazz]

Was checking out a tune I've always loved that came as part of the Pop 400 playlist (I believe) - "Tempted", by the group Squeeze (actually composed by Paul Carrack). The song as it was downloaded was set to play 1x, but when I changed it to play 2x, it only repeated the Chorus ("C"). Is this a feature of the Player when V-C are used? I changed the V to A, & the C to B, & then it played the whole song (minus the Intro) twice.

As you discovered, using the V rehearsal mark differently than the player expects can cause problems.

The player treats the "V" rehearsal mark the same as the "IN" mark.

They are played only once (unless specifically instructed otherwise by a D.C. or D.S.)

That's because (coming from jazz terminology) a VERSE is most often an entirely separate lyrical interlude (often played freely or Rubato) at the start.
http://www.sonic.net/~jazz4/glossary.html

Verse = vocal introduction
Intro = musical introduction

For the iReal pro player, you will be better served using the A and B rehearsal marks.
In pop/folk/country/bluegrass etc. the A-section is usually the "verse" and the B-section is the "chorus" (sometimes the "bridge")

This is where the term AABA comes from (2verses, bridge, final verse) for describing the form of many popular songs.

If it's really, really important to you, you can add "verse" and "chorus" using text which will not affect the player function.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verse–chorus_form

)BOB