What's the best "bridge" you've heard in a song?

Flat 6 chord, a bit of "mixture" from the parallel minor key. A lovely change when used right!

 

The V-Roys - Miss Operator

 

Where's that confounded bridge?

 

I know it is only an instrumental verse but a beautiful one.
I admit it i rebelled, great you noticed and replied

 

The bridge in Van Morrison's - I Wana Roo You (Scottish Derivative): From Tupelo Honey.

The bridge in Moonshine Whiskey ain't half bad either.

 

In the La's 'There She Goes' the mood suddenly darkens as E minor is hit... I love this little section, it gives a darker mood to such a bright song for just a few seconds, then finds its way back to D, and back to bliss

 

This is the correct answer.
"'Cause love's such an old fashioned word"

 

Badge has a wonderful bridge. So does the Spirit of Radio.

 

A couple of faves:

Like Always - The Association
In My Room - Beach Boys

 

Erasure's Chorus is one of my all-time favourite tracks, mainly because of the bridge:

Hopelessly bland lyrics on their own, to be sure, but the music (and Andy Bell's voice) is just heavenly.

 

Jason Falkner is the master at this. This is just one example (bridge time at 3:06):

 

Falsetto in Sloan's "Coax Me."

 

When I was driving once
I saw this painted on a bridge:
"I don't want the world/I just want your half"

"Ana Ng"/They Might Be Giants

 

I love these:
"Eyes Without a Face" Billy Idol
"Raspberry Beret" Prince
"I'm Looking Through You" Beatles
"The Waiting" Petty
"You Get What You Deserve" Big Star

 

Very nice instrumental bridge here -

Dwight Twilley Band, You Were So Warm:

 

That's a great one! Really interesting structure, too - a lot gets squeezed into 8 bars (really it's 7, since the last bar is a drum fill into the lead break)

 

Shout out to the late Phil Pitcock IV for the absolutely perfect lead guitar work throughout this song - and what a guitar tone, he always seemed to play exactly the right thing for every song and make it sound gorgeous.

 

'West of the Fields' bridge (1:37) is outstanding.

 

The bridge is quite possibly my favorite thing FM has ever done. Builds so amazingly.

 

... Over Troubled Waters

 

Life in the Fast Lane

 

I'd go full board and say "Gypsy" was the greatest thing that incarnation of ever did.

That was the peak synergy of Lindsey and Stevie plus the other three executing brilliantly.

 

Loudon Wainwright III - You can't fail me now

 

Yeh it's so cool, and Things We Said Today too.

 

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

"There's a room where the light won't find you
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
When they do, I'll be right behind you"