What's with Rondos?

In Rondo forms of songs, there is one main theme (tune) that constantly comes around again and again. The main tune is called A, and the others B, C, D, etc.

The plan of a rondo is A B A C A D A and so on. It can be as short or as long as you like, provided that the A or main theme keeps on coming back.

Remember "Uptown Girl"? Yeah, come to think of it, it's a short Rondo actually and can be re-written as A-B-A-C-A:

A:
Uptown girl, she's been living in her uptown world
I bet she never had a back street guy
I bet her mama never told her why
I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am

B:
And when she knows what she wants from her time
And when she wakes up, and makes up her mind
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love with an

A:
Uptown girl, you know I've seen her in her uptown world
She's getting tired of her high class toys
And all her presents from her uptown boys
She's got a choice

Uptown girl, you know I can't afford to buy her pearls
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win

C:
And when she's walking, she's looking so fine
And when she's talking, she'll say that she's mine
She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love wth an

A:
Uptown girl, she's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
Uptown girl, she's my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an
Uptown girl, my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an Uptown girl...

Here are two songs, sort-of in the Rondo form:

This is "Eyes on Me" sung by Faye Wong for the Playstation game, Final Fantasy 8:


One of my personal fav rock band from yester-years, Def Leppard. Still sounding good, but the recording doesn't do justice to the band! Listen out for the A-B-A-C-A formats: