See, I think of that as a bridge too. There's no rule that says a bridge can't have a repeating phrase; in fact it often does. It's where it goes in context of the harmony that makes it "feel" like a bridge, at least to me.
Funny, thinking about it, I wonder when pop songs started having a "chorus." In the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and even the 60s (to some extent), they did not. The songs that were originally broadway show tunes or movie themes, the ones that jazz musicians adopted and called them "standards" didn't have choruses. "All the Things You Are," "Stella by Starlight," "I've Got Rhythm," "What is This Thing Called Love," etc... none of them had choruses. Even more "recent" ones like "Misty" or "The Shadow of Your Smile" didn't have (what I'd call) a chorus. Interesting, huh?! Well, it is to me...
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