Any way to change the default address on icloud?

I have an old yahoo account I didn't ever log into so I lost access to it.  I can't seem to change my icloud default address without verifying the email--which, in circular fashion, can't be verified because I lost access to it.
To preface this--I have tried to recover the yahoo account, but it won't let me retrieve password because it says the account isn't known, so asks "are you trying to register this address?" but, when I try to do that, it tells me the ID is taken.  Yahoo is to blame, really for this circular craziness.
So, I'm trying to use my more often-used gmail account (which I do have access to)
Every time i try to set up my icloud, it wants to verify my old yahoo address.
Halp!
I've changed the address everhwere in my phone and ipad...it's still defaulting to the old yahoo account address...can anyone help me? Where do i tell it to see my new email address so I can set up my icloud?
Many thannks!!!

If you want to change your email address, then you can change your Apple ID from your old address to your new address by following the steps in this article. (You should receive a verification email in your inbox of your new email address.)
Note: @mac.com and @me.com Apple IDs cannot be renamed.

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