Why?
What do the lyrics mean?
2006-09-11 09:15:33 · 6 answers · asked by Salami and Orange Juice 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Put simply, the song is a sort of satire. A hook is the part of the song that people like, the part that makes you remember the song. Normally it's the chorus, but no always. Lead singer John Popper is saying that no matter what you put in a song, if it has a hook people like, you can say whatever you want and people will like the song and buy into it - "It doesn't matter what I say as long as I sing with inflection." He knows all he has to do to make a good song is to have a catchy hook, whether or not it takes any talent or emotion. "The hook brings you back" is the hook of the song, so he can say whatever he wants in this part and get away with it. The message is that you don't need deep, meaningful lyrics to make people like your music. You need a good hook, and it helps to be charismatic. This song's entire melodic line is directly based on Pachelbel's "Canon in D." The well-recognized melody can also be considered an aural "hook," giving the title another amusing twist. This was the follow up to their first hit, "Run-Around." They had been playing since the mid-'80s and got a record deal in 1990. This was their fourth album. The third verse talks about how the challenge of Captain Hook brings Peter Pan back to Neverland, how he couldn't grow up because he wanted to defeat Hook.
2006-09-11 09:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by BigWurster 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The song Hook by Blues Travelers shares the same harmonic structure as Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D.
The song's title refers to the word hook in music terminology (the catchy element or phrase of a song which makes it distinctive).
The song's lyrics bluntly assert that whatever the singer sings about is effectively meaningless, since the song's hook - the evocative and universally recognizable harmonic structure of the Canon in D - will keep listeners coming back, even if they are unaware of the reason.
2006-09-11 09:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by mizfit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are self explanatory. "It doesn't matter what I say"
The hook brings you back.
I think it is a statement by a writer who is frustrated in their art by the fact that most don't listen or even care about the effort. It's just mindless entertainment no matter how much thought or time is put into the piece.
2006-09-11 09:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by Chronic Observer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Damned if I know what John Popper is talking about, but I love that song.
2006-09-11 09:17:07 · answer #4 · answered by BAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the hook is the chorus part of the song....
2006-09-11 09:17:05 · answer #5 · answered by stephaniech24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haven't heard it
2006-09-11 09:16:29 · answer #6 · answered by soccerstar11 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋