{"id":17537,"date":"2019-11-03T16:39:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T21:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/?p=17537"},"modified":"2022-08-01T07:42:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:42:49","slug":"give-em-the-hook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/2019\/11\/give-em-the-hook\/","title":{"rendered":"Give ’em the Hook"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Pop songs usually have a hook<\/em>, a lyrical or musical phrase that catches the listener’s ear and draws her into the song.\u00a0 But some artists and producers don’t know when enough is enough and repeat the hook way way too many times.\u00a0 Here is a partial list of those songs, including the number of times the hook appears* along with YouTube links.\u00a0 (Use an ad-blocker when you listen.)\u00a0 Feel free to add more nominees for the Too Many Hooks Award.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u221a <\/strong>\u00a0Walk Away, Renee<\/a> (4 times, feels like 8) by The Left Banke<\/p>\n

\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> Morning Train<\/a> (6 times, feels like 12) by Sheena Easton<\/p>\n

\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> Werewolves of London<\/a> (7) by Warren Zevon<\/p>\n

\u221a<\/strong>\u00a0 The Weight<\/a> (“Take a load off Fanny”) (10) by The Band<\/p>\n

\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together<\/a> (10) by Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> All I Wanna Do<\/a> (10), A Change Would Do You Good<\/a> (12) and practically every other song by Sheryl Crow<\/p>\n

\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> Still the One<\/a> (14**) by Orleans<\/p>\n

\u221a\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Can’t You See<\/a> (16) by The Marshall Tucker Band<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> My Sharona<\/a> (16) by The Knack<\/p>\n

\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> Blinded by the Light<\/a> (19!) by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band<\/p>\n

\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> Taking Care 0f Business<\/a> (26!) by Bachman Turner Overdrive<\/p>\n

\u221a\u00a0<\/strong> U Can’t Touch This<\/a> (26) by MC Hammer<\/p>\n

Some might say that “Hey Jude” by the Beatles, whose nah-nah-nah-nahs repeat 18 times, deserves to be included in this list, but those people would be wrong.\u00a0 Eighteen wasn’t too many times then and isn’t too many times now.<\/p>\n

_______<\/p>\n

* I did the task of listening and counting so that you don’t have to.\u00a0 You’re welcome.<\/h5>\n
** Orleans sings the words “still the one” a total of 22 times during the song but not always in the distinctive style of the hook.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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