How To Write a Song #4 - How To Write Hooks

[27dreamweaver]

thanks man brilliant :)

[FollowObeyConsume]

Thanks hook guy, just what I looking for...

[Emilybudgie]

fuck I was listening to song 2 when that started and I got scared for a moment DD:

[Zrokool123]

Can't touch this!

[PhotoExclusive]

Hooks, fabulous video, this clarified so much for me. Thank you. PS: Using the simple songs really drives these lessons home. I remember hearing "Can't get no..." on AM radio when it first came out - perfect choice for this lesson.

[ihearthellokittybotf]

so if i were to say , "blood is dripping from your head, when i shoot you now ur dead, i will stab you with a knife its ohkay its just one life."

[ifanguitar]

@ihearthellokittybotf Catchy

[alpunkbrewster]

I`m calling the word. "HEY"!!!

[burpo]

Really well organized and presented.

[Riotman898]

I just listen to this video sometimes because of his awesome accent.

[sskkarz]

uhh where is the copyright?

[roas2]

i cant think of many classical pieces that have 'hooks' unless you count melodies that are much longer than the examples you gave

these are great videos though, thanks!

[BentheMagus]

@roas2 While that is true, some of the most famous classical pieces have one or 2 extremely memorable melodies, such as Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, or Beethoven's 5th Symphony

[REX05011]

can someone answer this question please is a hook like a chorus

[sirgerry]

@REX05011 From what I understand it can or can not be. It is a piece of music that literally hooks you, like the one he showed form the cardingans, it's in the begginning of the song. I guess most of the time it is the chorus though.

[burpo]

@sirgerry Literally, huh? That must hurt.

[sirgerry]

@burpo That's the power of music ;)

[nobodyeverybody12]

@REX05011 yes a hook is the chorus, the most catchy part of the song

[Ir1shcream]

You started putting me into a trance with the hook examples.

[lloyddcarroll]

You know what comes to mind? Newsboys "Born Again" and their tarzan like call in that song! lol... but a great song!

[PopCulture20]

@esteban3527343 you don't need to listen to this man's song just to analyze!! all you need to do is study big hits because a song is a song. you just have to make it worth listening to.

[xcjxmx]

i'm now part of a band....and we can make chords in the structure of a song in about ten minutes and just play it......

none of us can do the lyrics though............ :S

how important is a hook in a song....?

[blackdawn88655]

@xcjxmx crucial -.- i mean okay listen to songs on the radio, they alll r sooo repetative.. i meanhow many songs do u know that r like a continous chourus? lol soooo many especially pop culture songs. think of it like poetry.. lol its hard.. i find i write better under pressure. l make a due date

oh and think of a topic, like i mean, breack ups, love, what ever.

ps, if ur really stuck i lovvvv to rhyme.. give me something to work with an i can make it rhyme

wat kind of music do u play?

[xcjxmx]

@blackdawn88655 thanks for your reply....

sort of a 'mumford and sons' , 'tallest man on earth' thing....

[blackdawn88655]

@xcjxmx huh cool. dont know if that kinda music is exactly up my alley but hey musics musics ^ ^ as long as its good. lol good luck with the group :)

[TheInternalFame]

Love it, I'm a songwriter myself.

[little0boots]

great song choices and good useful instructions

[pick8lock]

u cant cant touch this= shoetesr churos probley

[mussman717word]

This is a great video, man. I've always thought of using hooks as selling out, but after medidating on all the great songs (Nirvana pops into my head) that use a subtle hook, that's so fucking untrue. Still, important not to hang on them, but no guilt to use a few every now and then, lol.

[popomczowzow]

that cardigans riff was....dull

but I'd love to hear some of your own songs

[jacobtheguitarfreak]

I personally dont like a lot of System of a Down, but I find their use of hooks to be remarkable. They sell you a hook, but hidden deep within it and the rest of the song is usually a political or social message. Get em hooked, then get em thinking. Myself as an experimental musician, I think of hooks in the same way. Get em hooked but in a creative way. Then get them thinking.

[kebbey]

mc terminator the rapper guy uses the word "T" as his hook all the time :D

[ghg6541]

You are the besttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­ttttt

I just got one of the best Hook now

Thanks alot

[Dakamum]

Good explanation.

[trailblazer225]

This is a VERY smart and helpful lesson. The examples were VERY helpful. And those are all very catchy. I actually couldn't help but sing along or play along to most of them.

[MrBarryMusic]

Black Horse And The Cherry Tree is a classic "Woo hoo" song too!

[sicktkdchick]

the song at 4:20 is on grand turismo 2

[jarders18]

the chourus in pertfect situation by weezer

[harrystone632]

ide say sweet child o' mine the guitar bit is a hook

[indiekid558]

All Time Low has alot of good hooks. That's what i try to make my hjooks sound like with a little bit more punk to it.

[jaytonbye]

excellent video, 5 stars

[deftonesfan192]

cool

[cojobo34]

cool vid, great info, and cool accent:) I know, I know, we Americans are easily mused;>) Keep up the good work

[linkinLPparkfan]

ive watch almost every video on you tube on song writing and yours are 100% the best, u give great examples on every topic great job!!

thank you for your help !! :)