Brandon's Blog

9/8/2008

I Ain't Telling You No Lie

If you get a chance, watch the video for Blues Traveler’s “Hook” sometime.  It’s best accompanied by a listing of its lyrics… which is a poignant statement given the song’s theme.

According to Wikipedia, they actually used the “Canon” chord progression to emphasize the over-importance of catchiness and familiarity rather than meaning.  Hence the “it doesn’t matter what I sing / as long as I sing with inflection.”

Good stuff.