Great Hooks

[jwebbinspired]

Hey there songwriters....so what happens when your last finished song has the greatest hook of any song you've ever written and now you can't think of another great one?How do I keep 'em coming? I've got plenty of good hooks, but not anymore GREAT ones.Andy

[lyricboy]

You'll have another.And another.It's keeping the desire to find one and keeping the subconscious working on it that brought you the ones you have.You've heard "What one man can do, another man can do."Well, "What you can do once... You can do again."At least, that's how I feel about it.I can see how you'd be intimidated by YOUR songs, though.

[matthoggard]

Jun 20, 2009, 9:29am, jwebbinspired wrote:Hey there songwriters....so what happens when your last finished song has the greatest hook of any song you've ever written and now you can't think of another great one?How do I keep 'em coming? I've got plenty of good hooks, but not anymore GREAT ones.Andy Better get back to that window!!!

[jwebbinspired]

My Dad always used to tell me "Where there's a Wills there's a way" that's my motto lol

[jwebbinspired]

Not nearly as funny as my pun Aaron, but a good hook none the less

[mojobone]

Jun 22, 2009, 1:44pm, ontariolightning wrote:"Where there's a will, there's today"a song about changing your life, no excuses, if you want to do it then do it today, someone write itThat's great hook line; I love when somebody puts a twist on a well-worn aphorism. I'm gonna high me down to yon Barnes and Noble and grab a couple of books full of those wise old sayings, and then go mess 'em up....

[ontariolightning]

Jun 23, 2009, 6:30am, mojobone wrote:Jun 22, 2009, 1:44pm, ontariolightning wrote:"Where there's a will, there's today"a song about changing your life, no excuses, if you want to do it then do it today, someone write itThat's great hook line; I love when somebody puts a twist on a well-worn aphorism. I'm gonna high me down to yon Barnes and Noble and grab a couple of books full of those wise old sayings, and then go mess 'em up.... that's what I seem to do the best lol, you can even google phrases don't have to go down to the bookstore!

[jwebbinspired]

Yeah, but I think Mojo is just looking for a reason to go to Barnes and Noble...also known as the Holy Lands in my house Andy

[matthoggard]

Jun 22, 2009, 1:41pm, jwebbinspired wrote:My Dad always used to tell me "Where there's a Wills there's a way" that's my motto lolThen you should write it!I hear a Kevin Fowler type hony tonkin tune!!!

[tedsingingfox]

Lamont Dozier, at last year's Road Rally, said over and over again... Watch soap operas. Watch Jerry Springer. Read the grocery store tabloids. Yes...the Enquirer...yes. There are NO better sources of over-the-top emotional displays to give you ideas (and often the very words you use for your hook/title).That's tough for me, as I haven't watched TV in nearly 5 years and I'm REALLY not liking the idea of starting to, again. And I'm so fricking convinced how I'm so much better than "those kinds of people" (Jerry Springer's "guests", etc.)...probably to my own detriment. I need to get over myself and give it a try. It IS, after all, a great suggestion.