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Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
The Groob Started conversation Dec 27, 2007
The only one I can think of OOTOMH is "Hey Matthew" by Karel Fialka.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THlJYix6r3g
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
Yelbakk Posted Dec 27, 2007
Does Springsteen's "Born in the Colonies" ... erm, "Born in the USA" count?
Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene IV, or his Magnetic Fields IV (or was it II?)?
Y.
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
Mu Beta Posted Dec 28, 2007
Born In The USA is surely a 2-bar riff.
The Oxygene that is most familiar to me is also 2-bar.
It is indeed difficult to think up one-bar riffs. I shall put my mind to it.
B
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
Dr E Vibenstein (You know it is, it really is.) Posted Dec 28, 2007
"O Superman" by Laurie Anderson. 
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
Yelbakk Posted Dec 28, 2007
Springsteen and Jarre don't count, then, 'cause I can't count 
"All that she wants (is another baby)" by Ace of Base has this little three note ascending theme that comes up all over the song - maybe that could do as a hook?
Y.
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
pedro Posted Dec 28, 2007
How about the baseline in 'Under Pressure'? I've no idea how many bars that is, but it sounds like one 'thingy' to my uneducated ears..
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
The Groob Posted Dec 29, 2007
Yes, Under Pressure is deffo one. Here's one:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp4olI92e7A
"Been a long time since you looked into my eye"
No doubt there are many dance tracks that qualify.
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
Sho - employed again! Posted Dec 29, 2007
We Will Rock You?
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
YalsonKSA - "I'm glad birthdays don't come round regularly, as I'm not sure I could do that too often." Posted Jan 2, 2008
Considering both 'Step On' by the Happy Mondays and 'Blue Monday' by New Order are both made almost entirely out of hooks, I would guess that each would have at least one one-bar hook in them.
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
YalsonKSA - "I'm glad birthdays don't come round regularly, as I'm not sure I could do that too often." Posted Jan 2, 2008
How about 'The Fly' by U2?
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
Mu Beta Posted Jan 2, 2008
I'm ashamed to even say this, but 'Kids Wanna Rock' by Bryan Adams.
B
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
Whisky Posted Jan 2, 2008
Just to attempt to bring a little culture to this thread...
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony...
(As sung by a Vogon Guard!)
Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
Researcher U197087 Posted Jan 2, 2008
Most drum and bass would qualify, apart from the "song" bit.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2p_CQ5Xaqlw
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Can you think of any songs with one-bar hooks?
- 1: The Groob (Dec 27, 2007)
- 2: Yelbakk (Dec 27, 2007)
- 3: Mu Beta (Dec 28, 2007)
- 4: Dr E Vibenstein (You know it is, it really is.) (Dec 28, 2007)
- 5: Yelbakk (Dec 28, 2007)
- 6: pedro (Dec 28, 2007)
- 7: The Groob (Dec 29, 2007)
- 8: Sho - employed again! (Dec 29, 2007)
- 9: YalsonKSA - "I'm glad birthdays don't come round regularly, as I'm not sure I could do that too often." (Jan 2, 2008)
- 10: YalsonKSA - "I'm glad birthdays don't come round regularly, as I'm not sure I could do that too often." (Jan 2, 2008)
- 11: Mu Beta (Jan 2, 2008)
- 12: Whisky (Jan 2, 2008)
- 13: Researcher U197087 (Jan 2, 2008)
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