This week, 8 more great Indie songs, in full. And we're gonna have a laugh. I'll look at hooks in song openings. We'll spin a good head-banging song. Hip hop is not my generation, but we'll spin one of those too. I'll dig in on beat, virtuosity, and the swing time rhythm of Blues and Jazz.

In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and the subtle musical decisions that quietly do their work.

Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.

Songs:

Art Yenta - My Inspiration - EQ (licensed through Jamendo.com)

ilyab - Don't Tear Me (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Ava Della Petra - I've Been Thinking (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Henning Peer Hansen - I Got You By My Side (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Saint Rel - Poland Girl (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Jared Johnson - 4 In the Morn (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Mitch Siegal - I'm Still In Love (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Alan Gillis - Don't (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Music Inserts:

CrowHat - Beethoven Fur Elise (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Samadhi - Tibetan Incantations (live) (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Prelude no. 6 in E flat minor - Gabriel Fauré (licensed through MusOpen.org)

pinegroove - Rainy Day Jazz - 60s (licensed through Jamendo.com)

MFYM - 293 Playful Latin (licensed through Jamendo.com)

Sterrett, Britt, Bates, "Summertime" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Help Me" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Brazilian Workshop 2" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)

Keywords:

music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

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Love that skank?! This week we look at song bridges, and pads. We see guitar stabs used in a few different styles. I have an interesting Tango song for you, and a beautiful Blues tune with an unusual chord progression. We look at hooks, of course, and touch on fabric and functions. Let's go.

In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and the subtle musical decisions that quietly do their work.

Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.

Songs:

Songwriterz - Jimmy (Jamendo)

Watercandle - Debajo de las estrellas (Jamendo)

Ava Della Petra - Happy For You (Jamendo)

John Dada & the Weathermen - White Moon (Jamendo)

Brady Harris - Kate Stay Late (Jamendo)

Ed Napoli - Try (Jamendo)

Katilyn - Biggest Fan (Jamendo)

Chrissy Blazier - Mistletoein' (Jamendo)

Music Inserts:

Harpeggio e Fuga in G Major (Musopen)

OnClassical - Satie E. Gymnopédies - I. Lent et douloureux (Jamendo)

BFCmusic - Eyes Of The Duendo (Jamendo)

Relax Cafe Music BGM - Sentimental Mood (Jamendo)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Let It Burn" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Solid Advice" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Hidden Lane" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)

Keywords: 

music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

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“Happy Happy Happy!” — “Happy” threads through our adventures this week: major chord, sad songs with happy music, tempo and the happiness indicator. We also dive into Folk-Pop over a few songs to distil its characteristics. Hooks: upper vocal range urgency, vocal gymnastics, and dynamic and emotional contour are all part of the mix. Let’s go!

In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and the subtle musical decisions that quietly do their work.

Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records

Songs:

Dale Allen - Mem'ry du Jour (Jamendo)

ZÛHLKE - Doing Dubai (Jamendo)

Luna Keller - I'll Bring You Home (Jamendo)

OnClassical - Mozart W.A. Sonata No. 16 in C Major K. 545 - II. Andante (Jamendo)

PERK - Bulletproof (Jamendo)

Gulf Stream Riders - Not That Someone (Jamendo)

Abraham Mahoney - Bloodstained (Jamendo)

Young Smart - That's Crazy (Jamendo)

Eliza Pope - As Sweet As You (Jamendo)

Stevesterry2 - Fleeting Hearts 60s (Jamendo)

Christos Anestopoulos - BACH CELLO SUITE No1 PRELUDE IN G (Jamendo)

Maksim Peskov - inematic bagpipes song (Jamendo)

OnClassical - Scriabin A. Trois morceaux Op. 2 - I. Étude in C-sharp Minor (Jamendo)

Mikaël Paranthoën - Later (Jamendo)

Olepash - Goodbye Leyla (Jamendo)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Ragged Man" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Hidden Lane" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "You're The One" (Everyone's A Star Records)

Keywords:

music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

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In the first episode of this, the first series, we'll start our journey into hooks, those little things that keep us engaged in a song. We'll talk about sectional contrast as one of those hooks. Also vocalizations, vocal doubling. We have a few different styles to present... Latin, Country, J-Pop, Rock, Pop. And, as they say in the ads... much much more.

In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and the subtle musical decisions that quietly do their work.

Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.

Songs:

BREEZELESS - Japanese Lovers (Jamendo)

Houdini Roadshow - Rocksteady (Jamendo)

Confushian - Burning flame (Jamendo)

Deivid Rivera - Clavada en mi pecho (Jamendo)

Wild Fire - Been There Dumped That (Jamendo)

Luke Metzler - Ain't That a Shame (Jamendo)

Beldon Burch - When You Stop Rolling (Jamendo)

Radio Nowhere - Emily (Jamendo)

AurbanniAudio - Mozart Piano Sonata N9 (Jamendo)

Haseken - The silence of the ancient city (Jamendo)

Jürgen Döring - Clair De Lune Debussy (Jamendo)

Relax Cafe Music BGM - Golden Cocktail (Jamendo)

piccadillyCircus - Latin Jazz Funk (Jamendo)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Cakewalk" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "I Ain't Done Yet" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Everything 'Bout Love" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)

Keywords:

music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

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In Hits and Hooks: Vignettes, we play some great tunes — and we lift the hood to see what makes them tick.

Hits and Hooks is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged — through hooks, structure, and the musical decisions that quietly do their work.

We don’t just talk about music — we play it.

Full songs. Real examples.

Maybe you make music.

Maybe you don’t — but you’re obsessed with it.

Either way, if the workings of music fascinate you, you’re in the right place.

Come with me — TuneMoose, Matt Bates — for short walks through musicland.

No chart trivia. No long breakdowns. No hero worship.

Just quick, curious vignettes about the magic inside great songs.

Follow Hits and Hooks now.

Three episodes drop January 10.

Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.

Songs:

Radio Nowhere - Emily (Jamendo)

ZÛHLKE - Doing Dubai (Jamendo)

Bill Steely - Halfway (Jamendo)

Dazie Mae - At the Begining of Love (Jamendo)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Hidden Lane" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)

Keywords:

music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.