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A Waste of Hooks? or, The Problem of the Negahook: Gnarls Barkley, “Who Cares?” (2006)

What are we to make of the many lovable hooks that have been thrown away on bad or indifferent songs?  One could argue that a great hook cannot exist outside of a great song, since (a) the greatness of a … Continue reading

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