I'm pretty sure the meaning to this song is open to interpretation. To me it's about the music industry (hense the term 'hook' being the part of a song that is catchy and attracts attention to itself) and how easy it is to get someone to like a pop song even if it has no meaning and is just another one of the 'hip three-minute ditties' that are played on the radio, which is sort of ironic since the song itself became Blues Traveler's biggest hit. Some lyrics in the song also point at politicians and how they lie to us and break their promises, yet get away with it. There are probably other interpretations as well. :)
I'm pretty sure the meaning to this song is open to interpretation. To me it's about the music industry (hense the term 'hook' being the part of a song that is catchy and attracts attention to itself) and how easy it is to get someone to like a pop song even if it has no meaning and is just another one of the 'hip three-minute ditties' that are played on the radio, which is sort of ironic since the song itself became Blues Traveler's biggest hit. Some lyrics in the song also point at politicians and how they lie to us and break their promises, yet get away with it. There are probably other interpretations as well. :)