Talk:Hook (song)

On 31 October 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Hook (Blues Traveler song) to Hook (song). The result of the discussion was moved.

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Anon 74, the correct place to discuss what to include or exclude in the article is on this talk page here. If you have something you want to say, please put it here and not directly on the article page itself. Also, please refrain from blanking the page entirely and starting over, as that removes the "good" parts as well as the bad (in particular, the category, stub, and unref tags).

Having said all of that: Which info is not true? What info do you think is correct? Do you have any references?

Nerwen 00:20, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

--- Should piccolo be corrected to indicate the type of harmonica? It currently links to an actual piccolo, which isn't used in the song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.172.100.11 (talk) 21:44, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable source?

As much as I enjoy cracked.com, is an article from a humor website really a reliable source for interpreting the meaning of a song? Not that I'm questioning the interpretation, mind you, but I think citing Cracked actually makes this article look less reliable than if there was no source at all for that statement. Psychojosh13 (talk) 13:42, 31 May 2013 (UTC) I removed the Cracked link, as we have other links for it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.242.208.156 (talk) 02:42, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 31 October 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Sennecaster (Chat) 02:51, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hook (Blues Traveler song) → Hook (song) – Currently, Hook (song) is a redirect towards Hook (music), a concept that is in music and not a song. Per WP:DABSONG, the disambiguator "(song)" is intended to be used for musical compositions, not concepts in the compositions. Also per WP:DABSONG, since the Blues Traveler song seems to be the only composition with an article (see ~~Hook (disambiguation)#Other arts and entertainment~~ Hook (disambiguation)#Music), this article should be retitled as proposed. Steel1943 (talk) 16:54, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hook (song) seems ambiguous, might be better to target the disambiguation page. Hameltion (talk | contribs) 18:20, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I believe the better option here, given WP:DABSONG, is to hatnote the Blues Traveler article with an {{About}} hatnote after the move:
This article is about the Blues Traveler song. For the musical technique, see Hook (music).
Steel1943 (talk) 18:35, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the current target deals with hooks about songs so is ambiguous with a generic meaning even if not with another song per SONGDAB however I agree the title should go to the DAB instead. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:15, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator comment: Though I don't agree with retargeting Hook (song) to the disambiguation page, just in case consensus sways this way, I separated the "music" subjects at the disambiguation page into their own subsection at Hook (disambiguation)#Music. Steel1943 (talk) 20:08, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. See WP:SONGDAB. Hook (song) did not target Hook (music) until an undiscussed edit earlier this year. In the unlikely event that a reader types "Hook (song)" into the searchbox expecting to find the musical concept, a hatnote will immediately address any possible confusion. 162 etc. (talk) 22:19, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom and 162. Mdewman6 (talk) 23:01, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Theparties (talk) 00:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom (who lays out the policy basis for how the "(song)" DAB should be used) and 162 (whose suggestion of a hatnote seems like the ideal approach for resolving any possible confusion). ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 16:59, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support per nom. Kolano123 (talk) 19:19, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.