<Dd> "It doesn't matter what I say / So long as I sing with inflection / That makes you feel that I'll convey / Some inner truth or vast reflection ." </Dd> <P> This is followed by more lyrics about how he has nothing to say . These lyrics are a satirical take on the formulaic way popular music is generated . Further on in the song however, the lyrics become even more blatant, claiming that formulaic music is an easy way to make money "When I'm feeling stuck and need a buck / I don't rely on luck, because / the hook brings you back ..." </P> <P> The musically "lazy" chord structure viewed in combination with the meta - lyrics reveal the true extent of the song's "genius": "the commentary is a big joke about how listeners will like just about anything laid on top of the chords of the infinitely clichéd Pachelbel canon, even lyrics that openly mock them for liking it ." </P> <P> The music video was directed by Frank W. Ockenfels and depicts a man, played by game show host Ken Ober, channel surfing through late - night television . He first watches a beauty pageant whose contestants lip - synch the song as the host interviews them, then a Charles Foster Kane - type politician doing the same at a campaign rally . The band appears in each of these segments, then plays the bridge of the song in the man's apartment, with John Popper taking his place on the couch . During the final portion of the song, the man starts changing channels quickly, often returning to see Paul Shaffer lip - synch the lyrics and play keyboard with the band . Finally the man turns off his TV set and starts to read a book about the American Civil War . </P>

What is the song hook by blues traveler about