"What It Takes" a Hook original

[Hook]

Wanted this to have kind of a garage band feel. Uke I'm singing with is my Kala Tenor Resonator Uke & the solo and fingerpicking is my Kala Archtop Tenor. Bass is my Ibanez A/E & the drums are me playing my Roland Handsonic 10.
1 uke/ vocal (stereo)
1 bass
 1 drums(stereo)
1 fingerpicked uke(stereo)
1 lead/solo uke

What It Takes

written & performed by Hook

D. A. G. Em. D. A. G(2x)

I don't want to take the time away
From where the time was initially laid
I know time is week & starting to fray
And it's up to me
Em
and the things I do
F#m
the words I say
A
and each path I take
D. A. G
each different string in the braid
Em
Perfectly placed
A
is what it takes

Your thunder is not what I'm after
& what truly matters
is not how you say you feel
It's deeper than we realize
And much harder to materialize
It exists in the
space between the
finest of lines
& once you see it you know that it's
Perfectly placed
It's what it takes

[guitarron]

Nice tune hook. Rock on man

[tonyc]

great catchy tune hook , love your uke playing first class and a great vocal nice listen .....cheers tony cee

[SE]

Great  recording, immediately thought of Elvis Costello.
Loved the listen, great stuff!!

[cuthbert]

Great rocker, Mr. Hook. Amazing sounds that you get from your ukes - especially the lead, which I swore was lead electric guitar as I was listening.

Strum on!

[hardlock]

ery nice one Hook! Love the realism of the drums. No sticks needed, cool! (looked up a video on it https://youtu.be/T_ATmQftSus)
Great performance and production with those ukes as well!

[DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee]

Great song and chilled out style. Music is great all round. Like the setting on the guitar. Great drums too and vocals.

Darren

[StephenM]

I seriously doubt garage bands would sound like this!!!! 
Interesting progression.  Love the embellishments with the horns (I think). 
lead is awesome as per usual.  singing off the charts... with max passion as the song builds....
thats why you're the best!

[StephenM]

yeah, I once listened to one of your songs for an hour straight in the headphones.  I was ill and bed ridden.  I was Hooked!  Pun intended. 

[godinqc]

You are a master of the uke , really nice song .. you vocals are also really good ..
Really like the vibe/feel of this .. very well mixed/mastered..
Great work