Favourite Song Intro

pavb2 · 08-07-2020 02:24PM #1

That instrumental first notes of a song, the first notes play it takes mili-seconds for you to recognise the tune. The more I think about it the more I find, there are so many but I'll keep it to three:

Alternative Ulster - SLF

You Know You're Right - Nirvana

Streams of Whiskey - Pogues

08-07-2020 02:47PM

The Sopranos theme Woke Up This Morning by Alabama 3, great intro and best tv theme I can think of.

Ger Roe · 08-07-2020 02:49PM

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones.

Layla - Derek and The Dominos

Lola - The Kinks

I'm a believer - The Monkees

EmmetSpiceland · 08-07-2020 02:50PM

‘Sultans of Swing’ - Dire Straits

tritriagain · 08-07-2020 02:51PM

Alternative Ulster - slf
Gimme shelter - rolling stones
Where the streets have no name - u2

SnowyMay · 08-07-2020 02:51PM

Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

‘Sultans of Swing’ - Dire Straits

That is such a great song!

ThunderCat · 08-07-2020 02:51PM

The Riverboat Song by Ocean Colour Scene

rednik · 08-07-2020 02:54PM

You could be mine - Guns N Roses

bmorrissey · 08-07-2020 02:54PM

Mayonnaise - Smashing Pumpkins

Ironman76 · 08-07-2020 02:56PM

Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls

retro:electro · 08-07-2020 02:56PM

Real Gone Kid by Deacon Blue

Toto Africa

gailforecast · 08-07-2020 02:57PM

Welcome to the Jungle - GnR
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Ain’t talkin about love - Van Halen

El Weirdo · 08-07-2020 02:57PM

This Must be the Place by Talking Heads.

dennyire · 08-07-2020 02:58PM

Sunny Afternoon....The Kinks
Wild Thing.....The Troggs

Rodney Bathgate · 08-07-2020 03:00PM

Glastonbury Song, The Waterboys

Ger Roe · 08-07-2020 03:02PM

Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Not only do you know what song it is from the first millisecond, you also know you are in for nine minutes of pure head banging and air guitar playing joy.

Sorry about that · 08-07-2020 03:03PM

Take the Long Road and Walk it, The Music.

Ipso · 08-07-2020 03:11PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

‘Sultans of Swing’ - Dire Straits

And Tunnel of Love has one of the greatest outros.

PowerToWait · 08-07-2020 03:14PM

10:15 Saturday Night, The Cure
Alternative Ulster, SLF
Should I Stay or Should I Go, The Clash
Canary in a Coal Mine, The Police
Where is my Mind, Pixies

Ipso · 08-07-2020 03:14PM

Ger Roe wrote: »

Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Not only do you know what song it is from the first millisecond, you also know you are in for nine minutes of pure head banging and air guitar playing joy.

What I was going to say.
Also:
Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
Waterfall - The Stone Roses
Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors

RayCon · 08-07-2020 03:17PM

Love this opening riff ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7iHsAIw9o

Rabbit Redux · 08-07-2020 03:39PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJRdDhnTRoo

08-07-2020 03:40PM

Shine on you crazy diamond..

Actually, just listened to it there.. The guitar riff I was thinking of isn't until like 4 minutes in.. ah, Floyd were epic all the same...

pavb2 · 08-07-2020 05:05PM

PowerToWait wrote: »

10:15 Saturday Night, The Cure

Should I Stay or Should I Go, The

Tommy Gun by the Clash is distinctive.

I also like the intro to Straight to Hell by the Clash For a time The Pogues used to come out to it at the beginning of their concerts can’t remember if Joe Strummer was playing with them or Shane Macgowan at the time.

Eduard Khil · 08-07-2020 05:10PM

Purple Haze rift is pretty sweet

No Surprises Radiohead great intro

Yazoo Only You a memorable one from when I was a kid

Love the intro to Coma White by Marilyn Manson

Dravokivich · 08-07-2020 05:14PM

Ah, it can be vary easy to put up a list of a wide range of Rock and Blues songs. And it's something that's often been on my mind. But if I ever think of a starting point for a song, that pulls you through the rest of it, it's very hard for me to think of anything other than "Safari Duo - Played a Live."