Best song intro

[dandanthebrightonfan]

Think Gimme Shelter & Baba O'Riley are up there but Back in Black AC/DC does it for me!

 

[SeagullSongs]

A modern one, but one of my favourites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOCX8BQHS1A

 

[maltaseagull]

Gotta be Pinball Wizard. Fantastic chord progression, growing feeling of of excitement anticipation, then the frenzied strumming after about 20 seconds, followed the legendary BOOM.

Extraordinary....




http://youtu.be/4AKbUm8GrbM

Same band but what about Won't get fooled again?

 

[Razzoo]

A little obtuse but two of my personal favourites are Jacket Hangs by The Blue Aeroplanes and Waiting for a Miracle by Comsat Angels (album version).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWF09T_62Bk

Good call "Pick a card any card.........Wrong!"

 

[Southern Toon]

Could listen to this all day.

 

[Leosayer]

The skids - Into the valley
The clash - I fought the Law
Dead Kennedy's - Holiday in Cambodia

 

[Mackenzie]

This one is surely the longest....and soooo funky!

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[tgretton87]

http://youtu.be/ci9jA_4O3GI

Love is the drug Roxy Music

 

[NUFC1892]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS_ux2H473I

Cracking tune

 

[Hungry Joe]

Ah, good call. Remember them starting a gig with this once. They all walked out, then stood stationary on the very edge of the stage, backs towards the audience. The riff started, Gerard leaned into the mike, held out a pack of cards, and then on "wrong" threw them all up over the audience. At the same time, the usual 47 guitarists/Polish dancers etc leapt into the air. Wicked.

Saw them down The Zap when they started off like that. They only just about fitted onto the stage.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4ZTU1wXyzE

This is an absolute banger of a track, I am all over it at the moment. Not exactly original, no. But in true Ray Wilkins style, my word, is it brilliant.

 

[GreersElbow]

Hendrix

 

[Return of the Rev]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVu1w1CYVBA

 

[life on mars 73]

Not as obvious as some of the contenders on here, but surely one of the most intrigiung intros ever ? The sound of the express train, then that slow, lumbering build up, almost nightmarish in feel. Over 3 minutes into the song until the spooky vocals appear.

Remember seeing this performed live in 76, an utterly compelling, yet disturbing, experience.

http://youtu.be/91_XJQN3U-4

 

[Return of the Rev]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII

 

[bbranni]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CL6n0FJZpk

Something different.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Honky Tonk Woman
Brown Sugar ( anyone studied the lyrics to this - wouldnt get released these days)

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Here's another cracker:

 

[TheMajor]

Best intro and ending - all in one song !

 

[PFJ]