Irrisistable song introductions

[VersesBatman]

When I hear the intro to While my guitar gently weeps, I tear up. I know it's been years since George Harrison died, but I still mourn him.

Twist and Shout it really improved the song, gave it more of an edge. And A hard days night. It was just one long chord, but it sucked you in.

Revolution by the Beatles - John's guitar sounds like some sort of attack siren, followed by a throat-tearing scream by Paul. Gives me chills. I also love Paul's countdown at the beginning of I Saw Her Standing There

The intro to The Who's "Pinball Wizard".

Money - Pink Floyd(I love the sound of the coins and cash register)

U2's Veritgo- "Uno dos tres cartorse!"

[SMLVLFAN89]

Man, I hate that U2 song.....

[VersesBatman]

Well then, what's your favorite song intro?

[axisoftime]

I think my favorite would be the wind and thunder at the beginning of the Doors 'Riders on the Storm'.

[DarkseidX]

I like the beggining to Under the Bridge.

[PATMAN]

I like the beggining of snoops "Drop it like its hot"

Actually i dont really like hiphop

Jack johnsons Sitting waiting wishing

Breaking benjamin so cold, sooner or later

[nipvillesmlltuk]

Don't know if anyone knows these or agrees, but I pick two songs. The beginning of the "Phantom of the Opera" theme song (from the movie soundtrack) and "The Lonely Shepard" by Zamfir (ending credits song from 'Kill Bill-Volume1)

Also, this ambient song "Shadow Magnet"...it's like a lady singing kinda arab or something in the beginning.

Don't know if anyone knows these or agrees, but I pick two songs. The beginning of the "Phantom of the Opera" theme song (from the movie soundtrack) and "The Lonely Shepard" by Zamfir (ending credits song from 'Kill Bill-Volume1)

Also, this ambient song "Shadow Magnet"...it's like a lady singing kinda arab or something in the beginning, by Lisa Gerard.

[Mysticlies]

the music played during Gladiator, and Kingdom of Heaven.

[Jellie]

welcome to the jungle has a great intro

as does november rain.

[tonyrino8]

Although I'm not into grunge, the best intro EVER has to be the start of: SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT by Nirvana...wicked start.

[Jellie]

Cant argue with that , i hate that type of music but that intro was something special

[tonyrino8]

Yeah, got the song stuck in my head now........

[SMLVLFAN89]

Yes, Nirvana's Smels Like Teen Spirt is awesome, and I also love Nirvana's In Bloom start. Theres more, but I can't think of them

[tonyrino8]

Originally posted by Jellie
..........as does november rain.

Another wicked start to a song.

[VersesBatman]

Ditto to Smells like teen spirit.

I love the intro to Aerosmith's Sweet Emotion.

[DarkseidX]

Are all of you serious?

Smells Like Teen Spirit a good intro? Pathetic I would call it. Al it is power chords. I dont see what's so miraculous about it. It's a good song, maybe one of the most overplayed songs too.

But to say it has a good intro, that's like saying Truth Hits Everybody by the Police has a good intro. Which it doesn't. Power Chords like the ones Nirvana plays doesn't make a good intro.

Now it;s different in the case of Jimi Hendrix who doesn't play power chords, but rather manipulates the distortion to make sounds that are beautiful. Take Little Wing for Example, probably the best intro of all time. It's so harmonic and mellow, and then he breaks into something new.

It's like a story almost. So I say no to Nirvana's intro.

[VersesBatman]

Well it is to us. A good intro is one that makes you excited. "A hard days night" just had one loud chord, but it made it's point.

One man's pathetic is another man's cool. :D

[DarkseidX]

I guess you all have the right to say it's a good intro, but I think you have to say that what made the beggining good was the fact that the entire song could keep that energy going. You what I'm saying?

[VersesBatman]

I think it does. Whenever Smells like teen spirit comes on, I dance around the house from start to finish. So, therefore it is a good intro for me.

[Xcalibur]

That song is a classic.
The intro is alrite I thought.

[VersesBatman]

One of my favorite intro's is Cream's "Sunshine of your love".

[DarkseidX]

Originally posted by VersesBatman
I think it does. Whenever Smells like teen spirit comes on, I dance around the house from start to finish. So, therefore it is a good intro for me. He plays the same chords throughout the whole song. That's why I said people like the song. It has that same energy from the beggining to the end.

BTW I love Clapton. I think the Best Intro by Clapton was probably White Room. So classic. It has the operatic singing in the background and then all of a sudden he just bursts in. It's very melodic.

I Feel Fine by the Beatles is also a good intro.

Sleepwalk and I love her and Blue Moon by Santo & Johnny are great intros.

[VersesBatman]

I love I feel fine. Many of the Beatles songs had great intros.

[DarkseidX]

Yeah I agree. The Beatles were great musicians. Maybe the best.

[VersesBatman]

The best in the world.

[Jellie]

british too :D

Back on topic i love the intro to born slippy i love dance music and that was pure class

[VersesBatman]

I love the one to Dire Straits "Money for nothing".

[DarkseidX]

Originally posted by VersesBatman
The best in the world. I dont know about that. Though I will say, that whoever says the Beatles didn't start the first POPULAR boy band, is well lost.

The fifties offered a lot of bands like Buddy Holly and the Stray Cats, but they weren't popular. Sure Elvis was great but he didn't have a band. It was all about him.

The Beatles were the founders pretty much of Boy Band.

[Miketallica]

I've been addicted to this band called Avenged Sevenfold lately, and their intro to "I Won't See You Tonight Pt.1" is amazing, as is the rest of the song.

[DarkseidX]

Wonderful Tonight by Clapton is also a very good song with a very beautiful intro.

[Jellie]

Originally posted by DarkseidX
Wonderful Tonight by Clapton is also a very good song with a very beautiful intro.

Agreed

[tonyrino8]

Originally posted by DarkseidX
Are all of you serious?.....

Smells Like Teen Spirit a good intro?
........So I say no to Nirvana's intro.

This thread is about irresistable song intro's, not if they are the best or anything.

When I saw the thread for this, the 1st thing I thought of was Smells like teen spirit, that's why I posted it. So can't be that bad.
+ a few of us on here agree with me.......


Originally posted by Jellie
.....Back on topic i love the intro to born slippy i love dance music and that was pure class

Wicked tune man!!!!

I was flicking through the music channels last night & caught the start of 'Gangsters Paradise' by Coolio.....that's a grea.....erm sorry I mean memorable intro!!!!!!!!

[VersesBatman]

I love "Gangters Paridise" too.

I love the intro to Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the wall". The one with the chopper in the beginning.

[Dolly]

Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" is a very simplistic, and yet very powerful intro. We not always need an orchestra opening to give the song character. Sometimes a simple electric guitar does the trick and more.

Metallica's "Enter Sandman" is a favourite but Im not sure its the actual notes or its because its an ultimate classic.

ZZ Top's "La Grange" is another great example of a simplistic approach.

Thats My modest contribution.


Originally posted by VersesBatman
I love "Gangters Paridise" too.

I love the intro to Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the wall". The one with the chopper in the beginning.

PF is a classic. Agreed.

Gives me goosebumps....LOL!

[SMLVLFAN89]

Originally posted by DarkseidX
Are all of you serious?

Smells Like Teen Spirit a good intro? Pathetic I would call it. Al it is power chords. I dont see what's so miraculous about it. It's a good song, maybe one of the most overplayed songs too.

But to say it has a good intro, that's like saying Truth Hits Everybody by the Police has a good intro. Which it doesn't. Power Chords like the ones Nirvana plays doesn't make a good intro.

Now it;s different in the case of Jimi Hendrix who doesn't play power chords, but rather manipulates the distortion to make sounds that are beautiful. Take Little Wing for Example, probably the best intro of all time. It's so harmonic and mellow, and then he breaks into something new.

It's like a story almost. So I say no to Nirvana's intro.

First off, not everybody said they liked it, just a couple. But all of Nirvana's songs are power chords, nobody said it wasnt, just that they liked it. I love it, for one."Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a great song, and one of my favorites.

[Xcalibur]

I like the introduction to Avril Lavigne's Complicated

[chloefan]

I love the intro to Purple Rain where it sounds like static on a

radio and then clears up.

I also love the intro to Lets Go Crazy when it sounds like Prince

is truly giving a Eulogy and then it transforms into a blazing rocker

[SMLVLFAN89]

I was listening to Dashboard Confessional's "Hands Down" and I really like the intro to that.

[DarkseidX]

Hey this is to all those who were giving me a lecture, I didn't say it was a bad song. In fact I said it was a good song. But I dont see how it being a good song gives it a good intro. That doesn't make sense.

The intro is short, made of power chords, and it sucks. I dont see what is so GOOD about the intro to Smells Like Teen Spirit? It's less than like 15 seconds. And besides it takes no talent to play that intro. On the other hand, when you compare this intro to other intros like One by Metallica or Under the Bridge by the RHCP or Crazy on You by Heart, Smells like Teens Spirit is nothing.

[VersesBatman]

Talent, schmalent. It sounded cool.

[DarkseidX]

Originally posted by Jellie
Agreed Eric Clapton IMO is one of the few GOOD musicians out there.

[VersesBatman]

Yes. You can't manufacture Eric's talent on some reality show.

[DarkseidX]

It's even fair to say that he's the BEST MUSICIAN alive. Who else but him is good? I can think of a few, but they still dont match Eric.

[VersesBatman]

I like the intro to "Beat it" and "Louie, Louie".

[DarkseidX]

Michael Jackson is awesome. And off topic, anywho try to insult his musical work on his current situatin is a real bast***.

Billi Jean had an okay intro.

Never been a big fan of the Thriller intro though.

[VersesBatman]

I love the Thriller one. The wind howling then it leads to the tune of it.

I also like the one to "Bad".

[DarkseidX]

Yeah Bad is good too.

[VersesBatman]

I like Billy Idol's intro to "White Wedding"and "Mony mony"

[DarkseidX]

Oh mony mony is a classic.

It's all about The Police's Every Breath You Take.

[VersesBatman]

I like Blondie's "Heart of glass", "One way or another" and "Call me".

[DarkseidX]

Roxanne's intro is pretty awesome.

[VersesBatman]

I like Nirvana's intro to "All apoligies"

[DarkseidX]

OMG I almost forgot!!!!

Sweet Child O' Mine has the best intro ever!!!!!!!!!

[Dolly]

Motley Crue Girls, Girls, Girls....different...and good.

[~..::NeonBunny::..~]

Originally posted by Jellie

Back on topic i love the intro to born slippy i love dance music and that was pure class

Aww, I luv that song. 'Specially for when I run.
Plus, it's from Trainspotting, so, it always reminds me of Renton finally ditching his loser friends in the end, but leaving a little stash of cash behind for Spud. ^_^


To add to the dance music, I have to say BT's Never Gonna Come Back Down. Mostly 'cause it stuck in my head right now. :P

[DarkseidX]

I was thinking, Otherside has a good intro aswell.

[SMLVLFAN89]

Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama

[tonyrino8]

Originally posted by DarkseidX
OMG I almost forgot!!!!

Sweet Child O' Mine has the best intro ever!!!!!!!!!

Even though we don't agree on Smells like teen spiirt, I've gotta agree with you here!!!

Great intro & song.

[VersesBatman]

Baracuda - Heart

Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

[TMLS' BROTHER]

The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

[VersesBatman]

U2 - Where the street has no name

U2 - Desire

U2 - One

U2 - Still haven't found what I'm looking for

[DarkseidX]

Lynard Skynard-Freebird for sure has a great solo and intro.

[VersesBatman]

This isn't an intro, but I always loved the end of "A day in the life" by the Beatles. I love the eratic instrumental played rapidly and then one long finish.

[clarkoholic]

Lights by Journey

100 years by Five for Fighting (intro to the song and when it was played during one of the best intro's of SV in Hereafter...awesome! IMHO)

Hey Jude by Beatles (I'm not a Beatles fanatic but I just love how this song starts with a simple "Hey Jude")

I'll Grow Old with You by Adam Sandler (Wedding Singer Soundtrack) Billy Idol!!!

She Hates Me by Puddle of Mud

Funny Little Feeling by Rock N Roll Soldiers


That's all I have for now. :D

[VersesBatman]

Foxy lady by Jimi Hendrix

[VersesBatman]

I love the one from New Order's Blue Monday. It pumps my blood in a good way.
Dum, dum, dum, dumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdumdum

[FotW]

One rock intro I really like is from "Under Pressure" by David Bowie & Queen. It's so cool!

[enamored]

How about the intro to "Back in the Saddle" by Aerosmith or the amazing acoustic guitar intro on "Crazy on You" by Heart

Or how about "Funeral for a Friend" by Elton John (this is essentially a very extended intro)

[PATMAN]

Not the greatest but I like "Cosmopolitan"s by Nine Black Alps

[Platinum9703]

executive decision

[rae19780625]

I love the way Guns N Roses "Sweet Child Of Mine" begins...

[Teller]

Black Sabbath - Crazy Train
Blur - Song 2
David Bowie - Life On Mars?
David Bowie - The Jean Genie
DJ Tiesto - Urban Train
Drowning Pool - Bodies
Flogging Molly - What's Left Of The Flag
John Lennon - Imagine
Madness - One Step Beyond
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Motion City Soundtrack - Hold Me Down
Motion City Soundtrack - Let's Get ****ed Up And Die
Motion City Sounktrack - Everything Is Alright
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Nirvana - Rape Me
Oasis - Champange Supernova
Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song
Plain White T's - Lazy Day Afternoon
Plain White T's - Revenge
Radiohead - Creep
Razorlight - Golden Touch
Screeching Weasel - Amy Saw Me Looking At Her Boobs Today
The Arctic Monkeys - Dancing Shoes
The Arctic Monkeys - From Ritz To Rubble
The Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
The Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love
The Clash - London Calling
The Dropkick Murphys - Kiss Me I'm Shitfaced
The Eagles - Hotel California
The Prodigy - Breathe
The Racontuers - Steady As She Goes
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
The Skids - Into The Valley
The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
The Stranglers - Peaches
The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
The Vapours - Turning Japanese
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
The Who - I Can See For Miles
The Who - My Generation
T-Rex - Get It On

To Name a few...

[elway]

I'm a metal/ 80's rock junkie.
1. wanted dead or alive BON JOVI
2. One METALLICA
3. Fade To Black METALLICA
4. Wish u were here PINK FLOYD
5. Master of puppets METALLICA
6. Cemetery Gates PANTERA
7. Living on a Prayer BON JOVI
8 Love Song TESLA
9. Home Sweet Home MOTLEY CRUE
10. Fallen Angle POISON
Those are just a few i could ramble off quick I see I forgot some GnR like NIGHT TRAIN , ESTRANGED, DEAD HORSE, ROCKET QUEEN ECT ECT.....

[Teller]

(+44) - No It Isn't
(+44) - Lycanthrope
(+44) - When Your Heart Stops Bleeding
Blink 182 - Aliens Exist
Blink 182 - Asthenia
Blink 182 - **** A Dog
Blink 182 - Happy Holidays, You Bastard
Blink 182 - Stockholm Syndrome
Blink 182 - The Rock Show
Blink 182 - What's My Age Again?
Angels & Airwaves - It Hurts
Angels & Airwaves - The Adventure
Angels & Airwaves - The War
Angels & Airwaves - Valkyrie Missile
Transplants - Diamonds & Guns
Transplants - DJ DJ
Transplants - Gangsters & Thugs
Transplants - Tall Cans In The Air

[Radiant Eclipse]

Avenged Sevenfold's Strength of the world has an awesome intro.

[ILuvLoVe]

Originally posted by rae19780625
I love the way Guns N Roses "Sweet Child Of Mine" begins... YES!!..that's what I was going to put...love it

[smallvillefan12]

Always by Rilo Kiley

[Zungas]

A lot of Pink Floyd songs.

[smallvillerocks45]

Originally posted by chloefan
I love the intro to Purple Rain where it sounds like static on a

radio and then clears up.

I also love the intro to Lets Go Crazy when it sounds like Prince

is truly giving a Eulogy and then it transforms into a blazing rocker

I also enjoy these two intros! They really define the songs. From the moment I heard the intros I knew Prince was singing these songs during the Super Bowl halftime show. (He did a great job btw!)

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Going back to my 8th grade obsession...I relly enjoy the intro to BSB's "The Call"; if you ignore the phone conversation, the intro has a really great beat. Well, I like it. :o

[ILuvLoVe]

Let's Go Crazy~ Prince

totally awesome