Favourite Song Intros

[Pupp]

This usually gets attention (skip the ad)

Ry Cooder's version of All Shook Up off Get Rhythm

[andySC]

Animal Nitrate by Suede is pretty good.

As is Hello by Oasis....& Hounds of Love by Kate Bush..."it's in the trees! It's coming!!"

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

Four random tracks that spring to mind:

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay
Morrissey - November Spawned A Monster
The The - Violence of Truth
The Cardigans - Erase and Rewind

[LighthouseTrait]

otherman said:

Pupp said:

This must be a contender

Johnny Was - SLF

I've seen the stiffs but I don't remember this tune. Tasty.

This song got me ito the band....even though it's Bob Marley tune. Has to be in the Best Cover Versions list. :-)

[Crackie]

Great thread

Rolling Stones ~ Gimme Shelter

Bloc Party ~ Helicopter

The Charlatans ~ Wierdo

Doves ~ Rise

The Human League ~ The Lebanon

Ride ~ Paralysed Nominate for best last 90 seconds too.

Pet Shop Boys ~ West End girls

Roxy Music ~ Love is the Drug, Lets stick together, The Price of Love

Stone Roses ~ Begging You

The Cult ~ Hollow Man

Theater of Hate ~ Do you believe in the Westworld

Placebo ~ Allergic

Kate Bush ~ Prelude

Queens of the Stone Age ~ No one knows

The Passions ~ I'm in love with a German filmstar

The Cure ~ 10.15 Saturday night

A flock of Seagulls ~ I Ran

Above and Beyond ~ World on Fire

Van Halen ~ Mean Street

Iggy & The Stooges ~ I wanna be your dog

Siouxsie & The Banshees ~ Hong Kong garden

Edited by Crackie on Wednesday 9th August 22:41

[Pooky67]

Great list Crackie! Love Helicopter too!

My Chemical Romance - I'm not Okay (I Promise)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZudX66IBat8

(excuse the annoying dialogue at the start! )

[Justin Cyder]

A couple of all time favourites for me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D2qcbu26gs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0whFVTxZs8

Bit of a freak for this band. It's the drummer. Best drummer of his generation.

Edited by Justin Cyder on Thursday 30th August 09:00

[Le TVR]

The Faces : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqwCko-kzR0

Joe Cocker : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKmDYrKDjq8&fea...

Jefferson Airplane : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejKUJu9xct4

The Who : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhrZgojY1Q

UFO : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDLDzpPQ4tc

Gerry Rafferty : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSIw09oqsYo

[marcosgt]

OlberJ said:

Spot the odd one out.

Thanks for adding to the ghostly dead thread though.

??????

M.

[Mr Gearchange]

I'm with the OP on 'The Bends'

Or Propellerheads 'Take California' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd8WjeK8riE

[otherman]

marcosgt said:

OlberJ said:

Spot the odd one out.

Thanks for adding to the ghostly dead thread though.

??????

M.

Ghostly dead, I have no idea. Odd one out, he's talking about 3 indie bands coupled with the world's most over exposed.

[Rickyy]

Feeder - Just a day. Fantastic driving song too.

[OlberJ]

otherman said:

marcosgt said:

OlberJ said:

Spot the odd one out.

Thanks for adding to the ghostly dead thread though.

??????

M.

Ghostly dead, I have no idea. Odd one out, he's talking about 3 indie bands coupled with the world's most over exposed.

Ghostly dead, i meant no one had replied.

Odd one out, 3 good bands and then those pop tards Franz Ferdinand.

[OlberJ]

Oh and DJ Shadow - Organ Donor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4E60Ffa9yQ

[Trefy5]

Big In Japan - Alphaville http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c98qdFQF7sw

Drowning In Berlin - The Mobiles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w0WulIq4tw&fea...
(added bonus is the bit in the middle)

Gloria - Laura Branigan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KnJCEuyUac

Vienna - Ultravox
Sleepwalk - Ultravox
New Europeans - Ultravox

Don't Bring Me Down - ELO

Mad World - Gary Jules

Human's Lib - Howard Jones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlkSQgZ36w

Uprising - Muse

Question - Moody Blues

Senses Working Overtime - XTC

Go With The Flow - QOTSA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcHKOC64KnE&fea...



Hmm! I shall stop there
Not so easy to reduce to just a handful

[marcosgt]

OlberJ said:

otherman said:

marcosgt said:

OlberJ said:

Spot the odd one out.

Thanks for adding to the ghostly dead thread though.

??????

M.

Ghostly dead, I have no idea. Odd one out, he's talking about 3 indie bands coupled with the world's most over exposed.

Ghostly dead, i meant no one had replied.

Odd one out, 3 good bands and then those pop tards Franz Ferdinand.

I'd disagree, but what's the point, music is a very personal thing.

I don't think many can argue that that track has a very distinctive intro.

M

[Gompo]

I would agree, 'Take Me Out' has a great intro, one of my favourite's from Pop/Indie/whatever.

[gbbird]

Fantuzzi said:

Tarot woman Rainbow

Good call

[SAB888]

This one's pretty good:

Metallica - Enter Sandman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDc384


This is even better:

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t24PsZxohY

[DocJH]

Bottom of page 2 and Smoke hasn't appeared yet??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2hbU7na1pw