Favourite Song Intros

[OlberJ]

Thinking about this earlier. I can pick up so many songs from the first few notes and it got me thinking about all the great intros to songs.

Songs that come on the radio and instantly put a smile on your face because you know you'll be singing your head off right the way through.

For me, it has to be RadioHead's The Bends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAKFSnQdhvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAKFSnQdhvE

The energy as that kicks in totally blows me away.

So what've you got, evidenced with links please.

Anything that gives you shivers the second you realise what it is.

[marcosgt]

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Back In The USSR - The Beatles
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Blue Monday - New Order

First 4 that sprang to mind.

M.

[OlberJ]

Spot the odd one out.

Thanks for adding to the ghostly dead thread though.

[Gargamel]

Must be Kashmir by Led Zep - used everywhere - from Boxing to the Oscars

[Trophybloo]

Sweet Child of Mine
Starman (or anything off 'Ziggy')
Like a Hiurricane
Virginia Plane

[OlberJ]

Good shout. Hey Hey, My My has a cracking intro too.

[Justin Cyder]

Choon!


Also, great intro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpEGDXhu5oM

[stephen300o]

The usual,
Jimi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMyH4XTlVgs
Skunk Anansie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfHhamXFlzI

[OlberJ]

Almost forgot.

Prodigy - Their Law

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlEs9udOquE

[gbbird]

Achilles Last Stand by Led Zep - the guitar arpeggio intro is sublime

[Fantuzzi]

Crazy train ozzy

Thin lizzy dancing in the moonlight

Tarot woman Rainbow

NIB BLACK SABBATH

[otherman]

I love this one, turn it up loud

[Pupp]

This must be a contender

Johnny Was - SLF Remember being completely mesmerised by an extended intro rendition in the early 80s at Leicester Uni.... single strobe from the drum riser for about 10 minutes (it seemed) until the first guitar chords chimed in. Still gives me goose bumps now

[otherman]

Pupp said:

This must be a contender

Johnny Was - SLF

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

[DubZeus]

Whiskey in the Jar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j4OC7-g_84

or
I miss you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tAYmMjLdY

[DubZeus]

otherman said:

I love this one, turn it up loud

Nice intro, never heard it before.

[anonymous-user]

Time for a bit of funk:

Rainbow Brown - Till You Surrender

The intro just builds up brilliantly and makes me think I'm back in GTA

[kiteless]

I've always had a soft spot for this:

Lost In Music

Great, unmistakeable intro. Great tune, and some of Nile Rogers' best guitar funkery.

[Pupp]

Here's some Black Betty for the kids

Awesome

[Oddboy86]

Ash - Loss Control. Great intro to the album and song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGdDaH4wtxY