Best ever song intro?

[jonsp]

This has probably been done before but as an intro I don't think this will ever be beaten. New Order Blue Monday, Im sure we all know it but



I'd also nominate this - Sweet Home Alabama. Obviously not "policitally correct" but the way they rouse the crowd with the guitar riff could probably raise the dead

Edited by jonsp on Sunday 15th March 15:34

Edited by jonsp on Monday 16th March 10:07

[NDA]

Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan

https://youtu.be/9YxK-swFREo

[Warhavernet]

The LAs - There She Goes
ELO - 10538 Overture





Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane, uncommon pop song, as it has no intro.

[Voldemort]

Lipps Inc - Funkytown

[General Price]

[davidexige]

If not up there with the best, it must be one of the longest. Baba O'riley

https://youtu.be/cSDCzm_srfc?si=cXwIGU9-mtwbMODV

[General Price]

If you want the best intro from the first song off a debut album.

[grumbledoak]

Best in what sense?

Sweet Child o Mine is beautiful



but for impact you want an air attack warning.

[DoctorX]

Can’t argue with these suggestions but will add Superstition by Stevie Wonder.

[cookie1600]

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

[Macneil]

La Grange, ZZ top

Any live version of Like a Hurricane

[bigpriest]

How Soon is Now by The Smiths. Short and sweet.

[Mr Pointy]

She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult

[limpsfield]

bigpriest said:

How Soon is Now by The Smiths. Short and sweet.

Came here to post this.

[paulguitar]

I like Brian Eno's introduction to 'Where the Streets Have No Name'.

[Super Sonic]

Starts with the fretless bass...

...then the drums kick in.

[LunarOne]

[Oberheim]

Super Sonic said:

Starts with the fretless bass...

...then the drums kick in.

One of their best ever songs, from their best album. Visions of China has a good intro too. The sounds that Richard Barbieri conjured using his Prophet 5 synthesiser are as astounding now as they were 45 years ago when I first heard this album as an 11 year old.

Edited by Oberheim on Sunday 15th March 19:01

[Yahonza]

I'm going with drum intros - Cozy Powell

[Mammasaid]

Blur - Song 2