Favourite Song Intros

[shouldbworking]

How about the astonishingly cheesy "on a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?" from 'You took the words right out of my mouth' - Meat Loaf

I'll also submit the cracking guitar work from the full versions of Heart - Crazy on you and Eagles - Hotel California.

[marcosgt]

mikial said:

LOL , with goatees ?

Damn straight!

M.

[BenniiP]

The ever so vivid start to Bandoliers by Them Crooked Vultures.

[sparkyhx]

shouldbworking said:

How about the astonishingly cheesy "on a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?" from 'You took the words right out of my mouth' - Meat Loaf

.....or Jim Steinmans - Wasted Youth - extra cheese anybody

I remember everything!
I remember every little thing
As if it happened only yesterday
I was barely seventeen,
And I once killed a boy with a Fender guitar
I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
But I do remember that it had a heart of chrome
And a voice like a horny angel
I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
But I do remember that it wasn't at all easy
It required the perfect combination of the right power chords
And the precise angle from which to strike
The guitar bled for about a week afterward
And the blood was so dark and rich, like wild berries
The blood of the guitar was Chuck Berry red
The guitar bled for about a week afterward,
But it rung out beautifully
And I was able to play notes
That I had never even heard before
So I took my guitar,
And I smashed it against the wall
I smashed it against the floor
I smashed it against the body of a varsity cheerleader
Smashed it against the hood of a car
Smashed it against a 1981 Harley Davidson
The Harley howled in pain,
The guitar howled in heat
And I ran up the stairs to my parents' bedroom
Mommy and Daddy were sleeping in the moonlight
Slowly I opened the door, creeping in the shadows
Right up to the foot of their bed
I raised the guitar high above my head
And just as I was about to bring the guitar
Crashing down upon the center of the bed,
My father woke up, screaming "Stop!"
"Wait a minute! Stop it boy!
What do ya think you're doin'?
That's no way to treat an expensive musical instrument!"
And I said: "God Dammit Daddy!
You know I love you,
But you got a hell of a lot to learn about Rock 'n Roll"

[TheAngryDog]

Thread bump!

I was listening to some New Order yesterday, the intro to Be A Rebel is pretty good. Hurricane by Athlete, Mr Brightside by The Killers and RIP by Zibra are 3 other tracks I feel have good introductions.

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Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
AC/DC - For Those About To Rock We Salute You
The Wildhearts - Diagnosis

[Halmyre]

Live version of Bowie's Station To Station.

[Pastor Of Muppets]

Woe to you oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the Beast with wrath because he knows the time is short. Let him who hath understanding
reckon the number of the Beast, for it is a human number, it's number is six hundred and sixty six.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxnN05vOuSM

58 Million views, I win.

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I think ‘I wanna be adored’ is my favourite ever intro, it never fails to give me a noticeably more relaxed feeling as it slowly fades in. It’s certainly the best album intro imo.

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Nickp82 said:

I think ‘I wanna be adored’ is my favourite ever intro, it never fails to give me a noticeably more relaxed feeling as it slowly fades in. It’s certainly the best album intro imo.

A very good call too, and agree with best album intro.

[Double Fault]

The Saints are Coming - Skids

[gazza285]

This.

[cherryowen]

Always loved the first two and a half minutes of this:-

[Riley Blue]

Here's one of mine, Feargal Sharkey: 'You Little Thief '

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS4ALgm6Rsc

[thewarlock]

BenniiP said:

The ever so vivid start to Bandoliers by Them Crooked Vultures.

Spinning In Daffodils for me, from that album.

[jet_noise]

Lulu - Shout. We-e-e-ee-ee-el.

Metallica - Enter Sandman. Bits of that/similar to the stonking riff gradually brought together/discarded till it all comes together.

T Rex - Metal Guru. Ah-ha-ha-yeah.

Ian Dury - Bilericay Dickay. Good evening; I'm from Essex In case you couldn't tell My given name is Dickie I come from Billericay And I'm doing very well.

Motorhead - Whichever one sounds most like throwing the drum kit down a flight of stairs. Turned up to 11.

AC/DC -Thunderstruck. Where it seems like the intro is longer than the song body!

[witteringon]

jet_noise said:

Ian Dury - Bilericay Dickay. Good evening; I'm from Essex In case you couldn't tell My given name is Dickie I come from Billericay And I'm doing very well.

If we're doing spoken word intros, Richard Burton kicking off War Of The Worlds takes some beating.

Musically, how about What'd I Say - Jerry Lee Lewis or Ray Charles?

[Googie]

Joy Division - Love will Tear Us Apart

https://youtu.be/zuuObGsB0No