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You music lovers out there.What are your best or favourite song intro's?,that magical piece of instrumental before the lyrics start.

I quite like the intro to Pink Floyd's Shine On,You Crazy Diamond',though some might think it's long winded.I also think the intro to 'Teenage Kicks' by The Buzzcocks is quality as is Sham 69's 'The Kids Are United'.

My favourite though is the excellent 'Sweet Child o Mine' by Guns n Roses.When Slash slams that guitar at the start,then you know a quality song will follow.

So what are your favourites then?.I expect to see alot of Air Guitar on here !wink!

Layla---Derek And The Dominos

Regret---New Order

Wish You Were Here---Pink Floyd (lovely Delta blues feel)

Kashmir---Led Zep

Waterloo Sunset---Kinks

Alone Again, Or---Love

Pandora's Box---Procul Harum

Souvenir---OMD

Head Over Heels---Tears For Fears

Helter Skelter---The Beatles

Paint It Black---Roliing Stones

Born To Run---Bruce Springsteen

King Of Rock And Roll----Prefab Sprout

Like A Hurricane---Neil Young

(I could go on all day)

There are a lot of great intro's ... one which doesn't tend to get due recognition is 'Up The Junction' by Squeeze. It's great for its simplicity, the melody then the drum break which starts the song. Just class !

Walk This Way----Run DMC & Aerosmith

Jump Around----House Of Pain

Street Spirit (Fade Out)----Radiohead

Money For Nothing----Dire Straits (sorry!)

Freebird----Lynyrd Skynyrd

Back In Black----ACDC

Gimme Shelter----The Rolling Stones

Just some off the top of my head, I could name hundreds.

The Associates' 'Party Fears Two' intro headed a few songs over the years.

I was meant to say 'The Undertones'.Too much sauce for me last night,me thinks !blush!provisionalgovt wrote:

> Wish You Were Here is a personal favourite as well but Sound
> And Vision by Bowie is both long and wonderful. "Woo hoo
> electic blue, indeed"
>
> Intros are the best bits!
>
> Undertones = Teenage Kicks
> Buzzcocks = Ever Fallen In love With...

Agreed.The only song i know where the Title does not get mentioned until the end of the song.Very unique !thumbsup!Jonone wrote:

> There are a lot of great intro's ... one which doesn't tend to
> get due recognition is 'Up The Junction' by Squeeze. It's great
> for its simplicity, the melody then the drum break which starts
> the song. Just class !

Good shout, Colonel.

OMD always had great intro's to their songs,as already mentioned, the intro to'Souvenir' is an amazing bit of Keyboard/Symphosiser(sp?).

I also like the haunting intro's like 'Ghost Town' by The Specials,Mike and the Mechanics 'Living Years' and 'Belfast Child' by Simple Minds.

It's all the oldies imo that have the good intro's.It's all 'techno techno' these days.