Favorite Song Intros of All time

[Scud49]

Sad news - just heard Robbie Robertson has died.

Great intro on this one from him: "Somewhere Down the Crazy River"

 

[Bigboote]

Can't agree more BB- but I beat ya to it on that one, post #200.

Great minds think alike, some are just faster than others.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Not sure if this has been posted yet.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Switch featuring the eldest Debarge brothers.

 

[Bigboote]

Gotta do another in honor of Robbie. As has been pointed out, vocal intros count. One of my favorite cuts from The Band:

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Sometimes the cover is better than the original.

Europe - The Final Countdown - Yet another epic fail band! - The Worstcover

A less known fail band performing The Final Countdown.Enjoy. Not!

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It may take me months to heal from that!

 

[PoppaBear]

4 minutes till the vocals. Classic

 

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[MSGRET]

Haven't seen this one, Big & Rich first hit.

 

[MSGRET]

How about Gretchen?

 

[MSGRET]

Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me Much

 

[KennyD]

Song was recorded after the tragic accident that paralyzed Curtis

 

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[meyers7]

Nice intro and you still get Rod Argent's 4+ minute Hammond solo in the middle.

Hold Your Head Up - Argent

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Great intro of this reamke.

 

[cullaville]

My last post for the day, couldn't find a good copy by George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". I decided to use Prince and friends version from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2004 induction of George. It was the first time I ever saw Prince on TV live, I came away with a different view of him as a guitar player.

This is a great version of this song

 

[cullaville]

Great song

Here is a cover by Edgar Winter on the Brother Johnny CD

Johnny B. Goode - Visualizer (from Brother Johnny)

THE FIRST SONG AND FIRST LISTEN “JOHNNY B. GOODE” FEATURING EDGAR WINTER, JOE WALSH, AND DAVID GRISSOM IS RELEASED OFF OF EDGAR WINTER'S UPCOMING TRIBUTE AL...

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[Ozimoto]

If you are of a certain age, this song had a pretty catchy introductioin

 

[TerpWomenFan]

More Lakeside

 

[64Zcode]

The other store-bought 8 track I owned way 'back then' was The Allman Brothers - Idlewild South.
'Revival' was the lead track from that album if memory serves.

 

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[Bigboote]

Mildly surprised I haven't seen any Miles posted. I've seen it written that this piece is a harbinger of rock 'n' roll music: