Great opening song riffs

[meyers7]

Ok it's a remake, but a little amped up riff.

Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm

 

[meyers7]

A little older.

Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz

 

[meyers7]

Like their take on the opening of this song from way back.

Got My Mojo Working/Folsom Prison Blues - Needtobreathe

 

[storrsroars]

More of a groove opening riff.

Always Alright - Alabama Shakes

Not really my style these days, but dayum, she has presence. I'd invest in a ticket.

 

[jayteeman]

Perfect name for the best opening.
Alto Reed's sax on Segar's "Turn the Page"

 

[Chin Diesel]

A little older.

Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz

Song and video hold up very well for being 20 years old.

 

[Mano]

Song and video hold up very well for being 20 years old.

Over used garbage if you ask me, not that you did.

Keeping it in that time frame anyway. I played the crap out of this album then:

 

[Mano]

Sooooo much this too:

 

[Mano]

Opening it up to rap a little:

 

[Mano]

And who could forget:

 

[Mazhude]

And who could forget:

Dude learned to sing to overcome his stuttering... turned a liability into an asset.

 

[Mazhude]

I haven't read through all of these, but tomorrow's date offers one of the best openings in pop music: "Do you remember the 21st night of September?"

 

[meyers7]

Song and video hold up very well for being 20 years old.

Lenny himself is holding up pretty well for a 54 year old.

 

[Mano]

I haven't read through all of these, but tomorrow's date offers one of the best openings in pop music: "Do you remember the 21st night of September?"

5 year anniversary for my wife and I tomorrow. Played that one as our entrance music after our nuptials.

 

[AdamaNation]

Immigrant song
Tom Sawyer
Gin and juice
Hot for teacher
Exodus
Concrete jungle
Carmina burana (?)
Shook ones
New York State of mind - nas
Layla
Breathe- Floyd
Doves cry
Sunday Bloody Sunday

 

[imno1]

Not an opening riff but I wanted to post this for your enjoyment. Is there any song this band can’t do?

 

[storrsroars]

Not an opening riff but I wanted to post this for your enjoyment. Is there any song this band can’t do?

I haven't peed in anyone's pool all day, so might as well just go here

Probably a few hundred they can't do well, if not a thousand or more.

It's a fine tribute to Aretha, but I don't see this as a stretch for them at all. It's a bluesy tune. Pretty much right in their wheelhouse.

Let me know when they try something like, I dunno... Montana? Echoes? This Charming Man?

(If you can't tell, I'm not a fan of hyperbole...)

 

[UC1995]

Favorite workout song!

 

[KennyD]

 

[KennyD]

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[Dove]

Pretty cool stuff...

 

[uconnell]

Pretty Woman Roy Orbison. I think one of the most recognized riff of any song, by most people.

 

[storrsroars]

 

[Nostical]

Nothing Better!

 

[T-Squared]

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I haven’t read the entire thread so i’m sure its been mentioned, but “Stay with me” by Faces has one of my favorite opening riffs.

Also touching on the rap base, “Xxplosive” by Dre is great too.

 

[T-Squared]

 

[Drytortugas]

Good opening riff.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Drummer steals the show but, still, cool opening guitar:

I wore Bows and Arrows OUT in college. So good

 

[Chasm64]

Lou Reed, Rick & roll animal intro to sweet Jane