Amazing Song Intros - Music

sHaK · 08-11-2009, 13:31

It occured to me that the intro to "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith (the few seconds before he starts singing) is amazingly haunting and brilliant.

What other song intros are great?

MissMatch · 08-11-2009, 13:50

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean. The intro is amazing (and so is the rest of the song!)

Shadow2009 · 08-11-2009, 14:08

Smooth Criminal.

degsyhufc · 08-11-2009, 14:22

A little bit more strung out but Knights Of Cydonia and Take A Bow by Muse both have cracking intros.

A "haunting" one could be On Top Of The World by Jem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STNzD2-aReM

ofcourse if you wanted a full song that is haunting then you have Inner Child by Mike Oldfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baCx2FlYPBE

neon tiger · 08-11-2009, 14:43

In Between Days - The Cure
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
In fact, most of their songs have good intros

sparkle_18 · 08-11-2009, 15:00

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Originally Posted by degsyhufc

A little bit more strung out but Knights Of Cydonia and Take A Bow by Muse both have cracking intros.

Totally agree with you here; Muse have many a good intro....I would say Plug In Baby is one of their most famous; although the riff is better than the actual song

Hysteria also has an amazing intro; that bass is just awesome.

Also, many a Cure song, as someone else suggested, especially for me Disintegration, In Between Days and Pictures of You.
I would also add Radiohead's Nation Anthem and Just.

Hutchy_Muse · 08-11-2009, 15:38

Knights Of Cydonia- Muse
The National Anthem- Radiohead

Ricardodaforce · 08-11-2009, 15:51

Firestarter - The Prodigy

neon tiger · 08-11-2009, 15:59

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Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce

Firestarter - The Prodigy

I love the intro to that song. Another one I love is Granite by Pendulum.

Stormier Ziggy · 08-11-2009, 16:26

Firestarter/I Gotta Feeling/Where the Streets Have No Name.

BigBHM · 08-11-2009, 17:40

Queen have many a good intro too (kinda giving that mantel over to Muse

).
Songs like Bohemian Rhapsody, I Want To Break Free, One Vision, A Kind Of Magic etc.
As well as many album tracks too.

QwertyGirl1771 · 08-11-2009, 18:52

The Sun Always Shines On TV by A-Ha. Having this on my CD player with my 11 speakers on full blast just blows me away. Even though it was released in 1985, it still sounds as fresh today if not better

abarthman · 08-11-2009, 19:15

Requiem: Killing Joke (Crank it up for best effect!)

No More Heroes: The Stranglers (Makes the hairs on the back of my neck tingle)

Pretty Vacant: The Sex Pistols (Simple but brilliant. Really brilliant.)

Song to the Siren: This Mortal Coil (Mesmerising from the off)

(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais: The Clash (Hard to pick just one intro from the Clash, because so many of them are great, but this just nicks it for me)

Cone · 08-11-2009, 19:34

mgmt-kids. not really a proper intro as such but the first few seconds always make me wanna dance

Miss_Moo · 08-11-2009, 19:40

November Rain - Guns N' Roses.

Omega Point · 08-11-2009, 19:52

Good Enough - Evanescence

The album version intro is over a minute long http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19V-GhZlDGU.

OnexOne · 08-11-2009, 19:54

Another vote for 'the sun always shines on tv' by a-ha! infact dont know of anyone that doesnt love that song!

Stormier Ziggy · 08-11-2009, 20:12

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Originally Posted by Miss_Moo

November Rain - Guns N' Roses.

Good call, add Sweet Child O' Mine to that.

UltraViolet · 08-11-2009, 23:56

Gong by Sigur Ros - beautiful.

da3bool · 09-11-2009, 00:44

Crazy in love by Beyonce

The Horns and base at the start is just AMAZING

prasanth · 09-11-2009, 00:57

I like Mariah Carey's MTV unplugged version of Emotions. Spine tingling vocals (for me anyway), and stirring backing singers.

ceb1988 · 09-11-2009, 01:12

The Jam- Town Called Malice
The Libertines- Dont Look Back Into The Sun
Ride- Dreams Fall Down
Oasis- Live Forever, Half the World Away, Talk Tonight and The Masterplan
Babyshambles- Albion
The Cribs- We Share the Same Skies

BigBHM · 09-11-2009, 01:24

Many songs from genius Jeff Buckley's album Grace have fantastic intros.
Grace, Last Goodbye, well almost all of them in fact.

Makson · 09-11-2009, 01:49

Pokerface - Lady GaGa. The best bit of this song is by far the intro.

littlebird22 · 09-11-2009, 10:36

Little Bird by Annie Lennox

08-11-2009, 13:31	#1
sHaK Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,678	Amazing Song Intros It occured to me that the intro to "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith (the few seconds before he starts singing) is amazingly haunting and brilliant. What other song intros are great?

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MissMatch Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: England,The World,The Universe Services: RIP MJ, Joe to win XF, Ali to win SCD Posts: 466	Michael Jackson - Billie Jean. The intro is amazing (and so is the rest of the song!)

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Shadow2009 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Services: John and Edward for the win! Posts: 3,346	Smooth Criminal.

08-11-2009, 14:22	#4
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 4,703	A little bit more strung out but Knights Of Cydonia and Take A Bow by Muse both have cracking intros. A "haunting" one could be On Top Of The World by Jem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STNzD2-aReM ofcourse if you wanted a full song that is haunting then you have Inner Child by Mike Oldfield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baCx2FlYPBE

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neon tiger Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belfast, Ireland Posts: 1,254	In Between Days - The Cure Just Like Heaven - The Cure In fact, most of their songs have good intros

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Hutchy_Muse Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Belfast Services: Your ma!!!!! Posts: 3,460 Blog Entries: 6	Knights Of Cydonia- Muse The National Anthem- Radiohead

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Ricardodaforce Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,394	Firestarter - The Prodigy

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Stormier Ziggy Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bonnie Scotland Posts: 184	Firestarter/I Gotta Feeling/Where the Streets Have No Name.

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BigBHM Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brian May's Back Garden Services: Virgin L, Freeview, ps3 Posts: 1,441	Queen have many a good intro too (kinda giving that mantel over to Muse ). Songs like Bohemian Rhapsody, I Want To Break Free, One Vision, A Kind Of Magic etc. As well as many album tracks too.

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QwertyGirl1771 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,187	The Sun Always Shines On TV by A-Ha. Having this on my CD player with my 11 speakers on full blast just blows me away. Even though it was released in 1985, it still sounds as fresh today if not better

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abarthman Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Edinburgh Services: Freeview, TiVo, Pipex Posts: 608	Requiem: Killing Joke (Crank it up for best effect!) No More Heroes: The Stranglers (Makes the hairs on the back of my neck tingle) Pretty Vacant: The Sex Pistols (Simple but brilliant. Really brilliant.) Song to the Siren: This Mortal Coil (Mesmerising from the off) (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais: The Clash (Hard to pick just one intro from the Clash, because so many of them are great, but this just nicks it for me)

08-11-2009, 19:34	#14
Cone Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Belfast Posts: 263	mgmt-kids. not really a proper intro as such but the first few seconds always make me wanna dance

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Miss_Moo Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,138	November Rain - Guns N' Roses.

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Omega Point Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West Midlands (Fenton Transmit Services: BT Vision, Alienware Area-51 7500 (Vista), Dell Studio XPS 13 (Win 7) Posts: 358	Good Enough - Evanescence The album version intro is over a minute long http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19V-GhZlDGU.

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OnexOne Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ayrshire Services: sky+ Posts: 1,994	Another vote for 'the sun always shines on tv' by a-ha! infact dont know of anyone that doesnt love that song!

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UltraViolet Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Britain Posts: 5,512	Gong by Sigur Ros - beautiful.

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da3bool Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 515	Crazy in love by Beyonce The Horns and base at the start is just AMAZING

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prasanth Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,102	I like Mariah Carey's MTV unplugged version of Emotions. Spine tingling vocals (for me anyway), and stirring backing singers.

09-11-2009, 01:12	#22
ceb1988 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Narrich! Posts: 1,777	The Jam- Town Called Malice The Libertines- Dont Look Back Into The Sun Ride- Dreams Fall Down Oasis- Live Forever, Half the World Away, Talk Tonight and The Masterplan Babyshambles- Albion The Cribs- We Share the Same Skies

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BigBHM Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brian May's Back Garden Services: Virgin L, Freeview, ps3 Posts: 1,441	Many songs from genius Jeff Buckley's album Grace have fantastic intros. Grace, Last Goodbye, well almost all of them in fact.

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Makson Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,114	Pokerface - Lady GaGa. The best bit of this song is by far the intro.

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littlebird22 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 644	Little Bird by Annie Lennox