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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | OK, just to prop up Jeff and Damon's threads, how about the best 'beginnings' of songs.
One that I've always loved is Boston's 'Foreplay / Longtime'. The transition to Longtime has that 'heartbeat' building and building, then that wailing guitar riff is cued by the drums. Goose bump stuff - takes me back to another time.
Another opening that needs to be played at full volume is the Eurythmics 'Would I Lie To You' |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
I guess I like those snappy bass intros |
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+1 on "steppin' out" ~ joe jackson |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Sympathy For the the Devil and Satisfaction. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | La Grange or Boom Boom Boom
maybe Louie Louie
You make me wanna shout
Pachebel's Canon
Appalachain Spring, maybe
Carmina Burana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEHO1iSjnSc
maybe, Art Blakley, Moanin?
This is another endless list ... |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Everybody's Got SOmething To Hide Except Me and My Monkey - Beatles
Honky Tonk Women - Stones
Commotion (CCR)
One of These Nights - The Eagles |
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Location: closely held secret | +1 on Me and My Monkey
"I Wanna Know" - Ambrosia
...oh, and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes". |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The ten minute intro to Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd |
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Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Tom Petty
I Feel Fine - Beatles
And I really like the way Neil Diamond opens the "Hot August Night" album with the protracted string intro to Crunchy Granola Suite |
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| One more - I saw Billy Joel live in '84. The way the helicopter rotor blade sound filled the space then faded into the piano intro of "Goodnight Saigon" was truly breathtaking. |
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10 greatest beginnings. (Music)
