Iconic Intros...

[Mikey09]

There must be thousands of these. The second it starts people say, "LOVE THIS!" I'll kick it off....

New Order - Blue Monday.
Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit.
Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet Child of mine.

[lord bunberry]

There must be thousands of these. The second it starts people say, "LOVE THIS!" I'll kick it off....

New Order - Blue Monday.
Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit.
Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet Child of mine.
The Rolling Stones- Honky Tonk Woman

[Stonewall]

Rhythm of Cruelty - Magazine
Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin

[McSwanky]

Whigfield - Saturday Night

[easty]

DuckTales themetune

[Hiber-nation]

Baba O'Riley by the Who is the ultimate.

Living Is A Problem by Biffy Clyro is a more recent fave.

[Mikey09]

Here's a couple from the 80's....

The Primitives - Crash
Transvision Vamp - Baby I don't care (featuring the stunning Wendy James!!)

[snooky]

Layla - Clappers
Baker St - Gerry Rafferty
Hard Days Night - Beatles

[sleeping giant]

Doors - LA Woman

[matty_f]

Song 2 - blur

[patch1875]

Lust For Life - Iggy Pop

[Mibbes Aye]

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile

Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

[grunt]

Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Watcher of the Skies - Genesis

[Ants]

Laid - James

[Haymaker]

Sweet home alabama - lynard skynard

[stoneyburn hibs]

Bitter sweet symphony- The Verve

[Bostonhibby]

Sweet gene Vincent and plaistow patricia - Ian Dury and the Blockheads 😈

[snooky]

Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Watcher of the Skies - Genesis

Good call :aok:

[Mixu62]

The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
Happy Mondays - Step On

[Mr White]

She bangs the drums - stone roses
Break on through - the doors

half the intros on the roses debut album are fairly iconic though imo- made of stone, i am the resurrection, I wanna be adored, waterfall etc

[Mr White]

DuckTales themetune

Rhubarb and custard if we're talking children's tv themes surely :cb

[Mixu62]

Sweet jane by the velvet underground.
Kids TV....the original grange hill tune.

[Hibbyradge]

The start to La Grange by ZZ Top deserves to be played loud and repeatedly!

[Pete]

Ocean colour scene - 100 mile high city

Muse - plug in baby

Kasabian - Underdog

Dogtanian

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Its not a favourite of mine but, the intro is epic.

November Rain - Guns and Roses

[Mikey09]

Staying with the Guns n Roses theme..... Civil war. Think the intro was taken from a piece of dialogue from the film Cool Hand Luke. Awesome song, even better film!!

[lord bunberry]

Primal Scream- Loaded

[patch1875]

Guns n Roses can contribute quite a few!

[CallumLaidlaw]

Oasis - Whats the story morning glory
Franz Ferdinand - Take me out

[Smartie]

"I fought the law" - The Clash.

"Into the valley" - The Skids.


Some cracking tunes on this thread. Ones that start brilliantly and get better.

[WeeRussell]

Stone Roses - I wanna be adored
Feeder - Buck Rogers
Guns n Roses - Paradise City
Oasis - Rock n Roll star
Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
Ocean Colour Scene - The day we caught the train
Killers - Mr Brightside
Libertines- Can't stand me now
Eagles - Take it Easy
Fratellis - Chelsea Daggers
Oasis - F***in in the bushes
Jet - Are you gonna be my girl

[PeeJay]

.... can't really have an iconic intro thread without Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" ... think Jimmy Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower" is a great intro too ... as is "Start me up" by the Rolling Stones ....

[Jim44]

Hotel California. - The Eagles

[Carheenlea]

As intros go, this really is a rip snorter...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTfyUqVqX-0

[Hiber-nation]

As intros go, this really is a rip snorter...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTfyUqVqX-0

Definitely!

And all Sex Pistols singles (up to Holidays In The Sun).

[WeeRussell]

The White stripes - Seven Nation Army
House of Pain - Jump Around


and no I haven't been watching the darts tonight :greengrin

[Frazerbob]

Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

[The_Horde]

Madness - one step beyond

[The_Horde]

The pogues - fiesta

[Wilson]

AC DC - Back in black
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Republica - Ready to Go

[Pete]

Oasis - bring it on down

Chumbawumba - tubthumping :thumbsup:


Edit: skids - into the valley...probably the daddy of them all!

[Stonewall]

Just thought:

The Associates - Party Fears 2

[Derek Dougan]

Simple Minds- Book of Brilliant Things from Live In The City of Light. Love this



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FtLKFIOjIU&index=10&list=PL2QT-cDQgJmMfi2QpuEHZa8yM8Nmg0XUl

[Beefster]

Halcyon And On And On - Orbital
Du Hast - Rammstein
The Pusher - Steppenwolf
Moonage Daydream - David Bowie
Rock is Dead - Marilyn Manson

Baba O'Reilly is the ultimate though.

[Hibrandenburg]

Whole lotta Rosie-ACDC
One step beyond-Madness
The Chain-Fleetwood Mac

[The_Exile]

The Stranglers - Peaches

To flip it round, Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd has the mostest epicest outro!

[patch1875]

Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera

[matty_f]

Firestarter -Prodigy
Hey Boy, Hey Girl - Chemical Brothers

[offshorehibby]

I can't believe Smoke On The Water's not been mentioned

[Peevemor]

I can't believe Smoke On The Water's not been mentioned

I can't believe you didn't read post #32. :greengrin

[Danderhall Hibs]

Whigfield - Saturday Night

:hilarious and true!

[Peevemor]

Personally I think the best intros are those that have nothing much to do with the song/tune itself, but are instantly recognisable.

Spin Doctors - 2 Princes
Elvis/Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds
FYC (again) - Good Thing
Oasis - Stand by Me
U2 - Pride
Beatles - Hard Day's Night (one chord)
Men at Work - Down Under
The Vapours - Turning Japanese
Boomtown Rats - Number One
Aerosmith/Run DMC - Walk This Way
Smiths - What Difference Does it Make
Shadows - Apache

There are loads ...

[RamblingJack]

You really got me-The Kinks.
Money-Pink Floyd.

[Peevemor]

My Girl - Madness

I found this on the interweb a few weeks ago - Mike Barson the Edinburgh-born (not a lot of people know that) Madness pianist/songwriter explains how the song's put together. I think it's brilliant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmSZ4gdv4KA

[Geo_1875]

The Doors - Light My Fire

[blackpoolhibs]

It changes constantly but today its.

Joe Walsh lifes been good.

Status Quo Down Down.

ACDC Black is Black.

[KeithTheHibby]

Heart of Glass, Blondie.

[Mikey09]

My Girl - Madness

I found this on the interweb a few weeks ago - Mike Barson the Edinburgh-born (not a lot of people know that) Madness pianist/songwriter explains how the song's put together. I think it's brilliant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmSZ4gdv4KA


Think Madness "It must be love" has to be up there with iconic intros....

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Come on Eileen - Dexy's

[Mixu62]

Ride - Leave them all behind
Smiths - How soon is now

[Caversham Green]

All from my younger days:

Free - Alright Now
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (and Baba O'Reilly)
Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

[Hiber-nation]

Ride - Leave them all behind
Smiths - How soon is now

Both great shouts.

From the early 70s to follow on from Caversham's excellent choices - Stay With Me by The Faces & All The Way From Memphis by Mott The Hoople are both classics.

[Betty Boop]

Baker Street -Gerry Rafferty and Start Me Up- The Stones.