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Best song intros Here's just a few of mine....
The Temptations...Papa was a rolling stone The O' Jays....For the love of money SOS Band...Just be good to me Al Green...Love and Happiness Club Nuveau....Why you treat me so bad Zapp...Computer Love Anita Baker....Sweet Love Cindi Lauper ... Time after Time (sounds too much like Little Red Corvette..but still) Michael McDonald... I keep forgettin (used too much in sampling) Journey ... Don't stop believing MrMister ... Broken Wings Spandau Ballet... True Talk Talk...Life's what you make it AND Such a shame Talking Heads...Burning down the house | |
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The Cure ... Fascination Street
Talking Heads ... Once in a lifetime The Police ... Every little thing she does is magic Simple Minds ... Don't you forget about me U2 ... Love is Blindness U2 ... Bad Michael Jackson ... Human Nature | |
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"There'll Never Be" by Switch (1978)
"Careless Whisper" by Wham (1984)---the album version intro | |
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Rikki Don't Lose That number- Steely Dan | |
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Jamademus said: Rikki Don't Lose That number- Steely Dan
that song gives me "weird feelings"...like weird memories of my childhood when the radio was always on... can't explain it... | |
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So real - Jeff Buckley
Chaiyya Chaiyya - Dil se Diamonds on my windshield - Tom Waits Blue - Joni mitchell Ashes to ashes - Bowie | |
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David Bowie - Sound and Vision
David Bowie - Modern love U2 - Mysterious Ways U2 - Mofo White Stripes - 7 Nation Army WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW? THERE WASN'T ONE TODAY! | |
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I've thought about this before....
When Doves Cry--what's his name? Distant Lover--Marvin Gaye Can You Feel It--Jacksons  [This message was edited Wed Mar 10 6:38:34 2004 by UptownDeb] | |
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Oh, how could I forget....
Strawberry Letter 23 by the Bros. Johnson? | |
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'Just' - Radiohead
'Alone In Kyoto' - Air 'Indra' - Thievery Corporation 'Oscar' - Tosca 'Love Story'- Layo & Bushwacka! | |
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'The Payback'- James Brown  I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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A Love Bizarre, Sheila E
Beautiful Day, U2 If I Was Your Girlfriend, Prince Heart of Glass, Blondie Work It, Missy Elliot I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Wilco Erotic City, Prince "She made me glad to be a man" | |
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Great thread. 
Wow. There are tons of these but here are a few that have not been mentioned: Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum Man's World - James Brown Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson Gimme some lovin' - Spencer Davis If you don't know me by now - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Backstabbers - OJays Dock of Bay - Otis Redding Try a little tenderness - Otis Redding My Girl, Cloud 9 - Temptations Black Magic Woman - Santana You Keep Me Hangin' On, Reflections - The Supremes Reach Out - Four Tops I'll be around - The Spinners Peg, FM - Steely Dan Don't stop til you get enough - MJ What is Hip - Tower of Power Pinball Wizard, Won't Get Fooled Again- The Who Little Wing, Castles Made of Sand, Foxey Lady - Hendrix "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Jane Says (Live) - Janes Addiction The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom - Anais Nin
"Unnecessary giggling"...  | |
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Bambi-Prince
The Ocean-Led Zeppelin The Crunge-Led Zeppelin Never Let Me Down-Depeche Mode Grandma's Hands-Bill Withers Maggot Brain-Funkadelic..... More to come..... [This message was edited Wed Mar 10 13:07:07 2004 by minneapolisgenius] "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Superstition-Stevie Wonder
Mia Bocca-Jill Jones Orion-Metallica Jimi Hendrix-Burning the Midnight Lamp Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin Cosmic Slop-Funkadelic Fame-David Bowie "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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A Love Supreme Pt. I -- John Coltrane Machine Gun -- Jimi Hendrix Song For My Father -- Horace Silver Deacon Blues -- Steely Dan When The World Is Running Down . . . -- The Police Omegaman -- The Police Where I'm From (Aural G Ride Mix) -- Digable Planets A Different Drum -- Peter Gabriel You've Got It Bad Girl -- Stevie Wonder Welcome To The Terrordome -- Public Enemy Shaft -- Isaac Hayes Family Affair -- Sly & The Family Stone Let's Stay Together -- Al Green Maybe Your Baby -- Stevie Wonder Christmastime Is Here -- Vince Guaraldi Trio What Child Is This? -- Vince Guaraldi Trio and of course, the Prince tracks
Let's Go Crazy Sign O' The Times Mountains Raspberry Beret Housequake She's Always In My Hair Love or $ Dance On The Future endorphinmachine Gett Off Expert Lover 17 Days Last Heart Shockadelica to name a paltry few! Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder | |
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"Stand By Me" - Ben E. King
Shocked no one's mentioned this yet. Such a simple opening that evolves into perhaps the most graceful melody ever committed to wax. [This message was edited Wed Mar 10 16:18:47 2004 by VoicesCarry] | |
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Some good ones are:
Humpin' - Gap Band Shhh - Prince Rigor Mortis - Cameo Cult Of Personality - Living Colour So Fine - Mint Condition Mary Jane - Rick James Knights By Knights - Cameo Just Be Yourself - Cameo (Cameo were good for interesting intros) The breakdown from "Oops Upside Your Head" by the Gap Band that Funkadelic uses in their shows Voyage To Atlantis - Isley Bros. [This message was edited Wed Mar 10 17:25:01 2004 by BlaqueKnight] | |
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VoicesCarry said: "Stand By Me" - Ben E. King
Shocked no one's mentioned this yet. Such a simple opening that evolves into perhaps the most graceful melody ever committed to wax. [This message was edited Wed Mar 10 16:18:47 2004 by VoicesCarry] You're absolutely right. Very subtle but powerful setup for the song. With that in mind, I thought of: I ain't never loved a man - Aretha Franklin Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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FiveFootNine said: Here's just a few of mine....
The Temptations...Papa was a rolling stone The O' Jays....For the love of money SOS Band...Just be good to me Al Green...Love and Happiness Club Nuveau....Why you treat me so bad Zapp...Computer Love Anita Baker....Sweet Love Cindi Lauper ... Time after Time (sounds too much like Little Red Corvette..but still) Michael McDonald... I keep forgettin (used too much in sampling) Journey ... Don't stop believing MrMister ... Broken Wings Spandau Ballet... True Talk Talk...Life's what you make it AND Such a shame Talking Heads...Burning down the house Sly Stone-Just Like a Baby Sly Stone- Crossword Puzzle The Wailers-Rastaman Chant (live) Parliament- Swing Down Sweet Chariot -Do You believe that the Mothership is Coming version- by my man, the Late great Glenn Goins | |
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Lust For Life - Iggy Pop WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW? THERE WASN'T ONE TODAY! | |
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"Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
"I Can't Go For That" - Hall & Oates "When Doves Cry" - Prince "Love's In Need Of Love" - Stevie Wonder "Rocket Love" - Stevie Wonder "Where Did Our Love Go" - Supremes "Amor Prohibido" - Selena "Lowrider" - WAR "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons "Sign O' The Times" - Prince "Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel "I'm Coming Out" - Diana Ross "Le Freak" - Chic "Truly" - Lionel Richie "Square Biz" - Teena Marie "You're Still A Young Man" - Tower Of Power Intros into song... very nice, it could make the song. I love my choices, these are all I can remember right now. I love a lot of the ones that were brought up prior to mine too. Great thread FiveFoot9! |
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moderatorBaba O'Riley - The Who 
Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf [This message was edited Thu Mar 11 1:46:17 2004 by MartyMcFly] | |
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Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Tragedy - Bee Gees You Win Again - Bee Gees Nights On Broadway - Bee Gees Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees To love Somebody - Bee Gees Marley Purt Drive - Bee Gees Haunted House - Bee Gees And many more... A lot of Bee Gees songs, then. | |
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Cloudbuster said: Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Tragedy - Bee Gees You Win Again - Bee Gees Nights On Broadway - Bee Gees Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees To love Somebody - Bee Gees Marley Purt Drive - Bee Gees Haunted House - Bee Gees And many more... A lot of Bee Gees songs, then. :familyfortune: | |
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Christopher said: :familyfortune:
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FiveFootNine said: Here's just a few of mine....
The Temptations...Papa was a rolling stone The O' Jays....For the love of money SOS Band...Just be good to me Al Green...Love and Happiness Club Nuveau....Why you treat me so bad Zapp...Computer Love Anita Baker....Sweet Love Cindi Lauper ... Time after Time (sounds too much like Little Red Corvette..but still) Michael McDonald... I keep forgettin (used too much in sampling) Journey ... Don't stop believing MrMister ... Broken Wings Spandau Ballet... True Talk Talk...Life's what you make it AND Such a shame Talking Heads...Burning down the house I agree about "True"....that's one of the most easily recognizable (and most commonly ripped-off) intros of the past 20 years. Oh, and what about Donna Summer's arresting "Hot Stuff"? | |
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Billy Jean. Dirty Diana. MJ. | |
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BabyCakes said: Jane Says (Live) - Janes Addiction
 completely forgot about this one.. 
So many great intros...thanks guys  | |
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