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My two to kick things off:
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
And yours?...
Bryan Adams Summer of 69? actually all of his songs pretty much.
Dead or alive- spin me right round Mickey etc.
Dire Straits Money for nothing.
Nasty Nasty - 999
ring of fire - Johnny Cash
Single chord at the beginning of 'A Hard Days Night' The Beatles
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Dum Dum dum Dum
compay segundo - chan chan
instantly recognisable four chords
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coffeeking - MemberGuns n Roses, Paradise City
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edit - you changed it!
Single chord at the beginning of 'A Hard Days Night' The Beatles
Aye - I can hear that in my head straight away too 🙂
How soon is now.
Or even for that matter, This Charming Man
The Clash - White Riot; the sirens followed by the riff at the start
Blur - Song 2; not a fan but can't miss this when it starts
ac/dc - back in black
No Surprises - Radiohead
Bruce Hornsby, The way it is.
Guitar intro to Hotel California
Smells Like Teen Spirit? Blue Monday? Probably just because they're overplayed though...
That Michael Jackson had a couple - if you didn't recognise Thriller before after a few seconds, I'm sure we all will by the end of the summer!
We will rock you by Queen?
edit - you changed it!
😯 I didn't change anything?!
oh yeah - i saw the sweet child second post and thought you'd changed your mind. forget it. except do listen to fine time on the link i put up and then come back here and agree with me. 🙂
Welcome to the Jungle - GnR
then come back here and agree with me.
I concur, theres certainly a little "borrowing" going on there!
Nasty Nasty - 999
Recognisable by you maybe.
The longest-running thematically linked etc. ...The Chain
Y'know, the formula 1 song
But I always loved the tour de France one when that was on C4
Nirvana - Teen Spirit.
Dire Straights - money for nothing
Elgar Cello Concerto (ok not a song, but recognised in about 1 second flat)
Many Queen songs.
She sells Sanctuary -the cult.
Smoke on the water -Deep purple
The Faith healer -SAHB.
more recently, seven nation army -White stripes
baggy trousers
Last boat Cairo
There's thousand to chose from.
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
You got the love - Candi Staton
On a topical note - Billie Jean by Michael Jackson has got to be up there.
that AC/DC song where he plays a little riff & they all shout "angus" at him between repeats (- or maybe "****er"?) it's a VERY recognisable intro
Whole Lot of Rosie?
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance) - Green Day
Song 2 - Blur
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Money - Pink Floyd
Whole Lotta Love -Zep
Used to have Song 2 as a ring tone on my mobile. 8)
gimme shelter - the rolling stones
shine on - the house of love
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Money isn't that recognisable - I sometimes think it's the theme tune to "Are You Being Served?"
Paint it Black by Rolling Stones
Hallelujah by Happy Mondays
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(definitley "****er" I reckon 😀 )
Do doo do do. Da daa da da
The spoken intro to Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
Ghost Town and Too Much, Too Young - The Specials
The tolling bell Hells Bells - AC-DC
Dancing Queen - Abba
Alright now - Free
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
Rock Radio in manchester has a 'guess the album' comp in the morning - short snippets of an album which you have to guess.
they played the first 0.5sec of The Who's Baba O'Riley and the first caller got it.
Labi Siffre - I Got The..
I love that tune.
Suprised no-one has mentioned "Under the Bridge" by the Chilli Peppers
Ace of spades - Motörhead
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson.
End of.
Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin
Sweet Child of Mine - G'n'R's
Satisfaction - Stones
Beat It - MJ
the fish head song by Barnes and Barnes - instantly recognisable, at least my me and surely that's the point 🙂
Suprised no-one has mentioned "Under the Bridge" by the Chilli Peppers
Er, that's Chili....
Under Pressure by Queen.
Gotta be The Stranglers - No More Heroes
Any one said "Sheriff Fatman"?
Not sure if it's a recognisable intro to most people, but especially in the summer time I just love the intro to 'Rudi, a message to you'
In the car, sunny day, it just makes me smile.
BigJohn - MemberThe longest-running thematically linked etc. ...The Chain
Technically this isn't an intro. It comes in towards the end of the song.
Sherriff Fatman - good call!!
I think Billie Jean wins. There is no contest.
Willie the Pimp - FZ; it's my ring tone!
Any one said "Sheriff Fatman"?
My riding mantra...
Although IIRC the "you fat b******" intro was from the beginning of 30 Something, before launching into the energy fest oif Surfin USM.... another piece of anti-social music from my past that really ought to be tracked down for the mp3 player - the casette died many many years ago
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
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the fish head song
Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads!
I remember seeing the video just once as a child and it still lives with me.
wish you were here - Floyd
"Oh Superman" by Laurie Anderson.
Hard Day's Night is surely the only song you could name after one chord.
Where's your head at? Basement Jaxx.
Because they shout 'Where's your head at?' really loud.
😛
Lockup - Zero B
I concurr with "No Surprises" by Radiohead
Surfin' USM
Where is My Mind (Pixies)
That one that goes "dada doo da dur dur dur du-dudder-dur" (guitar riff). In fact, I know the intro so well but I don't know the song.
I like these music posts, but I'm struggling with the concept of "most recognisable". A lot of the ones above would not be instantly recognisable if played by another musician in another musical style. Is it the notes or the way they're played?
Or shall I just get my coat? 😯
Most beach boys songs.
Bulls on Parade -RATM
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
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Fools Gold - Stone Roses
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
the fish head songFish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads!
I remember seeing the video just once as a child and it still lives with me.
me too !
... eat them up, yum
My Guy (Mary Wells), and Brown Sugar.
Full Metal Jerkoff D.O.A and Jello Biafra
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Wish you were here - Pink Floyd - would be close to the top of my list. Can't see it listed so far.
I was never a big fan of Pink Floyd in my formative teens, a few years before my time. Still not really a fan but this album and Dark Side of the Moon are timeless.
Ghost Busters - Ray Parker jr
Teenage Kicks, The Undertones