The more dramatic and haunting they are, the better;
Backstabbers - Ojays
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Temptations
Do It Again - Steely Dan
Riders On The Storm - Doors
If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Christopher Cross - Sailing
You mean Al Green
How could I forget I heard it through the grapevine?!
Also I nominate The Smiths This Charming Man and Isley Brothers This Old Heart Of Mine
A few of my choices have been said but these are my others:
Golden Brown and Walk on By (cover) - The Stranglers
Start - The Jam
Porcelain - Moby
A Forest , The Holy Hour, Killing an Arab - The Cure
Teardrop - Massive Attack
Police and Thieves (cover), Rock the Casbah, Train in Vain -The Clash
The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Cemetery Gates - The Smiths
Venice Queen - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Street Spirit (Fade out), Knives Out. Karma Police, No Suprises - Radiohead
Message in a Bottle, Every Breath you Take - The Police
Nightcall - London Grammar
Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
Kraftwerk - Europe Endless
WIngs - Band on the Run
Dollar - Who Were You With in the Moonlight?
Jigsaw - Sky High
Yeah, that's a cracking song, too. No need to feel guilty about listening to smooth pleasant songs like that, though! Life is too short for that sort of nonsense.
Toto - Africa
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
Zero 7 - Destiny
David Gates - Clouds & Rain Suite
Pink Floyd - Shine on you Crazy Diamond
Illusion - Everywhere You Go
Electronic - Getting away with It
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You mean Al Green
How could I forget I heard it through the grapevine?!
Also I nominate The Smiths This Charming Man and Isley Brothers This Old Heart Of Mine
Year of the Cat was Al Stewart......
And you call yourself "dj"...sheesh!
I nominate Big Country "Fields of Fire". I miss Stuart Adamson.
Golden Brown and Walk on By (cover) - The Stranglers
Start - The Jam
Porcelain - Moby
A Forest , The Holy Hour, Killing an Arab - The Cure
Teardrop - Massive Attack
Police and Thieves (cover), Rock the Casbah, Train in Vain -The Clash
The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Cemetery Gates - The Smiths
Venice Queen - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Street Spirit (Fade out), Knives Out. Karma Police, No Suprises - Radiohead
Message in a Bottle, Every Breath you Take - The Police
Nightcall - London Grammar
Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After?
Sparks - Number One Song In Heaven (both the full intro on the album version and the edited on the single).
Prince - Take Me With U / U Got The Look (Long Look Version)
Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'
Tavares - Don't Take Away The Music
Stylistics - You'll Never Get to Heaven if You Break My Heart
Rush - Spirit of Radio
Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
Public Image Ltd. - Public Image
The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
David Bowie - The Jean Genie
The Rolling Stones - We Love You
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
The Supremes - Reflections
Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
Me too. I'll nominate 'In A Big Country' because that is one intro that makes me turn the stereo up to full.
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
Kraftwerk - Europe Endless
WIngs - Band on the Run
Dollar - Who Were You With in the Moonlight?
Jigsaw - Sky High
Glad you agree! :kitty:
Prefer "loves got a hold on me" - good intro, guilty pleasure
http://youtu.be/PYaNtaXT6Uo
Yeah, that's a cracking song, too. No need to feel guilty about listening to smooth pleasant songs like that, though! Life is too short for that sort of nonsense.
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
Zero 7 - Destiny
David Gates - Clouds & Rain Suite
Pink Floyd - Shine on you Crazy Diamond
Illusion - Everywhere You Go
Electronic - Getting away with It
Gone to spotify to listen to this classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf53Pg2AkdY&ab_channel=Gerda0815007
No, its Al Stewart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhEm4S-4v_U
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbhtVGskmzM
Starlight - Muse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgum6OT_VH8
Blindness - The Fall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dDjGVNj2Q8&list=PLQ2ZVW2TA2rgFAwmFcQ84Rxi0y_OpJ01I
Led Zeppelin Kashmir
Dire Straits `Private Investigations
Tubeway Army Are Friends Electric ? Intro doesn't last long but still great.
Talking Heads Psycho Killer
Blimey better stop now as there are loads ! Just shows what a good intro does for a song,