Backstabbers - The O'Jays
When Doves Cry - Prince
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Don't You Want Me - The Human League
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Prince Charming - Adam and the Ants
Hangin' on a String - Loose Ends
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Invisible Sun - The Police
One Of These Nights - The Eagles
Messages - OMD
You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
School's Out - Alice Cooper
Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Maneater - Nelly Furtado
How Soon Is Now - The Smiths

Radar Love - Golden Earring

What The Hell Have I- Alice In Chains

Simple Minds - Love Song

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

Jive Talkin - Bee Gees

Year of the Cat was Al Stewart......

Skid Row - 18 and Life

And you call yourself "dj"...sheesh!

I nominate Big Country "Fields of Fire". I miss Stuart Adamson.

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

We've already had a lot of my favourites, but here are some others:

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.

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

Kylie - Confide In Me

Yeah right!

Glad you agree!

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.

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

Gone to spotify to listen to this classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf53...l=Gerda0815007

Michael Jackson - Billie jean

No, its Al Stewart

Dead Souls - Joy Division
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=0dDj...84Rxi0y_OpJ01I

U2 With or Without You

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,

George Michael - Father Figure. Great intro and ending