The Intro and the Outro

[Lutherf]

Let's talk songs that have great introductions or great wrap ups!

But first...a nod to the thread title -


OK. With that out of the way, let's get to some lead ins and kick outs

Intro -


Intro and Outro....and pretty much all the in between but that's not part of the thread

 

[Lutherf]

Intro -

 

[Lutherf]

Outro -






(Layla could actually go both ways)

 

[Lutherf]

One of the more memorable outros -


and one of the more memorable intros -

 

[DashingAmerican]

Intro

 

[ttwtt78640]

Simple Man


Halrlem Nocturne


Cliffs Of Dover

 

[nota bene]

I can't post one of the best-ever intros because it's not available. I've tried purchasing the long version of "Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder, but even though the minutes listed were correct, what I bought was the short version everybody's so familiar with. Incredible intro, but not on the radio version.

One contender for best five notes of an ending:

 

[ttwtt78640]

These songs seem to have both:

 

[Lutherf]

Here's a short but classic intro...unmistakable!

 

[Crovax]

I just did intros

 

[Crovax]

Here's a short but classic intro...unmistakable!

sounds suspiciously kinda like this one

 

[justabubba]

here's the first one that came to mind:

 

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[justabubba]

surf music was filled with great intros

 

[justabubba]

 

[matchlight]

A couple songs come to mind which have openings which I've always liked. One is "Baby Blue," by Badfinger. That pretty little run of nine notes then shows up again in the song. The other is the bass note! and insistent drum beat that open "Arnold Layne," a very early Pink Floyd song I think Syd Barrett wrote.

 

[matchlight]

sounds suspiciously kinda like this one

I have to agree as to "Johnny B. Goode"--that opening is pure rock. I can almost picture kids at the time, all over the country, jumping up to hit the dance floor the moment they heard those notes.

 

[justabubba]

 

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[justabubba]

abbey road studios version

 

[Chomsky]

Halrlem Nocturne

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Damn, where do you find this excellent stuff?

Danny Gatton + Old Tele + Harlem Nocturne! Can it get any better? (Yes it can. They added a proper sax, and segued into The Perry Mason Theme! The only thing missing was a segue into Peter Gunn!)

BTW - If you play lead guitar, it's really hard to share the stage with a sax. They steal the show, and women love them. Ask me how I know. But they bring so much soul ...

Here's the guy that I believe is the true master of the Tele', the guy it appears Jeff Beck learned a lot of technique from:

 

[Chomsky]

A couple songs come to mind which have openings which I've always liked. One is "Baby Blue," by Badfinger. That pretty little run of nine notes then shows up again in the song. The other is the bass note! and insistent drum beat that open "Arnold Layne," a very early Pink Floyd song I think Syd Barrett wrote.

+1 Baby Blue!

Below - same era as Arnold Layne with some similarities, but a bit more popular and I suspect you know of it (but hey, it's a classic & groundbreaking video for its time).

 

[zyzygy]

Outro