Greatest Song Intros (May 2015)
This is a list of the greatest song intros of all time. This is not greatest opening lines in a song. That is a list that is coming soon. This list is referring to the first part of the song, usually the music. Some of these openings are unforgettable. Some of the are short and powerful. Others are long and ornate.
200. Rolling Stones- Under my thumb
199. Breeders- Cannonball
198. New York Dolls- Jet Boy
197. Depeche Mode- I feel you
196. Madonna- Lucky Star
195. Abba- Waterloo
194. Asia- Only time will tell
193. Guns N’ Roses- Paradise City
192. Elvis Costello- Oliver’s Army
191. Rolling Stones- Get off of my cloud
190. U2- Pride (In the name of love)
189. Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock- It takes two
188. Rolling Stones- Paint it black
187. Beck- Loser
186. Bob Dylan- Like a Rolling Stone
185. Stevie Wonder- Sir Duke
184. Beatles- Come together
183. Creedance Clearwater Revival- Fortunate Son
182. Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Relax
181. Motley Crue- Home Sweet Home
180. David Bowie- Width of a circle
179. Kid Rock- Bawitdaba
178. Black Sabbath- Iron Man
177. Cream- White Room
176. Iggy and the Stooges- Search and destroy
175. Heart- Alone
174. David Bowie- Space Oddity
173. Metallica- Master of Puppets
172. David Bowie- Ashes to Ashes
171. Pearl Jam- Alive
170. David Bowie- Starman
169. Wham- Freedom
168. Cyndi Lauper- Girls just wanna have fun
167. Prodigy- Firestarter
166. Poison- I won’t forget you
165. Greenday- American Idiot
164. Cars- Magic
163. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Refugee
162. Simon and Garfunkel- I am a rock
161. Soundgarden- Jesus Christ Pose
160. Huey Lewis and the News- I want a new drug
159. Whitesnake- Is this love
158. James- Laid
157. David Bowie- Modern Love
156. Rob Zombie- More human than human
155. Madonna- Live to tell
154. Poison- Nothing but a good time
153. Fallout Boy- Sugar, we’re going down
152. Carly Simon- You’re so vain
151. Europe- The final countdown
150. Iron Maiden- The Trooper
149. Tiffany- Could’ve been
148. Paul McCartney- Jet
147. Steve Winwood- the Finer things
146. Foo Fighters- Learn to fly
145. Bush- Everything Zen
144. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five- the Message
143. Whitesnake- Still of the night
142. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA
141. John Parr- St. Elmo’s Fire
140. Led Zeppelin- Communication Breakdown
139. Carpenters- Superstar
138. Whitesnake- Here I go again
137. David Bowie- Young Americans
136. Steppenwolf- Born to be wild
135. The Doors- The End
134. Eagles- Hotel California
133. Hall and Oates- You make my dreams come true
132. Van Halen- Ain’t talkin’ bout love
131. Robbie Williams- Let me entertain you
130. Police- Every Breath you take
129. David Bowie- Watch that man
128. Sugar Hill Gang- Rapper’s Delight
127. Led Zeppelin- Dazed and Confused
126. Jackson 5- I want you back
125. David Bowie- Cracked Actor
124. Aerosmith- Dream on
123. Paul Carrack- Don’t shed a tear
122. Marvin Gaye- I heard it through the grapevine
121. David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust
120. Primus- My name is mud
119. Afrika Bambaataa- Planet Rock
118. Beastie Boys- Sabotage
117. LL Cool J- Going back to Cali
116. Carpenters- For all we know
115. Clash- London Calling
114. Sex Pistols- Anarchy in the UK
113. Stevie Wonder- Superstition
112. Flock of Seagulls- I ran
111. David Bowie- Moonage Daydream
110. Motley Crue - Shout at the devil
109. Talking Heads- Psychokiller
108. Smashing Pumpkins- Today
107. Alice in Chains- Them Bones
106. Verve- Bittersweet Symphony
105. Alice in Chains- Man in the box
104. Journey- Don’t stop believing
103. Duran Duran- Hungry like the wolf
102. Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams
101. Metallica- One
100. Journey- Separate Ways
99. Beastie Boys- Fight for your right
98. Offspring- Come out and play
97. Survivor- Eye of the Tiger
96. Stevie Wonder- Uptight
95. Alice Cooper- No More Mr. Nice Guy
94. Police- Roxanne
93. Led Zeppelin- Kashmir
92. Mr. Mister- Kyrie
91. U2- New Year’s Day
90. Metallica- The Unforgiven
89. U2- I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
88. John Mellencamp- Ain’t even done with the night
87. Journey- Faithfully
86. Motley Crue- Kickstart my heart
85. Van Halen- Hot for teacher
84. Robert Palmer- Addicted to love
83. Doors- Break on through
82. Steve Perry- Oh, Sherrie
81. George Thorogood- Bad to the bone
80. U2- Mysterious Ways
79. Jimi Hendrix- Purple Haze
78. Gary Numan- Cars
77. Don Henley- Boys of Summer
76. Cutting Crew- I just died in your arms tonight
75. Warrant- Cherry Pie
74. Simple Minds- Don’t you forget about me
73. T Rex- Children of the revolution
72. David Bowie- Diamond Dogs
71. Mamas and the Papas- California Dreaming
70. Joe Cocker- With a little help from my friends
69. U2- Sunday Bloody Sunday
68. Meat Loaf- I would do anything for love, but I won’t do that
67. Iron Maiden- Run to the hills
66. Doors- Roadhouse Blues
65. Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath
64. Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode
63. Motorhead- Ace of spades
62. T Rex- 20th century boy
61. Who- Can’t explain
60. Bon Jovi- Wanted dead or alive
59. Jimi Hendrix- All along the watchtower
58. Michael Jackson- Billie Jean
57. T2 ft. Jodie- Heartbroken
56. Doors- LA Woman
55. Warrant- Sometimes she cries
54. Blondie- Heart of glass
53. Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
52. Pearl Jam- Evenflow
51. Nirvana- Come as you are
50. INXS- Need you tonight
49. Europe- Cherokee
48. Elvis Costello- Radio, Radio
47. Black Sabbath- War Pigs
46. Van Halen- Right Now
45. AC/DC- Highway to hell
44. Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls
43. Wham- Careless Whisper
42. David Bowie- Jean Genie
41. Van Halen- Running with the devil
40. Red Hot Chilli Peppers- Give it away
39. Prince- Let’s go crazy
38. Guns N’ Roses- Welcome to the Jungle
37. Clash- Should I stay or should I go?
36. Meat Loaf- Bat out of hell
35. Who- My Generation
34. Led Zeppelin- Whole lotta love
33. Black Crowes- Remedy
32. Guns N’ Roses- Sweet child o’ mine
31. A-ha- Take on me
30. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles- Tears of a Clown
29. Doors- Light my fire
28. Pantera- Walk
27. Deep Purple- Smoke on the water
26. Cream- Sunshine of your love
25. Jimi Hendrix- Voodoo Chile
24. U2- Where the streets have no name
23. Prince- When doves cry
22. Rolling Stones- Satisfaction
21. Van Halen- Unchained
20. Kinks- You really got me
19. Michael Jackson- Beat it
18. Bee Gees- Staying Alive
17. Van Halen- Jump
16. Bangles- Hazy shade of winter
15. Beatles- Revolution
14. Corey Hart- Sunglasses at night
13. Talking Heads- Burning down the house
12. Skid Row- Slave to the grind
11. Doors- When the music’s over
10. Motley Crue- Dr. Feelgood
9. John Mellencamp- I need a lover
8. David Bowie- Station to Station
7. Who- Baba O’Riley
6. Living Color- Cult of Personality
5. AC/DC- Back in Black
4. Nirvana- Smells like teen spirit
3. Metallica- Enter Sandman
2. Who- Won’t get fooled again
1. Dire Straits- Money for nothing
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