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Haha, what was Dan's list?

I hadn't read the "get us amped up and primed to sing along", and I agree the opening, while super recognizable, doesn't exactly get one pumped immediately.  I've always liked the drum buildup, but the true opening starts with the guitar riff at 30 seconds, which is probably a better "get us amped and primed to sing along" than the longish buildup to it.

Other super recognizable openings that I thought of:

Eye of the Tiger (technically you have to wait 10 seconds for the recognizable riff)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4

Definitely meets the "amped up" criteria.


Start me Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGyOaCXr8Lw

Dancing Queen (might fail on the amped up, but eminently recognizable)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s

Smells Like Teen Spirit (and I don't even love Nirvana, but you can't mistake the opening)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg

Back in Black (I figure you would appreciate this one)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgnJDJN4VA

Seven Nation Army

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2QdDbelmY

But the single most recognizable set of notes to open a song belongs to Ludwig van Bethoven... Symphony Number 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv2WJMVPQi8

The BBC had a nice recording during their Beethoven week describing the opening (it was a free to download MP3, but was only available for a limited time).  While romantics want to say that the notes refer to "fate knocking at the door", apparently Bethoven modeled the opening after the cry of the Yellowhammer bird.

BC

[BostonCard]

Haha, what was Dan's list?

I hadn't read the "get us amped up and primed to sing along", and I agree the opening, while super recognizable, doesn't exactly get one pumped immediately.  I've always liked the drum buildup, but the true opening starts with the guitar riff at 30 seconds, which is probably a better "get us amped and primed to sing along" than the longish buildup to it.

Other super recognizable openings that I thought of:

Eye of the Tiger (technically you have to wait 10 seconds for the recognizable riff)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4

Definitely meets the "amped up" criteria.


Start me Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGyOaCXr8Lw

Dancing Queen (might fail on the amped up, but eminently recognizable)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s

Smells Like Teen Spirit (and I don't even love Nirvana, but you can't mistake the opening)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg

Back in Black (I figure you would appreciate this one)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgnJDJN4VA

Seven Nation Army

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2QdDbelmY

But the single most recognizable set of notes to open a song belongs to Ludwig van Bethoven... Symphony Number 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv2WJMVPQi8

The BBC had a nice recording during their Beethoven week describing the opening (it was a free to download MP3, but was only available for a limited time).  While romantics want to say that the notes refer to "fate knocking at the door", apparently Bethoven modeled the opening after the cry of the Yellowhammer bird.

BC