Song intros that really grab you? ?

Beethoven's 5th has been grabbing people for several hundred years.

The opening riffs to California Girls and Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

Some really great tunes listed above. Here's what i thought of off of the top of my head in no specific order. You know what they are as soon as you hear the opening line...

Taxman by The Beatles

Angel of Death by Slayer

Allegro Molto by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Got The Time by Joe Jackson

Alabama Song ( Whisky Bar ) by The Doors

Brand New Cadillac / London Calling by The Clash

Spill The Wine by Eric Burdon & War

Ace of Spades by Motorhead

Smokin' In The Boys Room by Brownsville Station

Mars: Bringer of War by Gustav Holst

All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople

12XU by Wire

Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo by Rick Derringer ( best version by Johnny Winter And on a live disc. Derringer was Johnny's "back-up" guitarist )

Radio Radio by Elvis Costello

Ziggy Stardust / Fame by David Bowie

PS... Reading threads like this makes me want to bust out a ton of different albums : )

"Sweet Child Of Mine" - Guns n' Roses

"Limelight" - Rush

"Children of Sanchez" (Long Version) - Chuck Mangione

Second the "Hotel California" recommendation

I'm sure there are a ton more that I've heard that I just can't think of right now... :(

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