Quite popular circa 2003. eg.THIS and THIS
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 4 January 2020 00:13 (four years ago) link
awopbopaloobopawompbamboom
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Saturday, 4 January 2020 00:24 (four years ago) link
...is the intro
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 4 January 2020 00:28 (four years ago) link
I mean I guess it's also the chorus, so never mind, I'll allow it
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 4 January 2020 00:31 (four years ago) link
Rush "Red Lenses"Urge Overkill "Jaywalkin'"Big Star "Give Me Another Chance"Jawbox "His Only Trade"
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 4 January 2020 00:58 (four years ago) link
tubthumping
― ingredience (map), Saturday, 4 January 2020 01:09 (four years ago) link
lol n/m
― ingredience (map), Saturday, 4 January 2020 01:18 (four years ago) link
i knock myself down but i get up again
― ingredience (map), Saturday, 4 January 2020 01:19 (four years ago) link
lotion - dear sir
― brimstead, Saturday, 4 January 2020 01:23 (four years ago) link
Bob Dylan & the Band - I’m Not There (...and probably other Basement Tapes songs? The Mighty Quinn?)Royal Trux - The United States vs One 1974 Cadillac El Dorado SedanRoyal Trux - Every Day Swan
― Into the Bro-known: One Dude’s ‘Frozen’ Podcast (morrisp), Saturday, 4 January 2020 01:29 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=098IhhIOJeY
― Frozen Mug (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 January 2020 01:40 (four years ago) link
Beach Boys, "Do You Wanna Dance" - but not the Ramones, or Bobby Freeman for that matter.
― Frozen Mug (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 January 2020 02:23 (four years ago) link
"Somebody to Love" - Jefferson Airplane"Delta Dawn" - Tanya Tucker; Helen Reddy"Rich Girl" - Hall & Oates"China Girl" - Iggy Pop"Le Freak" - Chic
― Josefa, Saturday, 4 January 2020 02:31 (four years ago) link
A lot of these begin abruptly but not necessarily in medias res.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 4 January 2020 02:45 (four years ago) link
"lizard lady" and "semolina" from duck stab/buster and glen by the residents
probably some others, i'm listening to "weight lifting lulu" now though, it's good
― revenge of the jawn (rushomancy), Saturday, 4 January 2020 03:21 (four years ago) link
Hop Along - "The Knock"― may the force leave us alone (zchyrs), Friday, January 3, 2020 10:21 AM (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― may the force leave us alone (zchyrs), Friday, January 3, 2020 10:21 AM (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
This was the first one that came to mind when I saw this thread. Love that song.
― jaymc, Saturday, 4 January 2020 03:55 (four years ago) link
I keep thinking about The Fall, but MES so often just utters something ("Pink press threat!", "Who makes the Nazis?", etc) upfront, followed by what is otherwise a musical 'intro' passage. Still, "In the Park" clearly fits the bill. And the likes of "Mr Pharmacist", "Dice Man" and "Kicker Conspiracy" commence with the chorus.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 4 January 2020 04:05 (four years ago) link
Yeah, those are good ones. "Kicker!"
― Into the Bro-known: One Dude’s ‘Frozen’ Podcast (morrisp), Saturday, 4 January 2020 04:50 (four years ago) link
Pixies - Distance Equals Rate Times Time
― dorsalstop, Saturday, 4 January 2020 11:13 (four years ago) link
^ good one... no intro, drops right into the action, and also no real chorus
― enochroot, Saturday, 4 January 2020 16:02 (four years ago) link
Dexys Midnight Runners, "Plan B"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8QI69ifsiY
... and others I suspect.
― Frozen Mug (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 January 2020 16:10 (four years ago) link
genesis with peter gabriel did this shit all the fucking time
looking for someonesupper's ready (which gets bonus points for being a _23-minute epic_ with no intro)dancing with the moonlit knight
there are some other songs that are very close, like "lillywhite lilith" and "the lamia"
― revenge of the jawn (rushomancy), Saturday, 4 January 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link
Buncha Sam The Sham songs: "(I'm In With) The Out Crowd"; "Medicine Man"; "How Do You Catch A Girl?"; "Ju Ju Hand"; "Ring Dang Doo"; "Lil' Red Riding Hood" (if the wolf howl counts)...
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 4 January 2020 17:48 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A9GIgghiP4
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:26 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfK1_FBTMtA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sMGSj_t_1U
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:37 (four years ago) link
Need a subthread of songs that start with an a cappella rendition of the chorus, before launching into a musical intro…Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
― Into the Bro-known: One Dude’s ‘Frozen’ Podcast (morrisp), Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:38 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA7XqnHMIwQ
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:40 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aQtqwIqnvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4IG0YOGiV0
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
W.A.S.P. - "I Wanna Be Somebody"
― papa stank (Neanderthal), Saturday, 4 January 2020 18:53 (four years ago) link
Beach Boys "Heroes and Villains"
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 4 January 2020 19:14 (four years ago) link
Joanna Newsom has a lot of these
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 4 January 2020 19:18 (four years ago) link
Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 4 January 2020 19:28 (four years ago) link
Beach Boys - "Here Today"
― timellison, Sunday, 5 January 2020 07:38 (four years ago) link
the cowsills - start to lovedennis wilson - thoughts of you
― buzza, Sunday, 5 January 2020 08:03 (four years ago) link
Madness: "Rise and Fall"(which btw is an album opener)
― anatol_merklich, Monday, 6 January 2020 00:12 (four years ago) link
at least half of the smiley smile tracks do this.
― visiting, Monday, 6 January 2020 01:56 (four years ago) link
CSNY - "Our House"Paul McCartney - "No More Lonely Nights"
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 6 January 2020 03:43 (four years ago) link
Fiery Furnaces - Pricked in the HeartFiery Furnaces - Turning RoundFiery Furnaces - Up in the NorthFiery Furnaces - Police Sweater Blood Vow (this one has an opening chord)
― BeerAdvocate in the streets, Wookiepedia in the sheets (morrisp), Monday, 6 January 2020 04:03 (four years ago) link
Misfits - Bullet owns this category:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiTgDBNQ3lU
― Sassy Boutonnière (ledriver), Monday, 6 January 2020 07:14 (four years ago) link
beatles -- maxwell's silver hammer
anthology version has a nice lil piano intro that i think actually would've improved the song, emphasizes the silly/vaudeville tone of the number
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 6 January 2020 07:45 (four years ago) link
Another Beatles obvious one : « Hey Jude » (but indeed they have plenty)
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 6 January 2020 10:49 (four years ago) link
Super Furry Animals - If You Don't Want Me To Destroy You & Demons, probably more
I remember seeing them in early days, Gruff introduced IYDWMTDY with "This one's called" and then immediately starting the song.
― Valentijn, Monday, 6 January 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpAI8YOh0K4
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 6 January 2020 19:34 (four years ago) link
Love that song....
― BeerAdvocate in the streets, Wookiepedia in the sheets (morrisp), Monday, 6 January 2020 19:36 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTWpAsMJMX0
― 525,600 gecs (voodoo chili), Monday, 6 January 2020 19:41 (four years ago) link
Rolling Stones: "Mother's Little Helper"
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 6 January 2020 19:43 (four years ago) link
Minor Threat “out of step”
― calstars, Monday, 6 January 2020 20:01 (four years ago) link
Elvis Costello, Accidents Will Happen - starts with vocal and it is already the verse. Does that count?
EC's first three albums all start with just his voice, already in the verse: Welcome to the Working Week, No Action, Accidents Will Happen.
― SlimAndSlam, Tuesday, 7 January 2020 01:46 (four years ago) link
Steve Hillage: Wait One MomentThe Cramps: Tear It UpJohnny Thunders: Little Bit of Whore
― Leftee, Tuesday, 7 January 2020 02:55 (four years ago) link
Toni Braxton - Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgA6hdK0gq4
― “Pizza House!” (morrisp), Monday, 31 August 2020 21:21 (three years ago) link