Top 100 non-fade-out endings

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... and why. To complement the top 100 fade-outs thread.

― Paul Eater (eater), Sunday, 23 February 2003 00:05 (twenty-three years ago)

1. Sparks, "I Predict"

― Paul Eater (eater), Sunday, 23 February 2003 00:10 (twenty-three years ago)

2. Metallica - "One" -- it goes really fast and hits a wall all scrunched up BLAM

― Leee (Leee), Sunday, 23 February 2003 00:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Pixies: Where is My Mind?
Mercury Rev: Meth of a Rockette's Kick

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Sunday, 23 February 2003 01:12 (twenty-three years ago)

5. The Beatles - "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" -- for just switching off the tape
6. The Who - "My Generation" -- for the feedback, the glorious feedback
7. Black Flag - "Slip It In" -- for accurate representation of the sex act
8. Led Zeppelin - "Rock & Roll" -- for Bonzo
9. Prince - "Let's Go Crazy" -- for getting that insane metal guitar onto pop radio

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Sunday, 23 February 2003 01:17 (twenty-three years ago)

10. "Too Drunk To Fuck" Dead Kennedys. Because vomiting is funny.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 23 February 2003 01:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Wire's "Pink Flag" album

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 23 February 2003 01:27 (twenty-three years ago)

12. King Crimson, "21st Century Schizoid Man" - because of the fake ending, and when the real ending comes in, the sax sounds like people screaming
13. Queen, "One Vision" - gimme gimme gimme fried chicken
14. Magma, "The Last Seven Minutes" - insane

― Joe (Joe), Sunday, 23 February 2003 01:33 (twenty-three years ago)

15. The Doors - "Touch Me" (for "Stronger Than Dirt")
16. The Who - "Love Reign Over Me" (Moon overturning the table and smashing it to bits)
17. Black Sabbath - "War Pigs" (lets speed up the tape!)

― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Sunday, 23 February 2003 01:55 (twenty-three years ago)

"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" makes me think of Lennon presenting one of several ways of ending the song, album, relationship, beatles (cf: the Lloyd-Webber of Abbey Road side 2)

didn't sgt pepper have a catch groove on one side and the wacky endless "mr kite" on the other ? revolver sides one and two end nicely with two similar sounding songs -- the beatles sides had good endings

― george gosset (gegoss), Sunday, 23 February 2003 02:06 (twenty-three years ago)

18. R.E.M. - "The One I Love" (those last three chords kill me)

― paul cox (paul cox), Sunday, 23 February 2003 02:14 (twenty-three years ago)

19. Pavement "Platform Blues"

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Sunday, 23 February 2003 02:30 (twenty-three years ago)

20. Turbonegro, 'Good Head'

― matthew james (matthew james), Sunday, 23 February 2003 03:38 (twenty-three years ago)

21. The Replacements: Bastards of Young

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Sunday, 23 February 2003 05:28 (twenty-three years ago)

"Don't Cry" Guns n Roses

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 23 February 2003 05:33 (twenty-three years ago)

oooh, good one Tracer.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Sunday, 23 February 2003 05:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Lust - Olympia

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Sunday, 23 February 2003 06:00 (twenty-three years ago)

24. Trans Am, "Shady Groove"
25. Comets on Fire, "ESP"
26. The Hives, "Hate to Say I Told You So"
27. David Bowie, "Suffragette City"

― Famous Athlete, Sunday, 23 February 2003 06:14 (twenty-three years ago)

28. "Motown Junk", Manic Street Preachers

― Ally (mlescaut), Sunday, 23 February 2003 06:29 (twenty-three years ago)

29. 'Ding-a-Dong' Teach-In

― Paul R (paul R), Sunday, 23 February 2003 14:39 (twenty-three years ago)

30. David Bowie: "Rock and Roll Suicide" (short silence followed by sharp, icy, poignant sting of violin.)

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 23 February 2003 16:12 (twenty-three years ago)

31. Gang of Four, It's Her Factory

Feller says 'avoid the answers. Keep it snappy. That's all.' and it just suddenly stops.

― Ferg (Ferg), Sunday, 23 February 2003 16:43 (twenty-three years ago)

greatest non fade ending:
big black - The Ugly American

greatest opening:
pop group - Forces of Oppression

― rex jr., Sunday, 23 February 2003 17:02 (twenty-three years ago)

that should have be 'We Are All Prostitutes' by the pop group instead of 'Forces of Oppression' on the opening.
got mixed up

― rex jr., Sunday, 23 February 2003 17:23 (twenty-three years ago)

33. sonic youth - trilogy

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 23 February 2003 17:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Soungarden - Jesus Christ Pose

yummy bass.

― mei (mei), Sunday, 23 February 2003 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

i change my vote to Bombast by the Fall for the ending instead of Big Black's, way better!
vote 32.

― rex jr., Sunday, 23 February 2003 18:44 (twenty-three years ago)

34. "God! Show Me Magic" - Super Furry Animals

― Poppy (poppy), Sunday, 23 February 2003 19:45 (twenty-three years ago)

35. The Modern Lovers: "Roadrunner" (electric version)

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 23 February 2003 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

36. Prince: "Adore"

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 23 February 2003 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

37. Incredible Bongo Band: "Apache"

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 23 February 2003 19:53 (twenty-three years ago)

38. Nirvana: "All Apologies"

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 23 February 2003 19:53 (twenty-three years ago)

39. Bikini Kill: "Star Bellied Boy"

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 23 February 2003 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)

40. Slayer - Raining Blood

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 23 February 2003 21:22 (twenty-three years ago)

41.Ween - Don't Laugh (I Love You)

― omally, Monday, 24 February 2003 03:20 (twenty-three years ago)

42. Darkane - Convicted

― omally, Monday, 24 February 2003 03:24 (twenty-three years ago)

43. Hard To Explain - The Strokes

― Shane, Monday, 24 February 2003 19:41 (twenty-three years ago)

44. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - Pere Ubu

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 24 February 2003 19:45 (twenty-three years ago)

45. Wilco's "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart"...it just 'dissolves'.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 24 February 2003 19:49 (twenty-three years ago)

46. "Last Words" by Tupac: "And them is my last words".

― matt riedl (veal), Monday, 24 February 2003 23:01 (twenty-three years ago)

The Homosexuals, "Vociferous Slam"--introduces a new riff in the last three seconds, a little shriek, and it's over.

― Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 24 February 2003 23:13 (twenty-three years ago)

three years pass...

revivin' & survivin'

― timmy tannin (pompous), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

The first thing I thought of when i saw this was Radiohead's "My Iron Lung"

― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

47. "Eaten Alive" by Diana Ross

Basically what the title says....

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 2 November 2006 22:18 (nineteen years ago)

48. Devo - Uncontrollable Urge
49. White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl

― zeus (zeus), Thursday, 2 November 2006 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

Anything that goes ssssssssssssssssccccccCCCCCHHHHHHHHHUP! (i.e. a slow backwards drum noise) over about 10-20 seconds. Albums quite often end in such a manner. Some songs which do this include:

50) The Cure - Pornography
51) GY!BE - Motherfucker=Redeemer Part Two
52) Mogwai - 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong

Songs which end with an incongruous, harsh beep:

53) Elbow - Newborn
54) Mr. Bungle - Pink Cigarette

...and the greatest ending...ever?

55) Super Furry Animals - Mountain People

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Thursday, 2 November 2006 22:39 (nineteen years ago)

Pink Cigarette might be the best one, actually. Absurd, baroque, urgent, sad, terrifying, brilliant are just some of the many adjectives I could lavish upon that song's final stages (well, the whole thing, to be fair, but especially the end).

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Thursday, 2 November 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

56. David Bowie - "It's No Game, Pt. 1" - Screaming "Shut up!" over disjointed Frippriff loop until he swallows his tongue

― Hideous Lump (Hideous Lump), Friday, 3 November 2006 04:40 (nineteen years ago)

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