Something About You--Four Tops
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Greatest Intros in Rock
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I'd say "Something Stupid" by the Sinatra's, but that would be saying something stupid. 
"Rubber Biscuit" - the Blues Brothers
GridLeakBias said:
I'll have to go with Cyberdad on this one. The Chips version is the best.
Jim Dandy--LaVerne Baker
Don't You Care--The Buckinghams
Tell it Like it Is--Aaron Neville
Nut Rocker--B Bumble & Stingers
Roll On Down the Highway--BTO
Nut Rocker--B Bumble & Stingers
Roll On Down the Highway--BTO
Apple Knocker--B Bumble & Stingers
Here Comes My Baby--Tremeloes is an excellent open. I'll add another one by the Tremeloes that alot of people forget: "Even the Bad Times Are Good".
Regarding "My Boomerang Won't Come Back", who can forget that open? Quite distinctive.
Regarding "My Boomerang Won't Come Back", who can forget that open? Quite distinctive.
cyberdad said:
Some trivia:
Rolf Harris recorded this tune (1963?) in a TV studio using a single mike. The unusual and distinctive background sound used in the intro and throughout the song is called a “wobble board”, a serendipity invention of Harris. Rolf Harris offered four unknown backing musicians 10% of the royalties for the song (after the session), but they decided to take a recording fee of 7 pounds each because they thought the song would be a flop. It wasn’t.
Harris sang "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (with The Beatles singing backing vocals) in the first edition of the From Us to You BBC radio shows, in December, 1963. Harris completely customized the original lyrics to a version that was especially written for The Beatles:
"Cut yer hair once a year boys, (repeat), If it covers your ears you can't hear boys, so (repeat first line)."
"Don't ill-treat me pet dingo, Ringo, (repeat). He can't understand your lingo, Ringo, so (repeat first line)."
"George’s guitar's on the blink, I think, (repeat), It shouldn't go plinkety plink, no, (repeat first line)."
"Prop me up by the wall, Paul, (repeat), 'Cause if you don't I might fall, Paul, so (repeat first line)."
"Keep the hits coming on, John, (repeat), 'Til long long after I've gone, John, just (repeat first line)."
GridLeakBias said:
Some trivia:
Rolf Harris recorded this tune (1963?) in a TV studio using a single mike. The unusual and distinctive background sound used in the intro and throughout the song is called a “wobble board”, a serendipity invention of Harris.
Harris sang "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (with The Beatles singing backing vocals) in the first edition of the From Us to You BBC radio shows, in December, 1963. Harris completely customized the original lyrics to a version that was especially written for The Beatles:
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Great stuff! I always thought Harris was just using a large hand saw. As for the year, I believe '63 is correct.
1963 is definitely correct.
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