Greatest Signature Starting Notes?

[plagiarism]

[quote][i]Originally posted by hutter[/i]
<br>Good choice, Scramjet! But I think "Words" was overall a much better song. Man, that was a cool band. Great music AND gazongas, you can't beat that.[:D]
[/quote]

Sure you can. Multiple sets of gazongas. [}:)]

[hutter]

(drum snap)[:D]

[spohlso]

How about the wierd arpeggio bit for "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo?

[phillyidol]

Tears For Fears- Head over Heels! Everybody knows that song as soon as you hear the first note.

[scramjet]

[quote][i]Originally posted by hutter[/i]
<br>Good choice, Scramjet! But I think "Words" was overall a much better song. Man, that was a cool band. Great music AND gazongas, you can't beat that.[:D]
[/quote]

I agree. "Walking" isn't MP's best song, but the start is very cool.

[knightoboingo]

[quote][i]Originally posted by hutter[/i]
<br>Good choice, Scramjet! But I think "Words" was overall a much better song. Man, that was a cool band. Great music AND gazongas, you can't beat that.[:D]
[/quote]

Amen, brutha!

The intro/opening to "Destination Unknown" is another signature sound. Those guys (and gal) were ahead of their time. Ridiculed by some back then because of Dale's antics and personality, most look back and say, damn- those guys were pretty f-ing good!

I would add some of my personal faves:

"Dead Man's Party"- Oingo Boingo
"Little Girls"- Oingo Boingo
"Sweat"- Oingo Boingo
"Weird Science"- Oingo Boingo
"I Ran"- Flock of Seagulls
"Too Shy"- Kajagoogoo
"Bette Davis Eyes"- Kim Carnes
"Electric Avenue"- Eddy Grant
"Always Something There To Remind Me"- Naked Eyes
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"- Eurythmics
"Major Tom (Coming Home)"- Peter Schilling
"Der Komissar"- After The Fire
"Shout"- Tears For Fears
"One Night In Bangkok"- Murray Head
"Dance Hall Days"- Wang Chung
"A View To A Kill"- Duran Duran
"White Wedding"- Billy Idol
"Don't Go"- Yaz
"In A Big Country"- Big Country
"A Million Miles Away"- The Plimsouls
"The Killing Moon"- Echo & The Bunnymen
"I Still Believe"- The Call

[Mechi]

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>Tears For Fears- Head over Heels! Everybody knows that song as soon as you hear the first note.


[/quote]

You are totally right!! It's really easy to recognise.
And one of the best songs ever...


Mercedes

[xtc-1957]

"Planet Earth" by Duran Duran

[hexicon]

I guess this goes to why I picked "B and guitar" in the other thread, Echo & the Bunnymen, "Rescue." Many of my various mix tapes from the old days start out with those guitar notes.