My two to kick things off:
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
And yours?...
My two to kick things off:
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
And yours?...
Bryan Adams Summer of 69? actually all of his songs pretty much.
Dead or alive- spin me right round Mickey etc.
Dire Straits Money for nothing.
Nasty Nasty - 999
ring of fire - Johnny Cash
Single chord at the beginning of 'A Hard Days Night' The Beatles
Dum Dum dum Dum
compay segundo - chan chan
instantly recognisable four chords
Single chord at the beginning of 'A Hard Days Night' The Beatles
How soon is now.
Or even for that matter, This Charming Man
The Clash - White Riot; the sirens followed by the riff at the start
Blur - Song 2; not a fan but can't miss this when it starts
ac/dc - back in black
No Surprises - Radiohead
Bruce Hornsby, The way it is.
Guitar intro to Hotel California
Smells Like Teen Spirit? Blue Monday? Probably just because they're overplayed though...
That Michael Jackson had a couple - if you didn't recognise Thriller before after a few seconds, I'm sure we all will by the end of the summer!
We will rock you by Queen?
edit - you changed it!
oh yeah - i saw the sweet child second post and thought you'd changed your mind. forget it. except do listen to fine time on the link i put up and then come back here and agree with me.
Welcome to the Jungle - GnR
then come back here and agree with me.
I concur, theres certainly a little "borrowing" going on there!
Nasty Nasty - 999
Recognisable by you maybe.
The longest-running thematically linked etc. ...The Chain
Y'know, the formula 1 song
But I always loved the tour de France one when that was on C4
Nirvana - Teen Spirit.
Dire Straights - money for nothing
Elgar Cello Concerto (ok not a song, but recognised in about 1 second flat)
Many Queen songs.
She sells Sanctuary -the cult.
Smoke on the water -Deep purple
The Faith healer -SAHB.
more recently, seven nation army -White stripes
baggy trousers
Last boat Cairo
There's thousand to chose from.
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
You got the love - Candi Staton
On a topical note - Billie Jean by Michael Jackson has got to be up there.
that AC/DC song where he plays a little riff & they all shout "angus" at him between repeats (- or maybe "****"?) it's a VERY recognisable intro
Whole Lot of Rosie?
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance) - Green Day
Song 2 - Blur
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