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« on: August 30, 2007, 01:25:44 AM »
For me one of the things which make so many Beach Boys songs great are the intros, the first few seconds. As part of my general curiosity trip, I wonder, what are people's favourite intros?

Myself, I'd go for the intro of Kiss Me, Baby from the Today album. (Which, following advice on this board, I picked up a couple of Todays ago)
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2007, 01:29:47 AM »
Many to list. Island Girl is pretty cool, California Girls is a classic and the intros to DW and Getcha Back are beautiful. I could list a dozen more, at least.
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« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2007, 01:41:49 AM »
Long Promised Road.
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2007, 03:44:31 AM »
California Girls has the best intro ever.

And I'll also go for an often overlooked song, "In The Parkin' Lot"  Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2007, 04:32:46 AM »
Off the top of my head:

Please Let Me Wonder
California Saga
Good Time
Do It Again
You Still Believe in Me
The Little Girl I Once Knew
All Summer Long
California Girls (of course)
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« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2007, 05:08:22 AM »
"Little Girl I Once Knew"
"You Still Believe In Me"

oh,and just for the hell of it:
"Watcher Of The Skies"  Genesis (greatest intro ever!)

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« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2007, 05:39:47 AM »
Wouldn't It Be Nice.  Actually, the whole Pet Sounds album is full of incredible intros.  After that, Brian went through a period of writing songs without any intros at all.  Good Vibrations, Heroes and Villains, Wonderful, Surf's Up, Cabinessence, Time To Get Alone, etc..
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« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2007, 07:28:13 AM »
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Our Prayer/Gee (as an intro to Heroes and Villains)
Little Girl I Once Knew
You Still Believe In Me
California Girls
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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2007, 07:29:04 AM »
Quote from: LostArt on August 30, 2007, 05:39:47 AM
Wouldn't It Be Nice.  Actually, the whole Pet Sounds album is full of incredible intros.  After that, Brian went through a period of writing songs without any intros at all.  Good Vibrations, Heroes and Villains, Wonderful, Surf's Up, Cabinessence, Time To Get Alone, etc..

I wouldn't say that's totally true, after all, how about "Breakaway" - one of the best in my opinion. The "ooooh" and "wahoo" vocals and densely packed instruments tell you straight off it's going to be a full-on effort - my favourite is the lick of wah-wah guitar in the break, just before the first verse. Mindbogglingly brilliant.
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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2007, 09:33:19 AM »
- "Sloop John B"
- "Dance, Dance, Dance"
- "God Only Knows"

I sometimes wonder how much the musicians - specifically The Wrecking Crew - had to do with the opening arrangements.
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« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2007, 10:22:48 AM »
Don't Worry Baby.....best intro
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« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2007, 03:38:41 PM »
Dance, Dance, Dance; Wendy; WIBN
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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2007, 04:29:42 PM »
God only knows
Kiss me baby
california girls
Little honda...dennis yells GO at the beginning.
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« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2007, 04:32:51 PM »
California Girls (THE BEST!)

Do It Again Live

Dance Dance Dance

California

Island Girl

Sloop John B

Fun Fun Fun

Sail on Sailor

Wendy

Keepin The Summer Alive
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« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2007, 04:34:30 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2007, 05:10:31 PM »
No vote for "Problem Child"?  Grin

I wonder that no one mentioned "In My Room".

I like the intro to "He Come Down".
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« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2007, 05:33:15 PM »
Warmth of the Sun is killer too...
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« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2007, 07:14:14 PM »
Quote from: Joe- on August 30, 2007, 04:34:30 PM
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« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2007, 07:26:52 PM »
Oh Oh! HUSH-A-BYE has a  great intro!
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« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2007, 07:46:21 PM »
Glow Crescent Glow (1978 recording)
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« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2007, 07:54:58 PM »
Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

Busy Doin' Nothin

I went to Sleep

Til I Die (EH soundtrack)

Marcella (BW concert piano solo)

Kiss me baby

Salt Lake City

Sunshine

What's Wrong?

Let it Shine
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« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2007, 08:08:25 PM »
Til I Die (EH soundtrack) definately!

Soulful Old Man Sunshine

Wild Honey
 
It's About Time

All I Wanna Do

Steamboat

California Sega: Big Sur

Johnny Carson

Airplane

River Song


just to name a few
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« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2007, 09:22:57 PM »
"In The Parking Lot" ranks up there with the best of them.  The intro overwhelms the rest of the song actually...
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« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2007, 12:36:02 PM »
It may be just a simple drum beat, but when it's joined by those amazing harmonies, the opening of "Don't Worry Baby" still makes me tingle after having heard in thousands of times.
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« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2007, 06:07:19 PM »
In the Parking Lot
Please Let Me Wonder
You Still Believe in Me
Do It Again
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