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Post by Michael1973 on Dec 9, 2023 8:50:52 GMT -5
IMO, the absolute best 'long instrumental intro' song was never released as a single: Elton John's "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding". Totally agree on this. I was largely unaware of this song until I saw Elton in concert in 2004. Since then it's been one of my all-time favorite songs. |
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Post by dth1971 on Dec 9, 2023 9:00:56 GMT -5
Don't forget a long instrumental to start off Timmy Thomas' "Why Can't We Live Together".
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Post by mga707 on Dec 9, 2023 12:03:12 GMT -5
IMO, the absolute best 'long instrumental intro' song was never released as a single: Elton John's "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding". Totally agree on this. I was largely unaware of this song until I saw Elton in concert in 2004. Since then it's been one of my all-time favorite songs. It was his concert opener on several tours, including his '75 tour with a mostly new band that I saw on October 1 of that year. My first concert and one of the best. After seeing it I went out and bought the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album mainly for this track, although the entire LP is among his best. Until then I'd only had a couple of his albums (and a lot of his 45s). By the end of '75 I had bought all of his albums that I was missing. |
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Post by johnnywest on Dec 9, 2023 16:17:56 GMT -5
“Heart of Glass” by Blondie has a long instrumental fade. “Car Wash” has a long intro.
And although not necessarily long, “99 Luftballons” has 4 instrumental breaks.
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Post by vince on Dec 9, 2023 18:06:55 GMT -5
“Heart of Glass” by Blondie has a long instrumental fade. “Car Wash” has a long intro. And although not necessarily long, “99 Luftballons” has 4 instrumental breaks. You are probably thinking about the the original Lp version (runs 3:45) or the version that 1st appeared on the Best of Blondie Lp in 1981 (runs 4:33). The US singles (runs 3:22) does not have an instrumental ending. The 12" versions (runs 5:50) does not have an instrumental ending either. |
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Post by vince on Dec 9, 2023 18:08:42 GMT -5
While we are on the subject of Blondie songs, the commercial 45 / Lp version of "Rapture" meets the criteria. The radio edit does not.
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Post by dukelightning on Dec 9, 2023 18:31:01 GMT -5
Don't forget a long instrumental to start off Timmy Thomas' "Why Can't We Live Together". Don't forget that 80sat40fan already mentioned that. |
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Dec 9, 2023 18:54:49 GMT -5
I believe Gerry Rafferty's "Get It Right (Next Time)" had a long instrumental intro. I mentioned this because I had downloaded that song yesterday. I really enjoy most of his top 40 hits from the late 1970s.
Also, doesn't The Jets' "Rocket 2 U" also have a long instrumental intro? I mean, on the February 20, 1988 show, the song started at the same time Casey started his "Great Radio Stations" plug near the end of the first hour.
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Post by johnnywest on Dec 9, 2023 19:49:09 GMT -5
"Enter Sandman"'s intro is well over a minute before the vocal kicks in.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Dec 9, 2023 19:49:23 GMT -5
Even in its single edit, the instrumental middle section of "Money" by Pink Floyd clocks in at 1:25.
The guitar ending to "No More Lonely Nights" by Paul McCartney lasts 1:12 (through the fade). The musician playing that solo? David Gilmour from Pink Floyd!
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