Songs That Begin: "1-2-3-4 ! "

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alright here's a little list, songs that begin OR SAY:

― Paul (scifisoul), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"1-2-3-4 ! "

― Paul (scifisoul), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"12XU" and other perver*sions count

― Paul (scifisoul), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Obv. "1, 2, 3, ugh...my baby don't mess around..."

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

The Roots/Cody Chestnutt "The Seed v2.0"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

"Out of Vogue" goes 1234 in the middle...

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Showroom Dummies

― rw, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Roadrunner

― rw, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"I Saw Her Standing There", and a whole mess of Ramones songs.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

More perverse counting:
-One, Two, FIVE! (Three sir) Right, Three!

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Dark Side of the Street, by The Flying Burrito Bros.
Gram says it.... very......slowly.........

― Pete S, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Also Kraftwerk's "Numbers" (in German), and Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" (in reverse). In perverse, John Lennon's "Nobody Told Me" ("ein, zwei, hickle, fickle").

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Mouth For War - Pantera

― a shotgun, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"Brain of J" by Pearl Jam....twice, even.

― despres, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Nickalicious OWNS this goddamn thread!

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Talking Heads "Love for Sale"

"1! 2! ha ha ha...1, 2, 3, 4..."

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, Andrew, I think Outkast owns this thread!

"Bombs Over Baghdad"

(whispered)"1...2...1, 2, 3..."

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck yeah! You own it for bringing it up, man, tho. I'd still count 1 2 3 UGH! as the best countin ever, tho, despite the many great examples brought up

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ein, zwei, drei, four" or something like that - Tenpole Tudor, Wunderbar

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Does "One - Two - Three - Fuck" count
In which case, "I Saw Her Standing There" to thread :-)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.officialramones.com/site/records/ramones.jpg own this thread!

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I've posted this elsewhere, but my son refers to "Hey Ya!" as "the 1, 2, 3, ugh song".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"3-5-Oh-1-2-5-Go!" - Joy Division "Warsaw"

― boldbury, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

"1 ... 2 ... 1, 2, 4" -- "Games Without Frontiers"

― Hammy (hammy), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Hokiest use of the count-in: Billy Joel "A Matter of Trust"

― Keith Harris (kharris1128), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Beck's "Dead Melodies" has a really nice subtle "1, 2...1, 2, 3" beginning that sets the rainy-day mood of the song really well.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

PRODIGY PRODIGY PRODIGY

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

The Cure's "Catch"

The Circulatory System's "Yesterday's World"

― nader (nader), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Gunter glieben glauchen globen

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

"Wooly Bully." Sorta.

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"Do You Realize??" - Flaming Lips

― 39 Steps + 40 Winks (39 Steps + 40 Winks), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:25 (twenty-two years ago)

----I'm falling in love with the guitar player...

"Hello, It's Me" -- Todd

― christoff (christoff), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

"backroad" -- throwing muses
"200 bars" -- spiritualized
"invisible sun" -- the police

― rainman, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Chic-Le Freak(I think?)

― Paul R (paul R), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

On the Violent Femmes' Add It Up comp, Gordon starts "American Music" with "Can I add something like: This is 'American Music' take one. 1,2,3,4..." The "1,2,3,4" is real fast even though the song starts off with the slow and soft "I like American Music..." intro.

― boldbury, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

that's one two aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh "-

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I like the messed up false start followed by the count in ala "Waitress in the Sky" by The Replacements.

― BrianB, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Rock Around The Clock.

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Another example of the messed up false start followed by the count in: "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" by the Clash.

― BrianB, Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Wax, "Building a Bridge to Your Heart"

'1, 2. 1, 2. 1-2-3-4- hold it... now!'

― Jeremy (Jeremy), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Wot about an "ere we go" "two three four", from your man Jilted John? Eh? Any takers?

This should be intentional Plot Piece 1234's, not just starting intros for crying out loud. Call yourself ILM? Who are you!? Who ARE dese peeepl?

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Westbam 'Alarm Clock'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sorry, I turned into Kiki here.

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

that's one two aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh "-
Of course it is!silly me!

― Paul R (paul R), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

The Cure - "Grinding Halt"

― E. (ebb), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin, complete with a shanty pirate prologue.

Hokiest use of the count-in: Billy Joel "A Matter of Trust"
You are so right. On the other hand, I almost with that all songs started like this.

"Wooly Bully" to thread.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The GNR cover of "Human Being" (I've, uh, never heard the original, but assume it's not there)

"Bombs Over Baghdad"

(whispered)"1...2...1, 2, 3..."

It also has an "uno dos tres" in the middle

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

"One..two..three..four "

..Oh - that was from "Taxman", by the way.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

One two three
She's a real left winger 'cause she been down south etc etc etc

― zappi (joni), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

1...2...3, 2...2...3

---Hey, you've got to hide your love away.

― christoff (christoff), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

The Rapture, "Heaven"

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Raspberries "Tonight"

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

The Grass Roots' "Let Live for Today" has a nice "1234" before the chorus.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes - Going For The One
Wire - Surgeon's Girl (un, deux, trois, quatre)

― Schwingung (Damian), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Speaking of the Beatles, what about "All Together Now"?

I didn't think so.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Dark Tranquilty used 1,2,3,4 as a transition towards the end of a song, presumably to get back into time for the intro/outro riff.

There are far too many cheesy grind, punk and hardcore songs I could name that feature 1,2,3,4 prominently, but why bother?

― James Slone (Freon Trotsky), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Wire have a few on Pink Flag.

Which Phillip Glass song is made entirely out of people counting to three or eight?

― Sasha (sgh), Wednesday, 19 November 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

1-2-3-4, tell the people what she wore....
Iiiiit waaaaaas aaaaan.....itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-yellow-bikini, that she wore for the first time today (oh yeah)....

AAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 20 November 2003 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Radiohead- Polyethylene (part 2)

― lou (lou), Thursday, 20 November 2003 06:28 (twenty-two years ago)

love's ugly children - messing things up
tugboat - northern spiral arm

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 20 November 2003 06:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Kula Shaker - Hush (except it always sounded like he was going "Hup! Hoo! Hee! HAW!")

Hefner - I Took Her Love For Granted - "Un, dos, tres, four." And to think some people find Darren Hayman irritating.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 20 November 2003 07:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Speaking of taxman, only song mentioned so far to have two count ins... The slow silly one and the 'real' one.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 20 November 2003 09:23 (twenty-two years ago)

"One, two, one two three -ugnh!- ... yeah. I was working part time at a five and dime, my boss was Mr. McGee...."

Prince, Raspberry Beret.

AKA, where Andre 3000 took the Hey Ya countdown from.

― peanut (peanut), Friday, 21 November 2003 07:39 (twenty-two years ago)

" 1 , 2.... Get Down"

James Brown Don't Tell It

― blue, Friday, 21 November 2003 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Andre did it a LOT better, I'm surprised to say

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 21 November 2003 11:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Or rather more OBVIOUSLY, probably. In this case it might be the same thing, tho.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 21 November 2003 11:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Cornelius "Count 5 or 6"!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Friday, 21 November 2003 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

"Bullet" by the Misfits. "Shake Appeal" by Iggy and the Stooges.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 21 November 2003 22:01 (twenty-two years ago)

four months pass...

"1,2,3,4 get your woman on the floor"....by Coolio

― Lil' Lainie - Delaware (LILLAINE), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"A! B! A, B, C, D!"

-- Sheila E, "A Love Bizarre"

― Joseph McCombs, Monday, 19 April 2004 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Billy Joel - "A Matter or Trust." He sings it too.

― Mark (MarkR), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Patience by "Guns n Roses"

― cw28 (cw28), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Travis - "Writing to Reach You"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

"Leper Messiah" - Metallica

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

The Ramones - "Happy Birthday Mister Burns"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

"Free Four" by Pink Floyd.

― shookout (shookout), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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