Top 100 song intros that sound like impending doom

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100. "When the Levee Breaks" - Led Zeppelin

Bonham plus harmonica. Could probably be #1, but there you go.

― Ben Crazee (Ben Crazee), Monday, 19 June 2006 13:35 (nineteen years ago)

99. "(For God's Sake Give More) Power to the People" - Chi-Lites (that air-raid-siren opening)

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 19 June 2006 13:47 (nineteen years ago)

98. Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Monday, 19 June 2006 13:51 (nineteen years ago)

97. THRILLER!

― mummy wrapped in bacon (nickalicious), Monday, 19 June 2006 13:56 (nineteen years ago)

96. I Am Iron Man

― NickB (NickB), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:00 (nineteen years ago)

Beating Alex in NYC-

95 - Killing Joke - The Wait

― bendy (bendy), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:01 (nineteen years ago)

94. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:07 (nineteen years ago)

93. Renegade Legion - "Torsion"

― Jacob (Jacob), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:11 (nineteen years ago)

97. Naah.

92. Beat it, Michael Jackson. For the first 20 seconds.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:13 (nineteen years ago)

93. The Genetic Method/Chest Fever - The Band

― shorty (shorty), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

91. Vitalic - Poney Pt 1

WHHRRRM WHRRRRM WHRRRRM WHRRRM

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

90. Spacemen 3 - "Revolution"

― hank (hank s), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)

89. Metallica - Battery

― Ash (ashbyman), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

88. "After Hours" - the Sisters of Mercy

― darren (darren), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

87. "Being Sucked In Again", Wire

― LC (Damian), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

87 Release Yo'Delf - Method Man (Prodigy have something to do with it)

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

85. queen - death on 2 legs

― b. austin (6335), Monday, 19 June 2006 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

84. that "You Dropped The Bomb On Me" disco song, whoever it's by

― mummy wrapped in bacon (nickalicious), Monday, 19 June 2006 15:18 (nineteen years ago)

^ Gap Band

― hank (hank s), Monday, 19 June 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

83. Black Sabbath - "War Pigs"

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 19 June 2006 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

82. Slayer - "Raining Blood"

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 19 June 2006 15:57 (nineteen years ago)

81. The Birthday Party - "Sonny's Burning"

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 19 June 2006 15:58 (nineteen years ago)

haha, but ALL of "Reign In Blood" sounds like impending doom!

― mummy wrapped in bacon (nickalicious), Monday, 19 June 2006 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

82. "Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 19 June 2006 16:54 (nineteen years ago)

81. Brave Men Run--Sonic Youth

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

80. Philip Glass & Robert Wilson - "Knee 1", Einstein on the Beach

― Brakhage (brakhage), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

oops, song

― Brakhage (brakhage), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:19 (nineteen years ago)

79. Lost Sounds - "Rats Brains and Microchips"

― todd (todd), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

78. Godspeed You Black Emperor - The one with the field recordings and the strings and the bass and the drums.

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:43 (nineteen years ago)

77. Modest Mussorgksy - St. John's Night On Bald Mountain
Witches sabbath man, there is none blacker in classical.. hee hee.

― Major Alfonso (Major Alfonso), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

76. Message From The Country - The Move

― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:47 (nineteen years ago)

75. "War Movie" - Jefferson Airplane (more air-raid sirens)

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

78. Godspeed You Black Emperor - The one with the field recordings and the strings and the bass and the drums.

haha, I love that I know exactly what you're talking about but don't know the title either

― mummy wrapped in bacon (nickalicious), Monday, 19 June 2006 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

74. section 25: new horizon. it's meant to be a song about hope as well. god help us all.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Monday, 19 June 2006 18:15 (nineteen years ago)

73. the birthday party - '(sometimes) pleasure heads must burn'

― 6335 (6335), Monday, 19 June 2006 18:16 (nineteen years ago)

72. Emperor - 'Opus a Satana'

― Bidfurd (Bidfurd), Monday, 19 June 2006 18:38 (nineteen years ago)

Magma - De Futura

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

70. Ground Zero - Consume Red (intro actually goes on for about 35 minutes here)

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

69. "metamorphosis 1962-1966" - the bill dixon orchestra

― Lawrence the Looter (Lawrence the Looter), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

68. Swans-I'll Cry For You

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

67. "New Dawn Fades" - Joy Division (also a bunch of other Joy Division songs)

― Cheeky Ida (jm229), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

damage inc. by metallica

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:59 (nineteen years ago)

95. Isaac Hayes "Walk On By"

― It's Rodney, pimp! (R. J. Greene), Monday, 19 June 2006 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

94. "Close Your Eyes" - Acen.
93. "Arc Arsenal" - At the Drive In.

― chap who would dare to be a nerd, not a geek (chap), Monday, 19 June 2006 21:04 (nineteen years ago)

66?

The Cure - One Hundred Years

― Joel Atkinson (mr. falcon), Monday, 19 June 2006 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

that is a GREAT intro.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Monday, 19 June 2006 21:35 (nineteen years ago)

65. Bowie, Future Legend

― douglas eklund (skolle), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 00:10 (nineteen years ago)

64. Mass Production - Iggy

― douglas eklund (skolle), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 00:13 (nineteen years ago)

63. Closet - Teenage Jesus and the Jerks

― douglas eklund (skolle), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 00:15 (nineteen years ago)

62. "Time to waste" - Alkaline Trio

― CJM (burl), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 00:31 (nineteen years ago)

61. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor - J.S. Bach

― jim wentworth (wench), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

Note one mentioned of "My humps" yet?

― danjel (danjel), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 13:40 (nineteen years ago)

heh

― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 13:49 (nineteen years ago)

60. "Slip Away," Clarence Carter.

― Burr (Burr), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

59. "All Along The Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix
58. "(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste" - Tuff Darts (more sirens)

― A Study In Redd Scharlach (Ken L), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:02 (nineteen years ago)

57. "All Along the Watchtower," Bob Dylan.

― Burr (Burr), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:05 (nineteen years ago)

56. Aphex Twin - "Come to Daddy (Pappy Mix)"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:06 (nineteen years ago)

ACDC Thunderstruck

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:06 (nineteen years ago)

^^55

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:06 (nineteen years ago)

54. Smashing Pumpkins "Bodies"

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

53. 'lung shadows' - the the

― gear (gear), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:20 (nineteen years ago)

52. "Once Upon a Time in the West" - Ennio Morricone.

― chap who would dare to be a nerd, not a geek (chap), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:21 (nineteen years ago)

51. Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"

― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

50. Future Sound Of London 'Papua New Guinea'
50. Orbital 'PETROL'
48. Boymerang 'Still'

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

Cat Power - "We All Die"

― nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

AC/DC: "Hells Bells"
Young Marble Giants: "Final Day"

― mike a (mike a), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

Soundgarden: "4th of July" no doubt.

― mayhaps (mayhaps), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

43: NIN, Closer

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 20:00 (nineteen years ago)

42. "Cars" by Gary Numan.

― matt the queeg (veal), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

41. "We will fall" The Stooges

― Jean Tully de Molinaire (Jean Tully de Molinaire), Thursday, 22 June 2006 13:16 (nineteen years ago)

"Godspeed You Black Emperor - The one with the field recordings and the strings and the bass and the drums.
haha, I love that I know exactly what you're talking about but don't know the title either"
it's actually got 2 titles, 'dead flag blues' on the CD and 'nervous, sad, poor...' on the Lp

― babysquid (babysquid), Thursday, 22 June 2006 14:57 (nineteen years ago)

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