Songs in which a lyric about knocking on a door is followed by a snare drum fill

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"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - Stones

calstars, Friday, 12 April 2013 19:48 (twelve years ago)

"Sister Ray"

Vol. 3: The Life & Times of E. "Boom" Carter (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 12 April 2013 19:48 (twelve years ago)

Men at Work - Who Can It Be Now

Pyotr Ilyich Chai Latte (Paul in Santa Cruz), Friday, 12 April 2013 19:50 (twelve years ago)

related: robbin' people with a SIX GUN in "I Fought The Law"

up all night to get bitcoins (crüt), Friday, 12 April 2013 19:51 (twelve years ago)

"Open The Door, Richard," repeatedly

bentelec, Friday, 12 April 2013 20:08 (twelve years ago)

Babys Coming Back by Jellyfish, maybe?

how's life, Friday, 12 April 2013 20:10 (twelve years ago)

Nope, thats a bass drum.

how's life, Friday, 12 April 2013 20:15 (twelve years ago)

Ray Charles - "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"

Pope Frank is the messenger of your doom (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 12 April 2013 20:18 (twelve years ago)

They forgot to fade up Mo Tucker's snare drum at the right moment, so 'Sister Ray' does not have one.

Mark G, Saturday, 13 April 2013 20:30 (twelve years ago)

Rod Stewart - "Infatuation":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VaazQfxGso

cougars and sneezers (Eazy), Saturday, 13 April 2013 20:39 (twelve years ago)

Otis Redding - "Open The Door"

cougars and sneezers (Eazy), Saturday, 13 April 2013 20:42 (twelve years ago)

Honorable Mention: Eddie Floyd, "Knock On Wood"

What About The Half That's Never Been POLLed (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 April 2013 20:56 (twelve years ago)

Dave Matthews Band - "What Would You Say?" ("Knock knock knock on the door who's it for...")

Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 14 April 2013 00:12 (twelve years ago)

Squeeze - Melody Motel

'Separate Lives', by Phil Collins & Marilyn Manson (PaulTMA), Sunday, 14 April 2013 01:57 (twelve years ago)

Sorry that's footsteps

PaulTMA, Sunday, 14 April 2013 01:58 (twelve years ago)

Phish - "Wolfman's Brother"

SlimAndSlam, Monday, 15 April 2013 00:06 (twelve years ago)

I had never noticed that!

how's life, Monday, 15 April 2013 09:09 (twelve years ago)

The most blatant of all...

Erasure - Knocking On Your Door

The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 15 April 2013 09:13 (twelve years ago)

They forgot to fade up Mo Tucker's snare drum at the right moment, so 'Sister Ray' does not have one.

Can be heard on the various live versions on "The Quine Tapes" (and numerous unofficial releases of course).

Tom D (Tom D.), Monday, 15 April 2013 09:35 (twelve years ago)

Fair Enough.

Back on the list again.

Mark G, Monday, 15 April 2013 09:37 (twelve years ago)

Moody Blues - "Question"

epistantophus, Monday, 15 April 2013 10:44 (twelve years ago)

Pet Shop Boys' "In the Night"--around 2:07, drum fill followed by sound indicative of door being kicked in.

lazulum, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 01:13 (twelve years ago)

lol at Jeff Beck playing the solo on "Infatuation."

calstars, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 02:23 (twelve years ago)

Wonder what he thought about all those voyeur photos on the wall. Maybe he just scratched it up to Rod being Rod.

calstars, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 02:24 (twelve years ago)

one year passes...

It would be tremendous if someone made a cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" that used this particular trope.

the strawberries are for the entrepreneurs (SlimAndSlam), Friday, 6 June 2014 12:16 (eleven years ago)

Happy by Britney Spears IIRC.

the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 6 June 2014 12:40 (eleven years ago)

Gah, Lucky, not Happy.

the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 6 June 2014 12:40 (eleven years ago)

feel sure that there's a Roachford song that does this. not in a position to check

arid banter (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 June 2014 12:45 (eleven years ago)

Turns out to be about a door slamming rather than being knocked upon, so don't know if it counts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iF47M3YDlg

but worth watching as a reminder of the kind of random shit that used to get to number one in the 90s.

the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 6 June 2014 12:50 (eleven years ago)

seven months pass...

Ariel Pink - Fright Night

calstars, Thursday, 15 January 2015 01:53 (ten years ago)


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