Favorite Song Introductions

[jobucats]

If this topic has already been discussed, I apologize. What are some of your favorite song introductions?

A few of mine are:
Still Water [[Love) - there's something about the way Levi says "walk with me"

Papa Was a Rolling Stone - such a masterpiece

Reflections- gotta love that beep, beep, beep and the explosion going from one speaker to the other

[sansradio]

"I Want You Back" for the win. That piano glissando leading into the funk gives me chills every time.

Honorable mention: "I'm Coming Out," with Tony Thompson's wickedly unpredictable drumming, Nile's tight guitar licks, those spicy horns, and Queen Diana putting in much work.

[daviddesper]

Friendship Train, Love is Like an Itchin in My Heart, The Day You Take One [[You Have to Take the Other), Just Look What You've Done, any number of Martha's songs, the list goes on!!!

[rovereab]

Initial thoughts:

What Does It Take - Junior Walker and The All Stars
A Bird In The Hand - The Velvelletes
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Behind A Painted Smile - Isley Brothers [[all that serentiy then wham!)
The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey and The Miracles [[UK single version)
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

[Motown Eddie]

A few of my favorite intros from Motown classics:

1. "Where Did Our Love Go"-The Supremes
2. "Uptight"-Stevie Wonder
3. "Reach Out I'll Be There"-Four Tops
4. "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"-The Temptations
5. "Smiling Faces Sometimes"-The Undisputed Truth
7. "Knock On My Door"-The Marvelettes
8. "Dancing In The Street"-Martha & The Vandellas
9. "I'm A Road Runner"-Jr. Walker & The All Stars
10. "It's A Desperate Situation"-Marvin Gaye

[mysterysinger]

"Forget Me Not" Martha Reeves & Vandellas
"My Whole World Ended" David Ruffin
"The Rovin' Kind" David Ruffin
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" Jose Feliciano
"The Only Time You Love Me" The Originals
"Looking Through The Windows" Jackson 5
"A Little More Love" Kim Weston
"Put Yourself In My Place" The Elgins
"Just Walk In My Shoes" Gladys Knight & The Pips
"||The Night" Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Motown had the best song intros in the business. Singling out just a few is easier said than done.

MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - "Nowhere To Run"
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - "I Tried"
THE SUPREMES - "I Hear A Symphony"
THE TEMPTATIONS - "My Girl"
MARY WELLS - "My Guy"
FOUR TOPS - "I Can't Help Myself"
JIMMY RUFFIN - "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted"
THE SUPREMES - "Love Child"
THE MIRACLES - "Going To A Go-Go"
THE MARVELETTES - "Don't Mess With Bill"

[marybrewster]

IN AND OUT OF LOVE - The Supremes

BERNADETTE - The Four Tops

[sophisticated_soul]

Nothing But Heartaches - Diana Ross & The Supremes

[lucky2012]

Nowhere To Run
[[You're A) Wonderful One
Come See About Me
Back In My Arms Again
It's The Same Old Song
Something About You
This Old Heart Of Mine
I Heard It Through The Grapevine [[both Gladys and Marvin)
I Want You Back
Someday We'll Be Together
Nathan Jones
Upside Down

[benross]

Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops; Diana Ross & The Supremes
Ask The Lonely - The Four Tops
Reach Out [Ill Be There] - The Four Tops
Come See About Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Ask Any Girl - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Who Could Ever Doubt My Love - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Stranger In Paradise [[mono version) - Diana Ross & The Supremes
You Keep Me Hanging On - Diana Ross & The Supremes
What Becomes Of The Broken-Hearted [[as released) - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Will This Be The Day - Diana Ross & The Supremes

[Boogiedown]

No doubt :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdw7V-FC_Q

Hal Davis was very smart to strengthen the PIR original intro instead of trying to reinvent it from scratch.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH5V5l1-iGY



delicious

[robb_k]

19385
Plunky piano on The Temptations' "It's Growing"
String lead in on Temptations' "Since I Lost My Baby"
Robert White's guitar lead in to Temptations' "My Girl"
String and chorus lead into "What Becomes of The Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin
String and chorus lead into Ruffin's "On The Avenue"/"In The Neighborhood"
Drum roll [[Bennie Benjamin?) on The Spinners' "I'll Always Love You"
Plunky Piano, guitar, strings and Doo Wop Group leading into Emanuel Lasky's "Lucky To Be Loved By You"
Piano, Bass, Strings lead into "Just A Little Misunderstanding" by the Contours
Drums, piano, bass, and strings intro into The Isley Brothers' "This Old Heart Of Mine"
Strings, Guitar, drums in intro of The Spinners' "Truly Yours"
Drums, guitar, and Doo Wop Group lead into The Equadors' "Someone To Call My Own"

[tjl]

1. [[Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
2. Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles
3. Going To A Go-Go - The Miracles
4. Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
5. It's The Same Old Song - Four Tops
6. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin
7. In My Lonely Room - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
8. I've Got A Feeling - Four Tops
9. Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
10. Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes
11. Keep On Loving Me - Frances Nero
12. I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes
13. Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles
14. Too Strong To Be Strung Along - The Mavelettes
15. Too Many Fish In The - The Marvelettes
16. Something About You - Four Tops
17. Uptight [[Evrything Is Alright) - Little Stevie Wonder
18. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
19. Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue - Temptations
20. Get Ready - Temptations

[grapevine]

...my all-time fave Motown intro is this one...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijPK01UbwTE

Grape :)

[MichaelSherry59]

Marvin Gaye - NightLife