sloper 513 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Goodaye all Turned off one of my systems that was shuffling tracks the other day. Played just one note and l knew instantly the song. How many songs could picked by the first note?? Everybody here could pick the same song l am sure.😉 regards Bruce Link to post Share on other sites
deanB 5,518 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Violent Femmes- Please Do Not Go And most of the songs on this album probably fit the thread criteria for anyone who got into the Femmes memorable debut way back in '83. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,359 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 The obvious choice 8 Link to post Share on other sites
t_mike 8,250 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: The obvious choice Closely followed by (be it the vocal or the note)... Link to post Share on other sites
wasabijim 699 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 if you don't get it on the first strike its OK, you get like 4 bars to think on it Link to post Share on other sites
wasabijim 699 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 and another - Golden by Kingswood Link to post Share on other sites
Cloth Ears 1,180 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 ...and... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
hired goon 5,752 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I dunno that many songs with just one note (although there are some drones that are centred on a single frequency which may count). But this INXS song starts with a single note and I reckon if I could identify it easily from just that note: --Geoff 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cwt 1,022 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 A long sustained note for sure 3 Link to post Share on other sites
krebetman 304 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Sometimes, they make it easy: https://www.youtube.com/embed/fhnrrLxQEVQ?start=4&end=5 Link to post Share on other sites
Batty 5,074 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Purple Rain by Prince. Won me a gallon of beer in a pub quiz on the first note in a tie breaker. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Janjuc 39,587 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hi All, Steppenwolf, Magic Carpet Ride JJ 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Janjuc 39,587 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hi All, You Keep Me Hangin' On, Vanilla Fudge JJ 4 Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,159 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Sugarloaf - Green Eyed lady Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,159 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky 4 Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,159 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 The Who - Baba O'Riley 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,159 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Shocking Blue - Venus 3 Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,159 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Fields - Three Minstrels (may be less familiar to some) Better stop now, before I disappear into an early 70s time warp. Link to post Share on other sites
Neurone 6,335 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Pink Floyd -"Echoes" 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,159 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Cloth Ears 1,180 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 A couple of the punk era - the first is recognised before a note is played (cheating?); the second from the bass line... Link to post Share on other sites
cwt 1,022 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Its a bit easier when they start with a piano and you date yourself 👌 Link to post Share on other sites
cazzesman 2,057 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Regards Cazzesman 2 Link to post Share on other sites
cazzesman 2,057 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Regards Cazzesman Link to post Share on other sites
Janjuc 39,587 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hi All, Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues JJ 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Demondes 682 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Tom waits 'Going out West' - guitar twang Beasti Boys "Sabotage' - drum hit Link to post Share on other sites
cwt 1,022 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,359 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hammer time 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cwt 1,022 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 anatomy of a classic easily recognisable instrumental 🥂 4 Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,159 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever Probably a bit unfair picking The Beatles, you could just about pick any of their songs they are so familiar. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,359 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites
hired goon 5,752 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Easy to recognize this song with it's recurring single note: Laurie Anderson - O Superman --Geoff 5 Link to post Share on other sites
cazzesman 2,057 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Demondes said: Tom waits 'Going out West' - guitar twang Beasti Boys "Sabotage' - drum hit Oh yes Tom for sure. Kudos Regards Cazzesman Link to post Share on other sites
awayward 2,511 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I can’t believe this hasn’t been mentioned, should be number one, or Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven, Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BLAH BLAH 952 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 many many moons ago...late Summer nights...windows wound down...we use to drive home from melbourne cbd eating take away and drinking coldies and we would have a competition who could get the most songs guessed first played on the commercial AM Radio...many, many were guessed just from that opening note...what a skill honed over many hours and now gone to waste... Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,359 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Three Dog Night Mama Told Me Not To Come. Jacknife Lee's sample of the opening notes. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
t_mike 8,250 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 One of the greatest intros of all time, recognisable in an instant by most. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Dilettanteque 10,787 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone Well, drums are tuned.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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