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What are the best opening riffs in Rock and Roll history?

When you hear the first few seconds of the song you know what it is and that it's a great tune.

a few examples

Dirty Water by the Standell's

96 Tears by ? and the mystrerians

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Green Onions by Booker T and the MG's

Kick Out The Jams by the MC5

Electric Sweat by the Mooney Suzuki

Mississippi Queen by Mountain

Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple

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Permalink Reply by Mike Glowacki on April 21, 2011 at 6:28pm

Was just listening to this, Space Truckin' Deep Purple

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Permalink Reply by Harry on June 7, 2011 at 5:51am

Led Zep - Communication Breakdown

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Permalink Reply by shermo on June 7, 2011 at 7:01am

All the following ACDC songs.

Whole lotta rosie

Livewire

Rock n roll aint noise pollution

Hells Bells

Tnt

Awe heck i could just go and list all of ACDC's songs and they would nearly all fit the category.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Cruz on June 9, 2011 at 11:18am

Cheap Trick-He's A Whore

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Permalink Reply by belford music on June 16, 2011 at 6:11am

I have been listening "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols and it has a great opening riff.

http://belfordmusic.blogspot.com/2011/03/sex-pistols-good-save-quee...

Then I go to Brown Sugar by the Stones another good one .

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Permalink Reply by marcel van vliet on June 21, 2011 at 3:52pm

How about The Damned - neat neat neat ?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Savage on September 19, 2011 at 7:43pm

Trying to compose this list would take forever but here are a few of my takes, in no particular order

Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

Ronnie and Neil - Drive-By Truckers

Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye

Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds

In Waking Dreams - Gripweeds

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Permalink Reply by Gail Manchester on October 3, 2011 at 6:14pm

This song recently saved my brain from school marching band overdose

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