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LynneSin

(95,337 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2015, 12:54 PM Mar 2015

In praise of the Organ - best rock songs with Organ intros [View all]

Obviously the classic one is always the Rolling Stones 'You Can't Always Get What you Want' - every since they played that song at the funeral in the movie 'The Big Chill'

Of course, I joked around with a friend I could use 'Your Time is Gonna Come' from Led Zeppelin I (another great organ opening from the amazing John Paul Jones) but then the opening lyrics is 'Lying Cheating Hurting that's all you seem to do'. Not exactly what I want played at my funeral.

We could fast forward a few decades to this classic from Prince with "Let's Go Crazy" - maybe that could be played at my Funeral instead - hahahaha!

So post your favorite song with an amazing organ opening here.

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In praise of the Organ - best rock songs with Organ intros [View all] LynneSin Mar 2015 OP

Brief intro, but iconic solo: malthaussen Mar 2015 #1

+1 infamous, abbreviated version live on Ed Sullivan show magical thyme Mar 2015 #26

In a Gadda da Vida cyberswede Mar 2015 #2

+1 Fearless Mar 2015 #21

+2 . . . n/t annabanana Mar 2015 #29

+3 Enthusiast Mar 2015 #30

Jon Lord LunaSea Mar 2015 #3

Yus! hifiguy Mar 2015 #15

Reminds me of when an Aussie buddy called me and we were talking about music pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #4

Chest Fever cyberswede Mar 2015 #5

Green Onions cyberswede Mar 2015 #6

In The Light by Led Zeppelin Mr.Bill Mar 2015 #7

"The Only One I Know"; "Jerusalem" Number9Dream Mar 2015 #8

Stormy Monday, the version by Lee Michaels. kwassa Mar 2015 #9

"Chest Fever", The Band, Music from Big Pink kwassa Mar 2015 #10

+1 greendog Mar 2015 #40

"Light My Fire", the Doors kwassa Mar 2015 #11

"Gimme Some Lovin'", Spencer Davis Group featuring Steve Winwood kwassa Mar 2015 #12

Thread's over gratuitous Mar 2015 #23

One of the best opening acts I ever saw OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #28

Winwood is as multi-talented as they come. kwassa Mar 2015 #31

Question Mark & The Mysterians - 96 Tears Tom Ripley Mar 2015 #13

+1 ok_cpu Mar 2015 #19

It is a great song and ?/Rudy has the moves! Tom Ripley Mar 2015 #20

FREEEEEBIRD! Throd Mar 2015 #14

Short but memorable intro DFW Mar 2015 #16

Foreplay pipi_k Mar 2015 #17

I forgot how good that intro is. cyberswede Mar 2015 #22

I guess technically, the organ isn't the first thing you hear but here's one: ok_cpu Mar 2015 #18

Ha! Ha! Said the Clown, by Manfred Mann Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #24

Hoedown, Keith Emerson always rocks it Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #25

Roadhouse Blues, the Doors magical thyme Mar 2015 #27

Not an intro, but there's that great syncopated organ part in "Like a Rolling Stone" cemaphonic Mar 2015 #32

I read an article by Al Kooper who played the part on Like a Rolling Stone CBGLuthier Mar 2015 #37

Yeah, I've heard that story too. cemaphonic Mar 2015 #38

not exactly intro but close enuf! orleans Mar 2015 #33

Argent - Hold Your Head Up IcyPeas Mar 2015 #34

+1+1+1+1+1! Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #41

I'll posite Arcade Fire's song "Intervention" and Alan Parsons Project "Don't let it show" mike dub Mar 2015 #35

Ray Charles - Shake Your Tail Feather(Blues Brothers Movie) Tripper11 Mar 2015 #36

My first thought was "Your Time is Gonna Come" Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #39

Probably any KISS song. Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #42

Nick Cave: Red Right Hand Ron Obvious Mar 2015 #43