Songs that begin with other than music (effects, sounds etc)
 

You know the kind of thing: "Black Sabbath", "Time", "Powerslave". What songs do you know that open with not music, but sounds or effects like maybe thunder, wind, bells, chimes, screaming, laughter etc? Instrumentals are ok too, like this one...

That's the exact same song that came to mind when I first read the headline.

Yes was nortorious for those type of intros.

RUSH too.

Spongebob n' Niggaz in one post.
Bomb the music industry has a bunch like that.
I also know a few with ones at the end instead of the beginning.

I think Rick Wakeman was using the moog synth to recreate the sound of thunder(?) and wind. The sound effect is easy to do with a synth, it's done with white noise generator.

Optiganally Yours – Oar
waves and birds simulated on the Optigan



Flaming Lips – Mr. Ambulance Driver
radio call and sirens

Thinking about the Flaming Lips they seem to have quite a few

Flight Test with the spoken opening, and reverb effects all around.



The static that opens up Chewin On The Apple of Your Eye




The outdoor ambiance on both Sleeping On The Rooftop, and Jesus Song No.7





And the weird electronics that start off 7 Skies H3

Another cool thread idea, Trollheart !

Frogs, recorded in 1956:-



And here´s a follow-up thread if you like that short taster:- http://www.musicbanter.com/avant-gar...7-moondog.html
To misquote Eric Burdon, "It will be worth it - if not for the sake of this thread then for the sake of your own piece of mind."

of course

Right now I don't remember any song which starts with sound effect, but "Love Reign O'er Me" song includes sound effect like thunder.

Rain sound- I wanna go outside in the rain- The Dramatics
Coughing- Sweet Leaf- Black Sabbath
Bong Hit- Bong Song- Butthole Surfers
Person (probably a man) Pissing- She's a Ho- Tragic Mullato
Whip Cracking - S&M - Two Live Crew
Motorcycle Engine Revving- Leader of the Pack - The Shangri Las
Cash Register- Money- Pink Floyd
Cash Register- Silly Love Song- Wings
Gun Shot- Murder Was the Rap that They Gave Me- Snoop Dogg
Police Siren- **** the Police- NWA
Knocking on Door- Dope Man- NWA

Crystal Meth (I'm assuming) toke on this one:

Xzibit's paparazzi had camera flashes playing over top of the instrumental in the intro if that counts

Last Emperor - One Life

Jedi Mind Tricks - Sacrifice (Samples Gene Hackman in the DreamWorks movie "Antz")

30 Seconds to Mars - Capricorn

Other than "Money", this is probably the most iconic. Can't believe nobody's mentioned it yet.

Bad Company-Burning Sky (Thunderclap)..

Only one I can think of off the top of my head.. but I know there's a lot more so I'll post more later

The Doors-Riders on the Storm (Thunder & Rain)
Jackyl-The Lumberjack (Chainsaw)
Deep Purple-Hush (Wolf or Dog howling)
Kiss-Detroit Rock City-(Car engine revving)
Doc Holiday-Last Ride (Motorcycle engine)
Motley Crue (Girls Girls Girls (Motorcycle engine)
Pink Floyd (Speak to Me (Heartbeat, maniacal laughter, & what sounds like chains dragging ..actually a lot off of Dark Side of the Moon and Pink Floyd in general.)
Billy Joel-You May Be Right (Glass breaking)
Slayer-Raining Blood (Rain,Storm sounds.)

Will post more when I get home from work tonight..

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Oh yeah, I forgot about "You May Be Right".

You actually posted a video without the start fade-in. But that's a good call anyway.

You May Be Right starts with breaking glass
Sometimes a Fantasy starts with with a phone dialing
Sleeping with the Television On begins with an audio recording of the national anthem playing from a television.

All three of these songs appear on Bill Joel's Glass Houses. I remember when I bought this album back in the 80's and noticing that so many of the tracks started with an effect. I know I have others that feature an effect before, after or during a song, but I don't think any of the albums I owned before started so many tracks off this way.

Another would be Tough Guys by REO Speedwagon. The song starts with an audio clip from the "Little Rascals".

Just about every Techno-Industrial/EBM song since about 1988 or so

How THE hell did I forget this..Just listened to it..don't know if it's already been mentioned..don't think so..

Paranoid - Grand Funk Railroad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdcs7F-MWhA

I'll be damned if that air raid/tornado siren isn't more terrifying somehow than "War Pigs" by Sabbath!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE49...=CitizenGatsby

Rush - 2112
Queensryche - Empire
Guns n Roses - Civil war
Matthew Good - Champions of nothing
Sloan - Money city maniacs

Pink Floyd- Money

How 'bout some bike spokes:

https://soundcloud.com/planktons/lou...youre-not-to-1