# Best song outros? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 27, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290 "2003-12-27T19:23:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/1 "2003-12-27T19:23:02Z")
Some songs end on a nice, quiet note. And that can be good. But other songs have huge, powerful finales that leave you gasping for air, and that’s what this thread is about. Name your favorite songs that fit the latter category here. I’ve been listening to a lot of Radiohead and a lot of McLusky lately, hence some that stick in my head right now are: Radiohead - Electioneering Radiohead - The National Anthem McLusky - Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues McLusky - Day Of Deadringers ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/2 "2003-12-27T20:39:12Z")
The first two that came to mind: Manfred Manns Earth Band - Blinded by the light The The - Uncertain smile ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/3 "2003-12-27T20:44:14Z")
**Jungleland** Bruce Springsteen **So. Central Rain** R.E.M. **Magical Mystery Tour** Beatles ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/4 "2003-12-27T21:41:46Z")
**The Intro And The Outro** Bonzo Dog Band ---
**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/5 "2003-12-27T22:37:29Z")
The Cars - Just what I needed The Beatles - A Day in the Life ---
**Author:** ![Spoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Spoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoot)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/6 "2003-12-28T00:16:49Z")
I always liked the drumming goodness of Steely Dan’s “Aja”. “Layla” has a great outro. What about “Freebird”? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/7 "2003-12-28T02:00:10Z")
The Beatles’ “Drive My Car”. (“_Beep-beep, beep-beep, yeah!_…”) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/8 "2003-12-28T02:13:54Z")
Sorry, that isn’t what the OP was requesting. […] Damn, this is tough! It’s like trying to recite the alphabet backwards… I’ve never tried to recall the ends of songs before. I’ll have to keep this thread in mind and get back to it later. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/9 "2003-12-28T02:26:53Z")
The piano outro to “Layla.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/10 "2003-12-28T02:32:38Z")
The Pixies: lots of their songs end loudly & rudely. “Planet of Sound” and “Tame” both end in a big din that gets cut off abruptly. “Something Against You” ends huge. “River Euphrates,” with a snarl; “Where Is My Mind?” with wailing; “I’m Amazed” with a thundering drum hit… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/11 "2003-12-28T02:39:18Z")
The Pixies: lots of their songs end loudly & rudely. “Planet of Sound” and “Tame” both end in a big din that gets cut off abruptly. “Something Against You” ends huge. “River Euphrates,” with a snarl; “Where Is My Mind?” with wailing; “I’m Amazed” with a thundering drum hit… ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/12 "2003-12-28T03:44:46Z")
I can think of three that are on the same side of the same album, **The Tubes** - “Mondo Bondage”, “What Do You Want From Life” and “White Punks On Dope”. “21st Century Schizoid Man” by King Crimson “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” by The Beatles “Dialogue” by Chicago “Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five” by Paul McCartney & Wings And on “Crystal Ball” by Styx, “Put Me On” has a great ending that has a hard edit into the next song, but it’s a great song and a great choice of followup - “Mademoiselle”. ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/13 "2003-12-28T04:09:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fishbicycle \* > **"I Want You (She’s So Heavy)" by The Beatles** EEWWW that outro goes on for like a half hour with no discernable musical purpose. To summarize, BOOOOOOOOO. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/14 "2003-12-28T04:25:56Z")
That’s OK, you don’t have to like it. Millions and millions of other people do. I’m not going to put anything down that you think is cool. Possibly you might take a cue from that ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/15 "2003-12-28T04:32:25Z")
“The Squirming Coil”, by Phish. Hands down. I’m particularly fond of the version on _A Live One_. I like the ending of “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”–the way it goes on forever and then just stops unexpectedly. Dr. J ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/16 "2003-12-28T05:02:49Z")
I have never liked the outro to “Layla.” It’s pretty cool for the first eight hours, but then it gets boring. ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/17 "2003-12-28T05:21:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nameless \* > \*\*EEWWW that outro goes on for like a half hour with no discernable musical purpose. To summarize, BOOOOOOOOO. \*\* But it’s _so_ neat when it cuts off abruptly and “Here Comes the Sun” comes on… 😃 I also have to nominate “Baba O’Riley,” by the Who. ---
**Author:** ![Thunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@Thunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thunder)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/18 "2003-12-28T05:35:11Z")
Voices Carry by 'Til Tuesday Listen carefully for the last pleading line (which is usually cut off during radio airplay). I wish… he would… let me talk. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/19 "2003-12-28T07:46:56Z")
**Sultans of Swing** by Dire Straits. I’m not sure exactly how to describe the guitar in this song. There are short little riffs in between lines and verses. But it’s never uber-technical and show-offish, just nicely measured and just a little bit restrained. But for the outro, he (is it Mark Knopfler on guitar?) starts to cut loose; like he’s just getting warmed up. Makes it feel like that song is just the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290/20 "2003-12-28T12:54:46Z")
Neil Young’s **Cinnmon Girl** ends with a signature Neil guitar solo: powerful and majestic, and a little bit dangerous. And many deejays today cut off the ending, either on purpose or because they are ignorant–not sure which. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-song-outros/221290.md?page=2)