# great codas in rock and roll **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662 "2020-02-09T02:20:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/1 "2020-02-09T02:20:59Z")
I love a great coda, listening to the latter The obvious Layla, and then Teemage Fanclub’s The Concept. ---
**Author:** ![breezman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@breezman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breezman)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/2 "2020-02-09T03:25:33Z")
Epic - Faith No More. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/3 "2020-02-09T03:34:44Z")
“Paper Sun” by Traffic. Notable because in the original US album version, the song ended before the coda. You could hear it playing in the background between songs, until the final song of the album, where the coda was named “We’re a Fade, You Missed This.” Most versions of the song these days includes the coda as part of the song. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/4 "2020-02-09T04:41:06Z")
“Soon oh soon the light” at the end of “The Gates of Delirium” by Yes. It even has its own coda (well, a few chords). “Soon” is unusual for becoming a hit on its own even though it’s part of a longer song. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/5 "2020-02-09T05:53:36Z")
[Golden Brown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWAsI3U2EaE) by the Stranglers. Oh, how he must have loved golden brown. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/6 "2020-02-09T06:02:44Z")
[November Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE), Guns N’ Roses. Still cheesy as hell, still awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/7 "2020-02-09T06:07:15Z")
_Desire Lines_ by **Deerhunter**. Some hate it, some think it makes the song. I’m in the latter group. Decide for yourself. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/8 "2020-02-09T06:35:31Z")
If this counts: the reprise of “Broken” that picks up at the end of “Head Over Heels” on Tears For Fears’ _Songs from the Big Chair_. Another: David Gilmour’s solo closing out Paul McCartney’s “No More Lonely Nights”. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/9 "2020-02-09T06:42:01Z")
Would Joe Walsh’s outro on The James Gang’s”Walk Away” count as a coda? A clearer coda: Neal Schon improvised solo to wrap up Journey’s “Stone in Love”. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/10 "2020-02-09T07:01:33Z")
Theyre coming tame fast & furious now: Zebra’s “[Who’s Behind the Door](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bYMZGamPMNM)?” And unless this coda is too long — the song is essentially bisected: Heart’s “Love Alive” ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/11 "2020-02-09T07:07:18Z")
Love listening to Mark Knopfler close out Dire Straits’ “Skateaway”. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/12 "2020-02-09T15:56:19Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Love listening to Mark Knopfler close out Dire Straits’ “Skateaway”. They had some good ones. “On Every Street” is another. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/13 "2020-02-09T18:24:20Z")
“Have A Good Time” - Paul Simon ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/14 "2020-02-09T18:36:01Z")
[The Letter](https://youtu.be/BQaUs5J2wdI?t=97) [Levi Stubbs’ Tears](https://youtu.be/I4v8VJ0LRgA?t=150) [The Happening](https://youtu.be/q3jNZFcwdg0?t=186) [Such a Shame](https://youtu.be/1FezKvr5naI?t=238) [Pretty Girls Make Graves](https://youtu.be/jGl7g_a5YLA?t=156) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/15 "2020-02-09T18:41:42Z")
That jangley bit at the end of “A Hard Day’s Night.” Not to mention the fabulous opening chord(s). I didn’t know what a coda was till this thread. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/16 "2020-02-09T18:56:14Z")
Might be a little long to be a “real” coda, but the first one that came to mind is the ending of [Old Red Wine](https://youtu.be/R8OSZ9XE51Q) by The Who ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/17 "2020-02-09T18:59:18Z")
While not actually a coda, Richard Thompson’s “Dargai” (as a coda to “Dimming of the Day”) is absolutely gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/18 "2020-02-09T19:06:04Z")
**Won’t Get Fooled Again** (The Whom) **Son Of Mr. Green Genes** (Zappa) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/19 "2020-02-09T19:36:14Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > **Won’t Get Fooled Again** (The Whom) > > … Are you sure you’re not thinking of the violin coda on Baba O’Riley? “Won’t Get Fooled Again” ends with a scream, “Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss” and a few windmill chords which fit in with the body of the song. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662/20 "2020-02-09T19:48:52Z")
Meat Loaf’s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.” It’s a suite of several songs, but the final bit acts as a coda, both musically as as part of the story, with the line “It was long ago and far away and it was so much better than it is today.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-codas-in-rock-and-roll/847662.md?page=2)