# Name (and link to) a song that is instantly recognizable with the very first few notes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844 "2014-08-18T17:57:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/61 "2014-08-20T14:24:33Z")
[Yummy!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpbbuaIA3Ds) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/62 "2014-08-20T14:45:24Z")
Most folks would not recognize the opening notes of [this piece of music.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoBE69wdSkQ) However, if you skip ahead 8 minutes and 45 seconds, they can most assuredly identify the [opening notes of the finale](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoBE69wdSkQ#t=525). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/63 "2014-08-20T15:14:01Z")
[D&R](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/64 "2014-08-20T15:28:46Z")
> [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](#): > > [D&R](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) Oh, yeah? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nHhePr0TKfc/hqdefault.jpg "Star Trek Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhePr0TKfc) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/65 "2014-08-20T16:22:12Z")
[quote=“Zeldar, post:64, topic:695844”] Oh, yeah? [/QUOTE] I see your whatever it was and raise you [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0YC3RpvE3M). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/66 "2014-08-20T16:35:08Z")
> [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](#): > > I see your whatever it was and raise you [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0YC3RpvE3M). You win, obviously! But top this: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tSW-LJJHH3U/hqdefault.jpg "Captain Kangaroo Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSW-LJJHH3U) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/67 "2014-08-20T16:42:22Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > You win, obviously! But top this: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSW-LJJHH3U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSW-LJJHH3U) [This is all I’ve got.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zK4wReAtTU) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/68 "2014-08-20T17:07:29Z")
> [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](#): > > [This is all I’ve got.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zK4wReAtTU) We could load this thread down with Leroy Anderson, for sure. But see what you can do with [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FX5T9GvSnbY/hqdefault.jpg "THE MAR-KEYS - Last Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX5T9GvSnbY) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/69 "2014-08-20T17:45:39Z")
[From the suggested links on the right.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQgftmOeK_c) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/70 "2014-08-20T17:48:28Z")
> [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](#): > > [From the suggested links on the right.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQgftmOeK_c) Goddamn! Bodacious video! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/71 "2014-08-20T22:33:20Z")
Okay, who’s going to take this one and run with it? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I-hKBmTAADo/maxresdefault.jpg "Boz Scaggs - Lowdown (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAADo) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/72 "2014-08-20T22:45:09Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Okay, who’s going to take this one and run with it? > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAADo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAADo) [I always get that band and this band mixed up (thoroughly ignorant of me, I know).](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Fs5GrUBwI) [Elsewhere…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0skjm-uJSs) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/73 "2014-08-20T22:50:49Z")
[Something about kidneys](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Fa4lOQfbA) [And bed time…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2q2bis6eLE) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/74 "2014-08-20T23:02:10Z")
Who dat? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yojZ-Ksr8AE/hqdefault.jpg "GREG ALLMAN MIDNIGHT RIDER") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yojZ-Ksr8AE) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/75 "2014-08-20T23:21:27Z")
No, it’s not about cheeses: [Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/76 "2014-08-20T23:38:50Z")
Crank it up! [Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQxH_8raCI) ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/77 "2014-08-22T17:10:23Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZCkHanF4v1w/maxresdefault.jpg "IRON BUTTERFLY IN- A-GADDA-DA-VIDA IN HD BEST FULL VERSION") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCkHanF4v1w) You may have to turn it up a bit to pick up the first notes but even if you miss them, the first guitar notes should do it. The notes say its the 24th greatest rock song of all time. I still love that song and it has one of my favorite drum solos. As young teens we had every beat down own on our “air drums”. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/78 "2014-08-23T13:08:12Z")
I don’t think these have been done yet… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkae0-TgrRU [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwVVI4B3oY) ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/79 "2014-08-23T14:39:14Z")
Would it kill you guys to post [something from this century](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM#t=0m10s)? How about [this easy one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK42LZqO0wA#t=0m10s)? ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-and-link-to-a-song-that-is-instantly-recognizable-with-the-very-first-few-notes/695844/80 "2014-08-23T21:37:22Z")
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