# Song with very long introduction.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 25, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-very-long-introduction/34474 "2000-09-25T16:43:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![tjw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@tjw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tjw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-very-long-introduction/34474/1 "2000-09-25T16:43:27Z")

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Does anybody know the name of the song that has a very long introduction before the singer begans to sing? I believe its Elton John but I’m not sure.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-very-long-introduction/34474/2 "2000-09-25T16:46:27Z")

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Yes got here first!!!

Love lies Bleeding - Yellow Brick Road Album

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**Author:** ![rundogrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@rundogrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rundogrun)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-very-long-introduction/34474/3 "2000-09-25T17:10:41Z")

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a.k.a. Funeral for a Friend

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**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-very-long-introduction/34474/4 "2000-09-25T17:10:49Z")

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To be precise, “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding.”

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-very-long-introduction/34474/5 "2000-09-25T19:22:05Z")

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Sweep up the crumbs guys.  
Beat you to it for the very first time 🙂

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**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:** [September 25, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-very-long-introduction/34474/6 "2000-09-25T20:11:18Z")

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Technically, there’s no introduction; it’s a medley. “Funeral for a Friend” is the first part, an instrumental (and a pretty mediocre one, at that) which segues into “Love Lies Bleeding” (one of Elton’s best).