Somewhat like Roadrunner - one, two, three, four, five, six
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Billy Joel – A Matter of Trust
Jeez, I’m dragging stuff up from the depths of memory. Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard…
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On “It’s Alive”, Dee Dee (I think it’s Dee Dee) counts in “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World” in German. (maybe fitting given the nazi allusions of the song)
Oops, forget to name the band. The Ramones, of course.
I’ve been waiting decades to write something where I need a bizarre law firm to show up…
Only recently did I learn that that “countdown” isn’t uttered by any member of the band – it’s the voice of the song’s producer, Mutt Lange, who had started using nonsense words for countdowns during the recording session.
It’s not really that strange, just a 1, 2, 3, 4 coming after the guitar has started but before the keyboards begin but since it is my favourite track by Genesis, here’s Turn It On Again
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Meaningless detour - Dexter Holland has a line of hot sauces out under the “Gringo Bandito” label. They’re actually quite tasty.
In Perry Como’s Song “Delaware”
the band counts off 1 to 4 in English, German, Spanish and French
Professor Peter Schickele (or more likely the conductor) had to re-start the orchestra after it got lost playing P.D.Q. Bach’s Concerto For Horn And Hardart (S. 27) – around 4 minutes here. There may have been other Bach songs that needed it too.
Okay, listening to it again, maybe the counting wasn’t humorous.
Those X-Cleavers start their song “Eighteen…And Unprotected” with “15-16-17-18”
Rush’s live “All The World’s A Stage” album, the song “In The End” has a short intro section and then a count in to the main part of the song “One… Two… Buckle… My… Shoe…”
“Let’s do the whole combination facing away from the mirror. From the top! Five, Six, Seven, Eight.”
Or:
Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - YouTube
All in English, though.
And it’s one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
And it’s five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
Ain’t no time to wonder why, whoopee we’re all gonna die
ELO’s, “All Over The World,” has a shouted count-in, but it’s not fun or interesting.
Sidebar: A joke for RealityChuck based on his above post – How many choreographers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Just sure what you like about this one, although it sounds like three guys each took a different number, which is certainly fun. Also they only get to three but that’s because “Good” is the pickup note and lands on four before the first measure.
My ears might be failing, but it seems like the count is in different positions in the stereo field: “One” is far left, “Two” is far right, “Three” is middle.
That’s what I hear.
I also think it’s three different people (thus, the three different locations). I also think there’s kind of a notable ‘enthusiasm’ that does a good job of setting the stage [NPI] for the song.
ETA: looks like that may be correct:
The Young Rascals added the famous “One! Two! Three!” count-in, with a different member saying each number. Felix Cavaliere told Songfacts that the order was: Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish, then Felix.