What song has a distinctive sound that grabs you immediately?

Question

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTdjMOJ-…

Answer 1

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjecYugTb…

I say this song because I keep replaying it over and over.

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Asker's Comment:

ahhhhh I asked a question about Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective before.

Those two pretty much set the standard for indie rock this year with their releases. Great choice Sab :)

Answer 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKHpFZ7TZ…

Since I'm listening to it now...plus it does... oh my GOSHHHH...I love this song xD

Answer 3

"The Key To Grammercy Park" -Deadsy

Answer 4

Great choice, this one by XTC, who are pretty distinctive anyway is one of my ringtones..

Outside World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0_Ey_0o…

Answer 5

Undertones - "Teenage Kicks"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVrP6JaPU…

Answer 6

Phil Whickham - must I wait... I was listening to it yesturday...

and its definately the first song in his album for a reason...

heres a link to it on youtube if you wanna hear...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYrF4tR3G…

Answer 7

That old novelty song of the dogs barking "Jingle Bells".

Answer 8

Domination - Pantera

Answer 9

this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPN98xaD_…

now playing: destruction overdrive - black label society

Answer 10

"All the Children Sing" - Todd Rundgren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6AU6NqQz…

Answer 11

"Jungle Love" - Steve Miller Band
"Higher Ground" - Stevie Wonder

Answer 12

dude yeah this song rox!!
my choice is Cowboys From Hell by Pantera

Answer 13

"Untitled" by The Cure from "Disintegration"

The almost "accordionesque" keyboards, dictate the sombre lyrics to follow...

( Yes, I may have just added "accordianesque" to our lexicon :)) lol )

One of my fave Cure songs --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBgFonLv7…

Hopelessly adrift in the eyes of the ghost again
Down on my knees and my hands in the air again
Pushing my face in the memory of you again
But i never know if it's real never know how i
Wanted to feel never quite said what i wanted
To say to you never quite managed the words to
Explain to you never quite knew how to make
Them believable and now the time has gone
Another time undone hopelessly fighting the
Devil futility feeling the monster climb deeper
Inside of me feeling him gnawing my heart away
Hungrily i'll never lose this pain never dream of you again

Edit --

Thanks for the Nick Cave link !!

Answer 14

Great choice there Michael. Red Right Hand's an amazing tune.

Convinced Of The Hex - The Flaming Lips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ3S-c-96…

Answer 15

cool tune!

'cos i just answered a q about them i'll go with Fantomas and 'Spider Baby' ... perfect campy horror as we approach halloween ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZU6Z3JX1…

Answer 16

Not To Touch The Earth - The Doors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4VBflD_P…

Answer 17

great song! =D

This night has opened my eyes- The Smiths
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IL0gfbuB…

Answer 18

TNT - AC/DC

You just know that it's TNT from the first note played. That guitar note is so powerful. What a masterpiece.

Answer 19

Iron Maiden's Prowler.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWr-HtpTO…

Sends chills up my spine, it does.

Answer 20

oh dude definitely Tommy the Cat by primus

Answer 21

David Wilcox - Do The Bearcat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vVeagH0…
take care
dave

Answer 22

Baba O'Riley by The Who (often wrongly titled as "Teenage Wasteland" due to the chorus

The beginning is very distinctive and i'm sure you'll all agree:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKUBTX9kK…

Answer 23

Into The Fire by W.A.S.P,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSheWO8Ah…

Burn

Answer 24

Ain't No Good Life ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSCmjxmds…

Does the sound remind you of anyone? Apparently, the sound grabbed SRV too, huh? !!!