What songs or pieces have a musical phrase so memorable that it cannot be mistaken for anything else when it is played? It can be classical, jazz or rock, past or present--let's hear 'em!!!
My contribution, just to get you started: "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes.
2006-12-05 12:52:10 · 9 answers · asked by perelandra 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Very fun category!
Aerosmith: Walk This Way
Paranoid: Black Sabbath
Iron Man: Black Sabbath
Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine
Back In Black: AC/DC
Helter Skelter: The Beatles
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana
When Doves Cry: Prince
Oye Como Va: Santana
2006-12-05 12:56:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pantera-"Walk"
Stone Temple Pilots-"Plush"
Nirvana-"Smells like Teen Spirit"
The Rolling Stones-"Satisfaction"
Jimi Hendrix-"Purple Haze"
Elton John-"Benny and the Jets"
Lynrd Skynrd-"Sweet Home Alabama"
Pearl Jam-"Alive"
2006-12-05 13:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by ernie_casarez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deep Purple - "Smoke on the Water"
Black Sabbath - "Iron Man"
AC/DC - "Back in Black"
Guns 'n Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle"
Iron Maiden - "The Trooper"
Judas Priest - "Breaking the Law"
Metallica - "Master of Puppets"
Scorpions - "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - "Bad to the Bone"
Megadeth - "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?"
Motorhead - "Ace of Spades"
Slayer - "Raining Blood"
2006-12-06 02:38:22 · answer #3 · answered by kellenator 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a godda davita (sp?) by Iron Butterfly
Black Dog by Led Zep
2006-12-05 13:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughn
"Master of Puppets" by Metallica
'This Love" by Pantera
"Toccata and Fugue in G Minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
'Jack The World" by Gwar
2006-12-05 12:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by squatch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parisienne walkways Thin Lizzy
2006-12-05 12:58:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
great question ! i'll stick with your "older" category and go with magic man by heart. roger fisher made a simple riff totally chilling, mind-bending and UNMISTAKABLE for anything else!
thanks... and i totally agree with the opening riff to layla.
cheers,
strat-rat
2006-12-05 12:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by strat_rat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One by Metallica
2006-12-05 12:59:31 · answer #8 · answered by BAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is a large list
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarriff.html
but my fave is ACDC - back in black
2006-12-05 12:58:57 · answer #9 · answered by cas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋