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Songs that blew you away the first time you heard them

post #1 of 253
11/25/09 at 2:41am
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Most of my favorite bands/albums grew on me over time. What about those songs that just kinda hit you right off the bat, first listen?

For me they tend to be pop songs, as they don't tend to be too obtuse. Here are a few.

Outkast - Hey Ya


B-52s - Dance This Mess Around


NIN - La Mer
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post #2 of 253
11/25/09 at 2:44am
"Little Johnny Jewel" by Television
"Blindness" by The Fall
"Chinese Radiation" by Pere Ubu
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post #3 of 253
11/25/09 at 3:11am
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post #4 of 253
11/25/09 at 3:31am
Otis Taylor - Ten Million Slaves
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post #5 of 253
11/25/09 at 3:53am
cliche as it sounds... freshman year in college, hearing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Evenflow" was striking.
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post #6 of 253
11/25/09 at 4:10am
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
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post #7 of 253
11/25/09 at 4:30am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YqBF...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJMnES7WoT4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg-o2IAyTfI
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post #8 of 253
11/25/09 at 5:19am
Funny you mentioned Outkast, this seriously blew my head in...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udnlrma9jF4
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post #9 of 253
11/25/09 at 5:21am
I really liked The Killers "Spaceman" first time I heard it.
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post #10 of 253
11/25/09 at 5:26am
The first time this ever happened for me was "My Sharona" when I was a tyke.
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post #11 of 253
11/25/09 at 5:34am
The Velvet Underground - All Tomorrow's Parties Between the beautifully delicate intro, the psychedelic twelve string guitar, and Nico's Marlene Dietrich vocal delivery I'm still blown away.
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post #12 of 253
11/25/09 at 6:53am
The Widow by As Cities Burn

Not the greatest song ever written, but the lyrics are very personal and intense. Not necessarily relate to it, but very powerful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMBmfhmHj4s
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post #13 of 253
11/25/09 at 7:01am
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post #14 of 253
11/25/09 at 7:36am
This. Do listen, I have no doubts it would change your life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2kdPWuj2rQ
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post #15 of 253
11/25/09 at 8:32am
Stella was a diver and she was always down - Interpol
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