Songs that blew you away the first time you heard them

[MetroStyles]

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
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B-52s - Dance This Mess Around
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NIN - La Mer
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[LabelKing]

"Little Johnny Jewel" by Television
"Blindness" by The Fall
"Chinese Radiation" by Pere Ubu

 

[binge]

 

[Duff_Man]

Otis Taylor - Ten Million Slaves

 

[acidboy]

cliche as it sounds...

freshman year in college, hearing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Evenflow" was striking.

 

[eztantz]

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

 

[Hombre Secreto]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YqBF...eature=related

 

[tagutcow]

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Funny you mentioned Outkast, this seriously blew my head in...

 

[RyJ Maduro]

I really liked The Killers "Spaceman" first time I heard it.

 

[Baron]

The first time this ever happened for me was "My Sharona" when I was a tyke.

 

[willpower]

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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[ArteEtLabore14]

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.

 

[ConcernedParent]

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[MarkI]

This. Do listen, I have no doubts it would change your life.

 

[origenesprit]

Stella was a diver and she was always down - Interpol
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