Which SONGS contain an immediately recognisable fragment?
Ok ST wants to know which band has had the MOST recognisable opening riffs....BUT this blog is for Epic Riffs:
"An Epic Riff is that piece of instrumental flair that is the foundation of an entire song, and is immediately recognizable from a small fragment, even by people who don't generally follow the type of music it is from (even if they can't identify which song it's from). They may not know the name of the band; they may not even know the name of the song; but they'll say "Oh, yeah, it's that song!" when they hear it, and they'll be thinking of the right song".
So name the songs, here's a start:
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Under the Bridge - RHCP
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Sweet Child o Mine - Guns N Roses
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Walk This Way - Aerosmith
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
London Calling - The Clash