Posted this in the Long songs thread but it fits here too
Also:
Think the sample in this is just some manipulated feedback
Close to a perfect minute of opening feedback here:
The first instance of this in a pop song?
Came here to post this.
Best live band I’ve ever seen.
This absolutely glorious piece of noise
Can’t find the studio version of this, but the feedback at the start of Dirty Equation by Dirty Three is probably my favourite song starting with feedback.
The doyenne of the Starting With Feedback world:
JAMC and Beatles “I Feel Fine” both taken, so here’s the live version of Siouxsie and the Banshees version of Helter Skelter (with Robert Smith on guitar):
I think so. A wonderful example of serendipity too.
Marquis in Spades by The Smashing Pumpkins
Beat me to it!