I dreamt last night a dream that could become quite an interesting little ghost story. I wrote down an outline, and turned my thoughts to other things.

Last night I spent some time with a friend at his recording studio. Among other things, I was reminded of the similarity of most rock intros. 8 or sixteen bars of music before the first words are loosed. Also last night I watched a rather interesting Documentary, called Sing Faster. The special features listed serveral other documentaries, including one about Sophie B. Hawkins. I'd always loved her voice, so I downloaded her greatest hits off of iTunes. The first song I listened to was As I Lay Me Down. Her voice sent chills down my spine, but more importantly, she started singing on an off beat of the fith measure. Actually, it could be a farely standard intro, in 2/2 time, but it was refreshing nonetheless.

One of my favorite examples of breaking this convention is the opening to Smashing Pumpkins Bullet with Butterfly Wings. The intro is an acapella "The world is a Vampire" What are your favorite songs with interesting intros? Talk amongst yourself.