Classic songs that start with a snare...

[EasyGo]

I was only interested in the production techniques for these tracks and not actually taking snare samples...

right right

[mikeyc]

how could we have all overlooked the live version of I want you to want me.....cheap trick. "....and on the drums, Mr. Bun E. Carlos...." ....then all the japanese girls scream.....

And don't forget "Surrender" by Cheap Trick. There are probably half a dozen Cheap Trick tunes that start with snare. Bun E. Carlos is the KING of the snare fill!!!

[junokane]

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" -- Simple Minds

[wrenhunter]

And the winner (sic) for most intro snare hits is ... "Ballad of the Green Berets" by Sgt. Barry Sadler

[Mark Alan Miller]

And for starting with (mostly) snare (and tambourine and stomping(?) and/or claps(?) - and continuing likewise for the duration:

They're Coming To Take Me Away by Napoleon XIV

[marqueemoon]

Swervedriver's "Bubbling Up" has the coolest snare intro ever. It's a sped up roll that sweeps down to standard pitch right before the guitar starts.

[percussion boy]

"Bolero"- Maurice Ravel

I don't know him. Is that French house music or something?

[JGriffin]

"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" - Bob Dylan

[cgarges]

I don't know him. Is that French house music or something?

As your name is percussion boy, I REALLY hope you're kidding.

Chris

[moogplayer]

devo - satisfaction
kiss - i wanna rock n roll all night
joy division - disorder

[Shabbadoo]

No one said Young Americans-David Bowie

rrrrat tat ta-tat boom ta-ta boom ba-boom!

What about Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh... does the snare or the kick hit first?

I think technically there's one tom hit before the snare, but Lipstick Vogue by Elvis Costello has one of my favorite drum fills at the beginning.

[greenmeansjoe]

Don't know if it technically starts with a snare, but The Kinks' "Yes Sir, No Sir" fades in with some cool little snare rolls.

Word.

Joe

[E-cue]

The Dead Milkmen -Air Crash Museum
The Dead Milkmen -Anderson, Walkman, Buttholes and How!
The Dead Milkmen -At The Moment
The Dead Milkmen -Big Scary Place
The Dead Milkmen -Bleach Boys
The Dead Milkmen -Chaos Theory
The Dead Milkmen -City Of Mud
The Dead Milkmen -Death's Alright With Me
The Dead Milkmen -Going To Graceland
The Dead Milkmen -Happy Is
The Dead Milkmen -Helicopter Interiors
The Dead Milkmen -Here Comes Mr. X
The Dead Milkmen -I Hate You, I Love You
The Dead Milkmen -I Walk The Thinnest Line
The Dead Milkmen -Khrissy
The Dead Milkmen -Life Is Shit
The Dead Milkmen -Now Everybody's Me
The Dead Milkmen -Peter Bazooka
The Dead Milkmen -Punk Rock Girl
The Dead Milkmen -Silly Dreams
The Dead Milkmen -Smokin' Banana Peels
The Dead Milkmen -Take Me Apart
The Dead Milkmen -The Conspiracy Song
The Dead Milkmen -(Theme From) Blood Orgy Of The Atomic Fern
The Dead Milkmen -Train I Ride

[E-cue]

The Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl
Rush - Lakeside Park
The Beatles - Free As A Bird
Bob Marley - Stir it Up
The Mavericks - End Of The Line
Beck - Lonesome Tears

Oh, and John Mayer- Back To You.

That's a classic song, right?

[supafuzz]

OASIS.."go let it out"

David Lindley "Mercury blues"

Edwin Starr "WAR"

Bobby Hebb "Sunny"