Songs That Open with a "Zoop!" Guitar Riff

What are some songs you can think of that open with a "zoop!" or bent guitar riff?

Off the top of my head, Huey Lewis & the News' 1984 hit "I Want a New Drug" opens with that guitar bend effect (Chris Hayes or Johnny Colla?).

~Ben

 

The Air That I Breathe - Hollies

 

New Song by the Who

 

The Troggs - Wild Thing
James Gang - Funk #49

 

The Beatles - "I Wanna Be Your Man"

 

Jimi Hendrix version of "Hey Joe" starts with a cool effect: A bending on the B string from D to E while simultaneously playing the open high E string.

 

Once you get past the "Carnival Intro" ... SAGA - Mind Over Matter from the Security Of Illusions CD.

 

Sweet Hitchhiker - CCR

 

In fact, a lot of us guitar gearheads might like to know what the exact term for that sound effect is.

 

When I read "Zoop!" riff, I pictured the beginning of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Call Me The Breeze," but it doesn't qualify based on the previous examples.

Similar to the sound in "Call Me The Breeze" is the guitar at the very beginning of the "Soon Be Home" section from The Who's "A Quick One, While He's Away."

 

The Brood - "You Got Me";

 

The Monkees - 'She"

 

Miserlou by Dick Dale

 

It's a hammer on/pull-off, isn't it? Always thought so anyway.

 

Probably. I've always felt it as a bend, but I may be wrong. Still, both techniques sound very similar in this case, since it's a quick effect (so not enough time to discern).

 

For the record: it's a hammer on, not a bend.

 

There's a slide in there aswell.

 

The Doors - Maggie McGill
The Doors - L'America starts from a bent string, so probably not quite what you mean

 

That's Chris Hayes ("The Kid")

 

How about for the compact disc?

 

Heart "Magic Man"

 

The album version of "Don't Disturb This Groove" by The System

 

Apparently it's "zoop"!

I came into the thread mainly to find out what a "zoop" effect was!