Songs with the best outro you have ever heard?

R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It

That one could go on forever.

 

Wire - A Mutual Friend

 

Always loved this one...great live too...like an indie rock 'Hey Jude'

 

Dire Straits - On Every Street

 

good one, i just keeps driving!!

 

the cure/untitled
it does a beautiful job of not just being an outro to the song itself, but an outro to the album as a whole. it could go on forever.

 

The Smiths "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore", with the augemented chords and Marr with the rare guitar solo. Morrissey singing 'I've seen this happen in other people's live, and now it's happening in mine...". Glorious.

Steely Dan "Black Cow", when the chorus finally resolves to the major 5th (that you were expecting after the first two choruses) and the sax solo kicks in, while the girls sing it out til the end.

 

Reeling In The Years

 

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police.

 

Cream - Sunshine of Your Love

 

The Chameleons definitely belong in this thread!

 

Agree with previous mentions of Layla. Did you know that one of the most famous piano codas in rock was ripped off from Rita Coolidge? Dominos drummer Jim Gordon was her boyfriend at the time when they worked up the song together that became part of Layla. Coolidge says it was mostly hers because he wasn't a very good songwriter. She was upset when she found that she wasn't listed on the credits. Gordon later developed mental health problems and murdered his mother and went to prison.

 

Steely Dan - King of the World Fantastic guitar solo.

 

Genesis pretty much own this thread

Here's another wonderful example

Cinema Show

From 5:20 to the end, one of the finest ever moments in prog

 

Dire Straits also own this thread

From 9:35, one of the greatest ever guitar solos

Telegraph Road

 

Dire Straits - Private Investigations

 

Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love

 

Dire Straits - Sultains of Swing

 

Back to Genesis, Supper's Ready

 

"Indian Reservation" - Paul Revere & The Raiders

 

Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts VI - IX)

 

Make Me Smile Medley (Now More Than Ever) - Chicago
A Day In The Life - The Beatles
Abbey Road Medley - The Beatles

Others
25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago
Beginnings - Chicago Transit Authority
Suite : Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
Touch Me - Doors

 

Thru The Eyes Of Ruby

 

"Green Manalishi" by Fleetwood Mac... those eerie howling noises. Deeply unsettling.

 

The first one that springs to mind is the surprise tempo shift on Stand! - Sly & The Family Stone.