History Main / FourMoreMeasures

* Happens a multitude of times in the song "Everything Else" by [[EverythingElse the group of the same name.]] l

** Corey Taylor fell victim to this trope covering this song with Music/{{Trivium}} and [[MachineHead Robb Flynn]].

* Music/{{Ride}}'s "Dreams Burn Down".

* Inverted with the game version of Aoi Tori from ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'', which starts two beats early - more obvious if one compares it to the M@STER version.

* EmilieAutumn plays the Manipulator Mix of "Dead is the New Alive" at her gigs, which repeats the first line before launching into the pre-chorus. Gig-goers accustomed to the album version, to Autumn's often delight, will launch into the pre-chorus early.

* DeathCabForCutie spends about half of the eight-minute epic "I Will Possess Your Heart" doing this before the lyrics finally come in. "Doors Unlocked and Open" does this to a slightly lesser extent.

* Music/{{Oasis}}' "Wonderwall" - man, that intro goes on FOREVER...

* In “Polly” from ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' by Music/{{Nirvana}}, Kurt comes in with "Polly says” before Krist finishes his bass riff. This was even done on purpose in the faster “(New Wave) Polly” version.

** The into to "Orion" also is subject to this.

The bane of karaoke singers everywhere, Four More Measures is a music trope relating to songs that trick people into thinking they are about to launch before they do, causing hilarity for everyone in the vicinity. It's particularly bad for songs with an EpicInstrumentalOpener ([[ItGetsBetter even more if it doesn't seem to end]]).

** Corey Taylor fell victim to this trope covering this song with {{Trivium}} and [[MachineHead Robb Flynn]].

* {{Invoked|Trope}} in {{Psychostick}}'s "#1 Radio $ingle", a {{parody}} of commercialized radio rock which adds a NarmCharm-ishly flashy harmonics section after the initial distorted guitar opening.

The bane of karaoke singers everywhere, Four More Measures is a music trope relating to songs that trick people into thinking they are about to launch before they do, causing hilarity for everyone in the vicinity.

** Similarly, towards the end of "Immigrant Song", Robert Plant does a false start right before keeping up with the tempo to sing "So now you'd better stop..."

* When recording "Creep", Music/{{Radiohead}} from ''Music/PabloHoney'' guitarist Johnny Greenwood came in too early before the chorus (some sources say this was intentional and that he wanted to ruin the song). However, the rest of the band liked it and decided to ThrowItIn.

* In Music/{{Pink}}'s ''Raise Your Glass'', the singer herself screws up the timing at the climax: "''So raise your''... aw, fuck."[[note]]Possibly on purpose, related to the theme of misfits and screw ups just accepting and moving on or even celebrating the way they don't fit in.[[/note]]

* James Blunt's "You're Beautiful". Especially notable as the singer himself screws it up in the version [[ThrowItIn released to the public.]] The Music/WeirdAlYankovic parody lampshades this fact.

* It would probably take less time to list the few songs by Music/TheCure that ''don't'' have intros that either go on forever or begins four measures later than everybody thinks.

* It would probably take less time to list which songs by Music/TheCure that ''don't'' have intros that either go on forever or begins four measures later than everybody thinks.

* Music/{{MGMT}}'s "Electric Feel" sure does take its time.

* When recording "Creep", Music/{{Radiohead}} from ''Music/PabloHoney'' guitarist Jonny Greenwood came in too early before the chorus (some sources say this was intentional and that he wanted to ruin the song). However, the rest of the band liked it and decided to ThrowItIn.
* Music/PinkFloyd's "Time" from ''Music/DarkSideOfTheMoon'', noted for its long intro section.

* Similarly, Music/JethroTull's "Aqualung"; the [[EpicRiff opening riff]] is played twice, but for some reason, mp3s tend to cut off the first one.

* When recording "Creep", Music/{{Radiohead}} guitarist Jonny Greenwood came in too early before the chorus (some sources say this was intentional and that he wanted to ruin the song). However, the rest of the band liked it and decided to ThrowItIn.
* Music/PinkFloyd's "Time", noted for its long intro section.
* The Music/VelvetUnderground's "All Tomorrow's Parties."

* In “Polly” by Music/{{Nirvana}}, Kurt comes in with "Polly says” before Krist finishes his bass riff. This was even done on purpose in the faster “(New Wave) Polly” version.
* TheBeatles did this on some of the unused recordings later released as part of ''The Beatles Anthology'', such as on "I Am The Walrus" where John Lennon comes in too early with the line "Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye".
* {{Ride}}'s "Dreams Burn Down".

* The Kingsmen's, "Louie Louie". "See.... (drums here) See Jamaica, the moon above." This is a slightly justified example, as the band had believed they were merely doing a rehearsal of the song.

* When recording "Creep", {{Radiohead}} guitarist Jonny Greenwood came in too early before the chorus (some sources say this was intentional and that he wanted to ruin the song). However, the rest of the band liked it and decided to ThrowItIn.

* Music/PinkFloyd's "Time", noted for its overly long intro section.

* In Music/{{Pink}}'s ''Raise Your Glass'', the singer herself screws up the timing at the climax: "''So raise your''... aw, fuck."[note]Possibly on purpose, related to the theme of misfits and screw ups just accepting and moving on or even celebrating the way they don't fit in.[/note]

* In Music/{{Pink}}'s ''Raise Your Glass'', the singer herself screws up the timing at the climax: "''So raise your''... aw, fuck."

* Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock And Roll"... remember, the piano goes ''twice''.
* Similarly, JethroTull's "Aqualung"; the [[EpicRiff opening riff]] is played twice, but for some reason, mp3s tend to cut off the first one.
* GreenDay's "Good Riddance". It's not helped by the two false starts on guitar at the beginning either.

* Oasis' "Wonderwall" - man, that intro goes on FOREVER...

* MGMT's "Electric Feel" sure does take its time.