History Main / LyricalColdOpen

* DaftPunk - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoPplpBPQxQ Technologic]]"

* ''{{Wicked}}'': "Dancing Through Life", "Defying Gravity", "One Short Day", "What is This Feeling?", "The Wizard and I".

* Kansas - "Carry on Wayward Son"

* Ozzy Ozbourne: ''Crazy Train''

* {{Queen}}: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We are the Champions", "Bicycle Race", and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pm4fQRl72k&ob=av2n I Want It All]]"

* VanHalen: ''Poundcake''

* Manga/FullmetalAlchemist: Brotherhood's first ending theme "Uso" by Sid, and its second "Let It Out" by Miho Fukuhara, though not in the latter's full version.

* Music/NickiMinaj - "Roman Holiday"

* The first closing theme of ''DeathNote'', "Alumina" by Nightmare.

* Celine Dion - "Because You Loved Me"

* Music/{{Rihanna}} - "Where Have You Been" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e6wE8UnJJs Don't Stop The Music]]"

* TheClash: "London's Burning", "Know Your Rights"

* The first closing theme of ''DeathNote'', "Alumina" by Nightmare.
* The English closing of FruitsBasket, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPDOT2GEBRg Little Prayer]]".
* Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha's closing, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyEOS8buYWY Little Wish]]".
* Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs' opening, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3U6UtDysBE Eternal Blaze]]".
* The opening theme of SerialExperimentsLain, "Duvet" by UK indie band Boa.

* The ''{{Bleach}}'' ending theme "Daidai" by Chatmonchy.

* ''TheLionKing'': "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", "Hakuna Matata", and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc Circle of Life]]"

* ''Disney/TheJungleBook'': "Trust in Me".

* The ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' version of "Why Don't You Do Right?"

* "Heart of Gold Montage" from the ''{{Firefly}}'' soundtrack, which starts with Arabic vocals

* TheDresdenDolls: "Delilah" and "Bad Habit"

* "Pennyroyal Tea" by {{Nirvana}}
* "All Guns Blazing" by JudasPriest

[[AC: Music - Country]]
* John Denver - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPHTQgj1t2E Follow Me]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSY_sitExdQ Goodbye Again]]"
* Kellie Pickler - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP77BVLE-0o Best Days Of Your Life]]"
* Sara Evans - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6jkyTkc50A Big Cry]]"
* Music/{{Alabama}} - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6slibTD9MF0 I'm In A Hurry And Don't Know Why]]"
* Love and Theft - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doBK9Zv9rsw Don't Wake Me]]"
* JohnnyCash - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMpc5bCpFY Get Rhythm]]"
* RandyTravis - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-dX3yFkLVE&ob=av2e I Told You So]]"
* Gloriana - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxN7SHF86ws If You're Leavin']]"
* Trick Pony - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voWyoqCQmoM It's a Heartache]]"
* Pam Tillis - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NLjcWH6v6I Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)]]"
* ShaniaTwain - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrcsKfM7RaU No One Needs To Know]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZRA-Dwv86E&ob=av2e Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under]]"
* Music/TheOakRidgeBoys - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H_rr9m9jaE Trying To Love Two Women]]"


[[AC:Music - Metal]]
* Music/{{Delain}} - "The Gathering"
* {{Rammstein}} has several songs that use this trope:
** Herzeleid off of Herzeleid.
** Ich Will of Mutter

* The Corrs - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aR3W9t9Q6I Breathless]]"

* FlorenceAndTheMachine: "Kiss with a Fist", "I'm Not Calling You a Liar", "Cosmic Love", "Falling", "Addicted to Love", "Bird Song", and "Shake it Out".
* Fuckin' Perfect - Music/{{Pink}}

* ''Gonna be here'', by JunkoNoda
* B'coz I Love You by HitomiYaida

* ''Kitto Wasurenai'', by ZARD

* {{Nickelback}} - "How You Remind Me" and "Rockstar"
* Plain White T's - "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)"
* Music/{{Rihanna}} - "Where Have You Been" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e6wE8UnJJs Don't Stop The Music]]"

* Celine Dion - "Because You Loved Me"

[[AC:Music - Punk]]
* I Went Out With A Hippy & Now I Love Everyone Except For Her by FrenzalRhomb
* "London's Burning" by TheClash
* "Killing Away" and "Panic Attack" by OFF!
* MotionCitySoundtrack:
** Delirium

* "Banana Co." by {{Radiohead}}

* Fats Domino - "Ain't That a Shame"
* {{Genesis}} - "Looking for Someone", "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" and "Supper's Ready"
* "Gold Soundz" and "Stop Breathin'" by {{Pavement}}

* PinkFloyd - "Mother", "Young Lust", "A New Machine" parts 1 and 2.

* Sparks - both halves of the medley "Propaganda" and "At Home, At Work, At Play"
* {{Styx}} - "Renegade"

* Used by Japanese all-girl J-Rock Chatmonchy in their hit songs "Hana No Yume", "Renai Supirittsu", and "Daidai" (which was a ''{{Bleach}}'' ending theme) as well as in several others ("Mayonaka Yuuenchi", "Joshi Tachi ni Asu wa Nai", "Weekend no Maboroshi").
* Rednex - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qUk94eSu2c Cotton Eye Joe]]"
* The Black Ghosts - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COtNnZM5VZs Full Moon]]"
* Music/CelticWoman - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoSSkuevdWE Mo Ghile Mear]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKXFX-xXY8c Over the Rainbow]]"

* Bay City Rollers - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJjI6SXFFPc Saturday Night]]"
* {{ABBA}} - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BshxCIjNEjY&ob=av2e Super Trouper]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0&ob=av2e Take A Chance On Me]]"
* Vitamin C - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG7x2vDLnGw Volare]]"
* Hemoglobin by BebornBeton
* "New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down," "Watch the Tapes," "Drunk Girls," and "Sound of Silver" by LCDSoundsystem


[[AC:VideoGame]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'''s credits song, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI Still Alive]]".
* The ''TokimekiMemorial'' series, being very prolific in terms of vocal songs, has a few songs of that kind.
** "Yokan", one of Saki Nijino's {{Image Song}}s, sung by SachikoSugawara
** "Sweetest Love", one of Mei Ijuin's Image Songs, sung by YukariTamura
** "ADVENTURE", second opening of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Dancing Summer Vacation'', sung by JunkoNoda
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!Examples:

* FlorenceAndTheMachine: "Kiss with a Fist" and "I'm Not Calling You a Liar"

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* ''TheJungleBook'': "Trust in Me".

* Delain - "The Gathering"

* CobraStarship: "The City is at War" and "Guilty Pleasure"

* TheDresdenDolls
** Delilah
** Bad Habit by

* DaftPunk - "Technologic"

* PinkFloyd - "Mother"

* Delain - "The Gathering"

* Heavily used by SavesTheDay: in some songs like "Certain Tragedy" and "Firefly" they launch into the vocals instantly, while in others like "At Your Funeral" and "See You" they come in after just a single note.

* BelindaCarlisle - "Heaven is a Place on Earth"

* TheRighteousBrothers: "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and "Unchained Melody"

* FatsDomino - "Ain't That a Shame"

* {{Music/Kansas}} - "Carry on Wayward Son"

* Used by Japanese all-girl J-Rock {{Chatmonchy}} in their hit songs "Hana No Yume", "Renai Supirittsu", and "Daidai" (which was a ''{{Bleach}}'' ending theme) as well as in several others ("Mayonaka Yuuenchi", "Joshi Tachi ni Asu wa Nai", "Weekend no Maboroshi").

* The first closing theme of ''DeathNote'', "Aluminia" by Nightmare.

* ''TheLionKing'': "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", "Hakuna Matata"

[[AC: Film - Animated]]
* TheLionKing - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc Circle of Life]]"
* BrotherBear - "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvGs7LumhIo No Way Out]]"

* Music/{{Rihanna}} - "Where Have You Been" and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e6wE8UnJJs Don't Stop The Music]]

* {{Queen}}: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We are the Champions", "Bicycle Race", and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pm4fQRl72k&ob=av2n I Want It All]]

* The first closing theme of ''DeathNote'', "Aluminia" by Nightmare.

* The ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' version of "Why Don't You Do Right?"

* Music/{{Rihanna}} - "Where Have You Been"

* FatsDomino - "Ain't That a Shame"

* {{Queen}}: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We are the Champions", and "Bicycle Race"