Songs that are typically cued for radio

I'm referring to songs that had intros removed for radio NOT because the promo single edited them out, but because radio stations typically decided to cue past the intro, whether it was spoken, musical, or some other sound effect.

A few examples that come to mind for me:

Madonna - Like A Prayer (I have never, not once, ever heard the opening guitar riff played--not during the initial chart run or as an oldie, regardless of the station or format)

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (only heard the quiet "beat box" intro before the guitar kicks in around 0:08 one time--probably because the DJ forgot to cue the CD)

Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money In My Hand (cued past the sound effects, which are even included on the radio edit version)

Sade - The Sweetest Taboo (cued past the rain FX)

Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On (during its initial run, I remember it being cued to the initial "woosh" around 0:13)

Ta Mara & The Seen - Everybody Dance (cued past "jungle sounds")

El DeBarge - Who's Johnny (cued past soft percussion to "woosh" sound around 0:15)

Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (cued past soft percussion to piano at ~0:12)

Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love (for the first couple of decades of this song's life, I only heard the full version, but in recent years radio seems to cue it up to the synths at 0:11)

Europe - The Final Countdown (stations that play the LP version tend to cue to the ubiquitous synth riff at 0:13)

ABC - When Smokey Sings (don't think I've ever heard anyone play the count-off at the beginning)

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You (cued to ~0:07)

Living Colour - Cult Of Personality (this one is split--rock radio played the full intro while Top 40 cued to the guitar riff at 0:10)

Fresh Prince - Summertime (cued past the "drums please" and record scratching, though I can't remember exactly whether KDWB cued to the first drum hit or the base around 0:05)

Shanice - I Love Your Smile (cued to bass at 0:10)

Was the spoken intro to Prince 1999 also on the 45 version?

I frequently remember this part never being played on the radio.

Even Michael edited out the vocal intro on "I just can't stop loving you".

I know there was a second version with a long fade in, but I don't recall hearing that on the radio at all. I'm pretty sure the
stations I heard the song on cued past the fade in and started with the flourish-type sound after it.

chendagam wrote: 995wlol wrote: Fresh Prince - Summertime (cued past the "drums please" and record scratching, though I can't remember exactly whether KDWB cued to the first drum hit or the base around 0:05) I have always been curious if some promos were pressed with the intro cut off.

I suspect the poster just edited out the first few seconds. I have that promo, too (and at one time had a second copy) and both began with "drums please".

Edited by 995wlol

We often cued past the acapella intro of "Shy Guy" by Diana King.