My top 6... songs that start with sirens

Update 2024-01-19

Since this is far and away the most popular post on my blog I thought it warranted an update. Mostly prompted by H W who emailed me some suggestions and then I saw that the post was filled with broken links and images. I removed comments from the blog ages ago because of the amount of spam but feel free get in touch if you think there are any glaring omissions!

I was absolutely sure there were tons of songs with sirens at the beginning so I thought that was ripe for a playlist - while that may be true, tracking them down turned out to be tricky but I managed to rustle up enough (with help!) for a “my top 6” post.

First up obviously (well it was obvious to me)…

The Sweet - Block Buster! (play on YouTube)

The Clash - White Riot (thanks to Harvey for pointing me at this one) (play on YouTube)

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (thanks to Jim for this one) (play on YouTube)

The Ruts - Babylon's Burning (play on YouTube)

Girlschool - Demolition Boys (play on YouTube)

13th Floor Elevators - Fire Engine (play on YouTube)

Extras start here - please feel free to suggest any I’ve missed

The Ramones - Psycho Therapy (thanks John in the comments) (play on YouTube)

Black Sabbath - War Pigs (not quite at the beginning but close enough and too great to miss out - thanks Adam) (play on YouTube)

R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me (Thanks Andrew in the comments) (play on YouTube)

Sloan - Money City Maniacs (Thanks Tim in the comments) (play on YouTube)

The Tubes = Crime Medley (Thanks Mike in the comments) (play on YouTube)

Turbonegro - Fuck The World (Thanks H W via email) (play on YouTube)

Six Feet Under - War is Coming (Thanks H W via email) (play on YouTube)

Scour - Doom (Thanks H W via email) (play on YouTube)

Jethro Tull - War Child (Thanks Peter via email) (play on YouTube)