History Main / FourMoreMeasures

* "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat also hangs a lampshade on it, with the singer asking "Can you count me in?" So she ''doesn't'' screw it up.

* 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 featured in ''Music/{{Incesticide}}''.

* 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.

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* Music/TheWho's [[Music/WhosNext "Baba O'Riley"]] (aka [[RefrainFromAssuming Teenage Wasteland]]).

* Music/{{Journey}}'s "Don't Stop Believing"

* Music/{{Disturbed}}'s cover of "Land of Confusion" can throw off those more familiar with the original Music/{{Genesis}} version, as the Disturbed version repeats the opening riff.

* 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 have the vocals kick in four measures later than everybody thinks.

You hear a song coming on the radio. You know the song. You love the song. It's one of your favorites. You're all ready to belt out the start of the song but... the intro keeps playing. Cue embarrassment. You should have waited Four More Measures.

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 ([[SlowPacedBeginning even more if it doesn't seem to end]]).

* Music/{{Coldplay}}'s "The Scientist" has this, owing to the fact that the studio version starts much later than the version on the Website/YouTube official video.

* The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie". "Me see.... [drum fill] Me 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, to they expected to make mistakes. The drum fill was a hasty improvisation by the drummer to cover the gap after the false start.

* The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie". "Me see.... (drums here) Me 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.

* Coldplay's "The Scientist" has this, owing to the fact that the studio version starts much later than the version on the YouTube official video.