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When a song starts out THIS good, you know you are hooked...So i showed you mine...now what are your favorite opening lines from songs you love?
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Comments (46)

  1. gympumpkin
    gympumpkin says "I'm a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  2. kateherself
    kateherself says "Punctured bicycle/ on a hillside desolate/ will nature make a man of me yet?" This Charming Man- The Smiths
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  3. Dale
    Dale says Hmm, tough one. Usually, it's the opening notes that capture me, like the spiraling guitar line and chimes at the beginning of "Lorelei" by the Cocteau Twins. As for lyrics, though, the only thing I can think of is the "You gotta keep 'em separated" hook from "Come Out And Play" by the Offspring.
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  4. Lord Helmet
    Lord Helmet says Well, Axl Rose may be an asshole, but I'll always dig on the entire opening of 'Paradise City' -- words and music: "Take me down to the Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty... Oh won't you please take me home"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  5. carrymeohio
    carrymeohio says "signal got lost in the satellite / got lost in the / rideup to the / plunge down" -- soul coughing, "true dreams of wichita" the whole song is just pregnant with this very twisted, nonsensical imagery. my favorite line is probably "and you can stand / on the arms / of the Williamsburg Bridge crying / hey man, well this is Babylon." gets me every time. nice choice, by the way.
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  6. Hmmm
    Hmmm says "All the other girls here are stars/ you are the northern lights" - Josh Ritter, "Kathleen"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  7. RGM
    RGM says "Sing me a song your singer! Do me a wrong your a bringger of Evil!"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  8. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says That Josh Ritter one is a really good one...and carrymeohio you rule just because you have named yourself after a sun kil moon song!
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  9. carmensandiego
    carmensandiego says How about a beginning and an end? New Order: Regret Maybe I've forgotten the name and the address Of everyone I've ever known It's nothing I regret

    Just wait till tomorrow I guess that's what they all say Just before they fall apart OR just an end. Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  10. goodmusiconly
    goodmusiconly says I have become a silent movie The hero killed the clown Cant make a sound can't make a sound
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  11. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says Excellent bookends!
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  12. supertopsecret
    supertopsecret says Later at lunch with the taco lettuce crunch crunch - Fiery Furnaces
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  13. Thierry Castaing
    Thierry Castaing says _Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girlchild in the dark_ VU - Venus in Furs can't think of anything cooler than that
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  14. Kid Charming
    Kid Charming says Too damn many to list, but at this moment "Well, they're lining up to mad-dog your tilt-a-whirl" is standing out to me.
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  15. Tha Rid
    Tha Rid says You know, I don't even like The Doors all that much, but I always liked this line: I woke this morning and I got myself a beer; The future's uncertain and the end is always near. Word.
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  16. Lord Helmet
    Lord Helmet says Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in Into my little world Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence These guys have some of the best lyrics, in general, every written... "Never again is what you swore the time before" Absolutely brilliant.
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  17. sugarbaby
    sugarbaby says "You look so fine... I want to break your heart and give you mine." - Garbage "Cross the street from your storefront cemetery, hear me hailing from inside and realize I am the conscience clear... In pain or ecstasy... And we were all weaned, my dear, upon the same fatigue." -- Staring at the Sun, TV on the Radio
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  18. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says 'Staring At The Sun' is an all-timer! Have you ever heard the Subways version of that song? Its really good...just thinking out loud here...dont mind me
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  19. RGM
    RGM says "Shout! Shout!" Shout!"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  20. Iren
    Iren says gympumpkin : great line... but for me it's a tie between: 'I don't need anyone' and 'If you're gonna scream, scream with me'
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  21. Cody B
    Cody B says The dark brown shade of my skin Only adds color to my tears Syl Johnson-"Is it Because i'm Black"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  22. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says Yeah...GP's line is SO rock n roll...i dig it!
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  23. Kid Charming
    Kid Charming says 'Coz "well" is the best word to start songs with: "Well, a person can work up a mean, mean thirst After a long day of nothing much at all" The Replacements, "Here Comes a Regular"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  24. Kid Charming
    Kid Charming says Oops. “Well, a person can work up a mean, mean thirst After a hard day of nothing much at all” The Replacements, “Here Comes a Regular”
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  25. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says Man...that is my favorite DRINKING song and my favorite REPLACEMENTS song..double points!
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  26. tybees
    tybees says I know you love this one Blair, and it's the only one I can come up with off the top of my head: "Where's the paper bag that holds the liquor, just in case I need to puke"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  27. gollygee
    gollygee says "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine." -Patty Smith
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  28. fairportfan
    fairportfan says let me ride on the wall of death one more time - r.thompson i spent my last $10 on birth control & beer/life was so much easier when i was sober and queer - 2 nice girls strange sensation come over me - something i can't explain/suddenly there's an endless void where i used to keep my brain - blotto ("metal head") call the uh-oh squad - robert ellis oral (not the opening line, but...) johnny ace spun the chamber of his cowboy gun - dash rip rock well, how do ye do, private willie mcbride - do you mind if i sit down here by your graveside... - eric bogle *Current National Terror Alert Level* Terror Alert Level

    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  29. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says You're coming off kinda contrived and pretentious You're not sayin anything we haven't heard before You're caught up in an argument oh oh You're so lost in modern art. You will lose it all, and you will find again Against Me!, "Dont lose touch"
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  30. Hmmm
    Hmmm says Ooh thought of another one "The reception's gotten fuzzy/ the delicate balance has shifted/ put on your gloves and your black pumps/ let's pretend the fog has lifted" "Dilaudid" by The Mountain Goats. Can't go wrong with John Darnielle.
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  31. Robmo
    Robmo says Well a person can work up a mean mean thirst after a hard day of nothing at all. the Replacements Here comes a regular, or I'm sick of fucked up people and fucked up points of view, The Malakas Sorry about my drinkin
    Permalink posted 12/08/2006
  32. Smooth Hegemon
    Smooth Hegemon says His goal in life was to be an echo/Riding alone, town after town, toll after toll/ A fixed bayonet through the great southwest to forget her - Wilco, "Hummingbird"
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  33. Anna
    Anna says I'm with Linda on You Look So Fine. Also, Girls Against Boys' Speedway: Kiss my soundsystem, eat my headache.
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  34. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says "Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired And you can have anyone you have ever desired All you gotta tell me now is WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?" (Welcome To The Working Week - Elvis Costello)
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  35. Kid Charming
    Kid Charming says "Susie leaned across the table in her coat And said when she was young, There was fear and loathing driving all things she did." "Susie", The Jazz Butcher
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  36. extraordinarypoems
    extraordinarypoems says Just before our love got lost, you said, "I am as constant as the Northern Star," and I said, "Constantly in the darkness, where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar." "A Case of You", Joni Mitchell
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  37. Smooth Hegemon
    Smooth Hegemon says T. Staunton: You get the cookie of your choice! HOW did I forget that song?
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  38. Iren
    Iren says how about 'I am Governor Jerry Brown' 'I hear that train a comin...'
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  39. rei
    rei says ??Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking When I said I'd like to smash every tooth In your head?? The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  40. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says ooh...the Folsom Prison Blues opener is a classic
    Permalink posted 12/09/2006
  41. punkbunni
    punkbunni says In Chocolate Town all the trains are painted brown On the silver paper of the wrapper Elvis Costello - Little Palaces
    Permalink posted 12/11/2006
  42. Wade
    Wade says Well the Replacements have so many songs that have great opening lines--here's another one from "Tim". This is a true Generation X anthem: God what a mess, on the ladder of success Take one step and miss the whole first rung
    Permalink posted 12/11/2006
  43. Kid Charming
    Kid Charming says "I am cold, distant, increasingly resistant to your smile." Lloyd Cole, "Music in a Foreign Language"
    Permalink posted 12/12/2006
  44. rgrwill
    rgrwill says " All over town / the flat chested trailer brides / their braces and bottle caps / jangle like Tambourines " Unbunny - Casserole
    Permalink posted 12/14/2006
  45. ciaran
    ciaran says Mother, mother, there's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today, hey
    Permalink posted 12/15/2006
  46. holyfool
    holyfool says "At this moment, you should be with us / Feeling like we do / Like you'd love to / But never will again." -Jane's Addiction "3 Days"
    Permalink posted 12/15/2006

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