Shawna Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I just came across this list from Spinner Magazine of the 25 Best Opening Lines in songs. I think we can do better. Here's one of my all-time favorites: "Well, the fact of the matter~ There ain't no facts involved" ~ RCPM ~ "Interstate" What are some of your favorites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 That list is not too good. I agree with about 1/2 of it. I know SFers can do a better job... Here are a couple I like: "He had white horses and ladies by the score." ~ Lucky Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste." ~ Sympathy For The Devil (Rolling Stones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 We had this thread a while back, but here goes with my favorites -- So you think you can tell heaven from hell -Pink Floyd, "Wish You Were Here" I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me - The Beatles, "Norwegian Wood" If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you -Led Zeppelin, "Thank You" I went home with a waitress, the way I always do -Warren Zevon, "Lawyers, Guns, and Money" Well you're dirty and sweet, dressed in back, don't look back and I love you. -T. Rex "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 another Roger one: I'm hell on wheels and women and horses got me a string of lame nags and a few divorces "Bury My Heart At The Trailer Park" a Stevie Nicks one: Though deep-set and somewhat shadowed... her eyes... her mystery... "Gold and Braid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I think we should put together our own list of the best 100 opening song lyrics. Let's all get nominations and vote on them until we come down to 100, and submit it... somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 "This is a story about Billy Joe and Bobby Sue" - Take The Money and Run, Steve Miller Band "One man come in the name of love" - Pride, U2 "They tried to make me go to rehab I said no no no" - Rehab, Amy Winehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Here's a different, but similar twist with the old thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 "Before you slip into unconsciousness I'd like to have another kiss" The Doors - Crystal Ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 "Don't tell me a woman did this to you…" "Dragon," Tori Amos (the last song on her "American Doll Posse" CD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Spinner sucks. "People are strange when you're a stranger." -The Doors "Living easy, livin' free Season ticket, on a one-way ride" -AC/DC "The screen door slams, Mary's dress sways" -Bruce Springsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 The only line on that list I really like is the Patti Smith one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 (edited) War, huh yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drumming Four dead in Ohio Edited August 7, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 "In the next world war, in a jacknived juggernaut, I am born again" -Radiohead, "Airbag" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 my sister wants to nominate: "It's a marvelous night for a moondance." ~ Van Morrison and my co-worker has this one: "Ricky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone." Skid Row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Witt Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 "When I think back on all the crap I learned in High School, it's a wonder I can think at all." Paul Simon Kodachrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Good one Kevin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Well she was just 17 You know what I mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 ^ Ron, that´s the A from the ABC from modern rock... first line, first song, first side, first album... "Childhood leaving is easy to do..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine ... -- The Animals, [smallest] We Gotta Get Out Of This Place[/smallest] It's a hard world to get a break in All the good things have been taken -- The Animals, [smallest] It's My Life[/smallest] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 ^ Ron, that´s the A from the ABC from modern rock... first line, first song, first side, first album... "Childhood leaving is easy to do..." ...and it sums up why 99% of male musicians got into the business.... One, two, three, four! Well, she was just seventeen, You know what I mean, And the way she looked was way beyond compare. So how could I dance with another (ooh) And I saw her standin' there. Well she looked at me, and I, I could see That before too long I'd fall in love with her. She wouldn't dance with another (whooh) And I saw her standin' there. Well, my heart went boom, When I crossed that room, And I held her hand in mine... Whoah, we danced through the night, And we held each other tight, And before too long I fell in love with her. Now I'll never dance with another (whooh) Since I saw her standing there Well, my heart went boom, When I crossed that room, And I held her hand in mine... Whoah, we danced through the night, And we held each other tight, And before too long I fell in love with her. Now I'll never dance with another (whooh) Since I saw her standing there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 More about "I Saw Her Standing There": The history of this classic Beatles song I Saw Her Standing There Working Title: Seventeen Written by: Paul McCartney (80%) and John Lennon (20%) (credited as Lennon-McCartney) Recorded: February 11, 1963 (Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios, London, England) Mixed: February 25, 1963 Length: 2:30 Takes: 12 Musicians: John Lennon: backing vocal, rhythm guitar (1958 Rickenbacker 325) Paul McCartney: lead vocal, bass guitar (1961 Hofner 500/1) George Harrison: lead guitar (Gretsch Duo Jet) Ringo Starr: drums (Premier) First released: March 22, 1963 (b-side of "I Want To Hold Your Hand") (US: Capitol 5112) Available on: (CDs in bold) Please Please Me, (UK: Parlophone PMC 1202, PCS 3042, Parlophone CDP7 46435-2p, US: Capitol CLJ 46435) Introducing The Beatles, (US: VeeJay VJLP 1062) Meet The Beatles, (US: Capitol (S)T 2047, CDP 7243 8 66875 2 4} The Beatles No. 1 (EP), (UK: Parlophone GEP 8883} History: Written by Paul when still a schoolboy at the Liverpool Institute for Boys, the original version -- a first verse and chorus written on a schoolbook -- was titled "Seventeen." Supposedly it was written for Iris Caldwell, the sister of fellow Merseybeat musician Rory Storm (of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, which at one time featured Ringo on drums). John helped Paul finish the song, either during a day the boys played hookey from school or while on tour in Hamburg. Aside from helping construct a bridge, John's major input was in suggesting that Paul change the second line of the song from "Never been a beauty queen" to the more bluesy "You know what I mean." Though Paul claims the new line has no real meaning, his salacious delivery suggests otherwise. The bass line from this song was lifted almost directly from Chuck Berry's "I'm Talking About You." The famous count-off that opens the song was actually from a different take -- take 9, which found Paul increasingly frustrated, leading to the almost angry quality of the opening. (Ironically, the final mix was made from Take 1 after all, with the opening spliced in and handclaps overdubbed.) Live versions: December 25, 28, 31, 1962 (Star Club, Hamburg, Germany), February 11, 1964 (Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C), February 12, 1964 (Carnegie Hall, New York), February 16, 1964 (Deauville Hotel, Miami, FL, for broadcast on The Ed Sullivan Show), June 4, 1964 (K.B. Hallen Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark), June 6, 1964 (Blokker, Amsterdam, Holland),June 12-13, 1964 (Centennial Hall, Adelaide, Australia), June 15-17, 1964 (Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia) BBC radio versions: 11 (for the BBC radio programs From Us To You, Saturday Club, Side By Side, Steppin' Out, Pop Goes The Beatles, and Easy Beat) Trivia: John performed this onstage with Elton John at Madison Square Garden on November 28, 1974, effectively making it his last public performance. Lennon introduced the song as written by "an old estranged fiancee of mine named Paul." Covered by: The Chipmunks, The Crickets, Jerry Garcia, Elton John, Daniel Johnston, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, George Martin, Moon Martin, Anthony Newley, Cliff Richard, Tiffany, The Tubes, Bob Welch, J. Frank Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 I thought of another one I like: "Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk" - My Own Worst Enemy, Lit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 I like that one, Jenny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 "I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing till they got a hold of me…"--"No More Mr. Nice Guy," Alice Cooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 "I had the blues, so bad one time it put my face in a permanent frown You know I'm feeling so much better, I could cakewalk into town" - Taj Mahal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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