Best opening line to a song?
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Best opening line to a song?
As the title says - what's the best starting line to a song?
For me it's this classic Happy Mondays Kinky Afro line
"Son, I'm 30. I only went with your mother cause she's dirty..."
Any better than that?
For me it's this classic Happy Mondays Kinky Afro line
"Son, I'm 30. I only went with your mother cause she's dirty..."
Any better than that?
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Interesting is that, Batty. I've never been a particularly massive fan of The Smiths. However, my favourite all-time opening line is without doubt "I'm the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar."Batman wrote:I'm writing this to say, in a gentle way, thank you but no
the Smiths, 'Will Never Marry'
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How soon is now.Bruce Rioja wrote:Interesting is that, Batty. I've never been a particularly massive fan of The Smiths. However, my favourite all-time opening line is without doubt "I'm the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar."Batman wrote:I'm writing this to say, in a gentle way, thank you but no
the Smiths, 'Will Never Marry'
Legendary track. Pure musical gold.
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Bruce Rioja wrote:Interesting is that, Batty. I've never been a particularly massive fan of The Smiths. However, my favourite all-time opening line is without doubt "I'm the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar."Batman wrote:I'm writing this to say, in a gentle way, thank you but no
the Smiths, 'Will Never Marry'
I could quote a dozen off the top o ma heed from them
F uck it, I will
Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's serious 'Girlfriend in a Coma'
The boy with the thorn in his side behind the hatred there lies a murderous desire for love 'The boy with the thorn in his side '
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour but heaven knows I'm miserable now 'Heaven knows I'm miserable now'
Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking when I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head 'Bigmouth Strikes Again'
Punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate - will nature make a man of me yet ? ' This Charming Man'
From the ice-age to the dole-age there is but one concern - I have just discovered some girls are bigger than others 'Some girls are bigger than others'
Hand in glove the sun shines out of our behinds 'Hand in Glove'
Take me out tonight where there's music and there's people and they're young and alive 'There is a Light (that never goes out)'
Learn to love me assemble the ways now, today, tomorrow and always 'Shoplifters of the world unite'
I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving England is mine - it owes me a living 'Still Ill'
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head and as I climb into an empty bed oh well. Enough said 'I Know it's Over'
Good times for a change see, the luck I've had can make a good man turn bad 'Please Please Please'
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Couldn't think of one that stood out for me so i Googled it! See if you agree with any of these.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/vine/ ... ll16.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/vine/ ... ll16.shtml
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Yeah but that's just an average opening line from an absolute masterpiece of a song. Likewise, I quote a particularly good opening line from a Smiths song and Batman feels justified in simply quoting the opening lines from his favourite Smiths songs. At least Pencilbiter's cottoned on with the splendid opening line from 'The Sound Of Silence'.TANGODANCER wrote:We tripped the light fandango, turning cartwheels across the floor. "Whiter Shade of Pale". Porocol Harem.
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Balls to it
I'll just post some lyrics from a song I love
I got no time for the corner boys
Down in the street making all that noise
Or the girls out on the avenue
`Cause tonight I wanna be with you
Tonight I'm gonna take that ride
Across the river to the Jersey side
Take my baby to the carnival
And I'll take her on all the rides
I'll just post some lyrics from a song I love
I got no time for the corner boys
Down in the street making all that noise
Or the girls out on the avenue
`Cause tonight I wanna be with you
Tonight I'm gonna take that ride
Across the river to the Jersey side
Take my baby to the carnival
And I'll take her on all the rides
Sto ut Serviam
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That looks like the sort of utter shite and banal wank that the likes of Brian Adams or Bruce Springsteen blurt out. Am I close?CAPSLOCK wrote:Balls to it
I'll just post some lyrics from a song I love
I got no time for the corner boys
Down in the street making all that noise
Or the girls out on the avenue
`Cause tonight I wanna be with you
Tonight I'm gonna take that ride
Across the river to the Jersey side
Take my baby to the carnival
And I'll take her on all the rides
May the bridges I burn light your way
Tom Waits song, but aye, Brucie does it bestBruce Rioja wrote:That looks like the sort of utter shite and banal wank that the likes of Brian Adams or Bruce Springsteen blurt out. Am I close?CAPSLOCK wrote:Balls to it
I'll just post some lyrics from a song I love
I got no time for the corner boys
Down in the street making all that noise
Or the girls out on the avenue
`Cause tonight I wanna be with you
Tonight I'm gonna take that ride
Across the river to the Jersey side
Take my baby to the carnival
And I'll take her on all the rides
Sto ut Serviam
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