Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m a man of wealth and taste.
One of the best opening lines to a song ever.
One of the best opening lines to a song ever.
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You'll never find another line in pop music that conveys an entire story and character in just nine words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hECmSjlOArA
It’s just a shot away”
(One of my favourite lines too)
And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine over the Jersey state line
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
- so good
Said the Joker to the Thief
Iconic.
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
🤣🤣
No, seriously. Try it.
hope you guess my name
The sunshine bores the daylights out of me...
To fight for a land fit for heroes
God on my side, and a gun in my hand
Chasing my days down to zero
But "I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused" has to make the top ten.
"They say Jesus will find you wherever you go
But when he'll come looking for you they don't know."
Warren Zevon. If you only know Werewolves of London you're missing out on a lot.
Satisfaction oozes from her pores
She keeps rings on her fingers
Marble on her floor
Cocaine on her dresser
Bars on her doors
She keeps her back against the wall
She keeps her back against the wall"
Welcome to the Boomtown (David & David, 1986)
"Handsome Kevin got a little off track
Took a year off of college
And he never went back
Now he smokes too much
He's got a permanent hack
Deals dope out of Denny's
Keeps a table in the back
He always listens to the ground
Always listens to the ground"
Pleased to meet you (whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah (whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)
But what's puzzlin' you (whoo-hoo)
Is the nature of my game, mean it (whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo)
Get down
Including best guitar solo
We will wake and greet the dawn
Knowing that your wicked life is over
And that we will carry on
“When Will You Die”
They Might Be Giants
Not opening line, but great bridge lyrics… and relevant
And bring your friends
That David played, and it pleased the Lord' are, of course, the finest.
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall
The major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
The endless ocean of emotion I swam for yo, yeah for you
The shock troopers laying down on the floor
I wish they would put an end to this running war with you, yeah with you
(Teardrop Explodes)
Funny how I've found myself... in love with you
(Talk Talk)
And the Spiders from Mars
In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American deeam
Now I've heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely
Hey, that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
You know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty, but hey, you're alright
Oh, and that's alright with me
I got "Ain't found a way to kill me yet..."
(Rooster,Soundgarden) in my top 5 too...
✌️💙🎸
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage
Amazing opening line to both a Jake's Taylor song and a George Harrison classic!
Sympathy for the devil.
https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k?si=ShdktcKb837gozfk
I rode into Nazareth,
I was feeling 'bout half past dead.
I never corrected her. We just all started saying it any time we were beat. Still do.
She also thought the Brewer and Shipley song was a gospel tune that said “One toe over the line Sweet Jesus”-not toke.
I never corrected her on that one either.
I couldn’t believe my luck
You in your new blue dress
Taking away my breath
Crowded House.
Into Temptation.
Manipulator of crowds, you're a dream twister" -- from Jokerman by Bob Dylan
I reached for your lapel but it weren't sewn on so grand.
Begged, promised anything if only you would stay,..."
Great song. They never played it live.
Song is called “Kill his Wife”
my name was richard nixon only now i'm a girl
John Lennon and Yoko.
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I..
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing, the calliope crashed to the ground
Use all your well-learned politesse, or I'll lay your soul to waste
Not to mention Keif's fretwork, including slides that act like lightning down your spine.
* It's what comes of playing with Nazis, children. Mick was born to war-torn England; he knew what he was talking about.
BUTNEVER2BbELIEVEdASREAL
He was absolutely amazing.
A policeman knew my name
Without warning, a wizard walks by
Casting his shadow, weaving his spell
Long, grey cloak, tinkling bell
I'm also a huge fan the answer song by OK Go where Lucifer thanks everyone for the compliments re: wealth and taste, but explains that humans cause their own trouble with no help from him.
Sharing b/c I think it deserves to be known better.
https://youtu.be/H-mPlQPpV8M?si=ew9Sbf9B2nqE7z-t
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
But if you try sometimes you just may find
You get what you need
This line has guided my life
I ain't never been with a woman long enough
For my boots to get old
We've been together so long now
They both need resoled
…that lyric does laps around my brain as each wedding anniversary passes
My boss was Mr. McGee
Must be the ones who start”
Unlikely af but still…✍🏼💖
For a price I'd do about anything except pull the trigger,
For that I'd need a pretty good cause.
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzlin' you
Is the nature of my game 😊
https://youtu.be/Jwtyn-L-2gQ
Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen.
I feel as though there’s going to be a lot of this energy circling the globe this year
"Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJQidcoROoo
I could see you were a man of distinction 🎶
A real big spender …
Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain
This has to be in the top 10.
Pick a song, any song.
Held a general’s rank
You just rickrolled me! 😀
Where I had hidden myself somewhere in your charm" - The New Pornographers, Bleeding Heart Show
I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand.
Stole many a man’s soul and faith.”
Dnoces a rof pu tuhs
…and the gods made love - Jimi Hendrix, Electric Ladyland
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca-Cola
I'm drowning my sorrows in whiskey and gin
The lion-tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore
The lions they won't fight and the tigers won't roar
Oh, actually, it’s *cherry cola*☺️
I'm a fleabit peanut monkey
All my friends are junkies
That's not really true
so appropriate for the world today!
and the iconic live version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqK-J9S2GXs
"Oh get down, getting down,
So much money in the ground,
For the people who don't deserve it now"
"Stand In Line" Midnight Oil
"So now I'm rolling down Rodeo with a shotgun,
These people ain't seen a brown skinned man,
Since their grandparents bought one"
Boom.
"Down Rodeo" Rage Against The Machine
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange a walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
https://slate.com/culture/2017/10/tom-petty-was-rock-s-best-writer-of-opening-lines.html
With your money and your cocaine...
And I still miss Tom, among so many timeless songwriters we lost way too soon (looking at you, John Prine and Prince).
I can only see the car scene at the end when I hear this son
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXGsPBUV5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_0GqPvr4U
With attending Paul and Ringo concerts…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIPxlFzDi0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mEC54eTuGw
Stones- their longevity & ability to continue to write classic hits decade after decade!
Beatles, apart from all else, the Sgt Peppers Album which is revered by most artists as the most significant Album of all time and changed the course of music!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Ta3dNdVS8
"I'll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VEdxsN_NXs
We had the BEST music. 🎶
But rhyming 'masses' with 'masses' is still 🤨
Is the best opening line... Not least for what comes before it.
In the future this will be viewed in the same way as Bach or Mahler.
Mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement
Thinking about the government