Best rock lyric ever?

[Kelly robinson]

Marianne Faithful from the album " Broken English " I may have this slightly incorrect but the jist is there for sure - " You spit on my snatch - are we out of love now ? Or is this just a bad patch ? " The whole song is full of these kinds of lyrics - spit out in a very dark and corrosive manner by Faithful with a very good backing band - great song whose title escapes me at the moment - It really deserves a fuller summary than I come up with by memory .....Ahhh , "Why'd You Do What You Did ? " is the title ... Also I would suggest Tim Buckley's " Greetings From LA " for X rated love songs with interesting lyrics and churning rock and roll -an album dedicated to a massage parlor .... Kelly

 

[Kevin1960]

Hey hey my my (Into the Black).

 

[Biggbass]

Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice inside my head said
Don't look back, you can never look back
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let 'em go

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Not a poll and I know there is no correct answer. Just wondering what lyric you think is the best ever.

I'm specifically saying lyric as opposed to lyrics. Just one line, not a whole verse or chorus.

I went to see Nine Inch Nails last night and I think Trent Reznor came up with the best rock lyric ever. First line to the chorus of Closer: I want to **** you like an animal.

It's nasty, vulgar, offensive, dangerous, and menacing but it's also sexy, fun, and crazy. It's a song that is rough enough for the boys but still sexy enough for the girls to get into as well. A nice balance. And it was a wonderful experience to be in a room with thousands of women screaming that line at the top of their lungs.

My favorite line was Rod the Mod in “Stay with Me” where he goes...”Sit down. Get up. Get Out!”.

 

[sharkbait130]

I helped her out of a jam I guess but I used a little too much force. From Dylans Tangled Up in Blue

 

[Muddslide]

Wasn't that Taj Mahal?

You could be right! It may be a Taj line that Waits cribbed...?

 

[Muddslide]

The white pantaloon'd duck goose neck quacked, "webcore...webcore"

Beefheart?!?!?

 

[FilterFunk]

Riding along in my automobile
My baby beside me at the wheel
I stole a kiss at the turn of a mile
My curiosity runnin' wild
Cruisin' and playin' the radio
With no particular place to go

- Chuck Berry, "No Particular Place To Go"


IMO, the earliest rock 'n' roll was less about outright rebellion and more about simply being young and having fun, especially boy/girl stuff. I can't think of any lyrics that capture those feelings more succinctly.

 

[Tom Bomb]

A while a go somewhere I don't know when,

I was watching a movie with a friend.

I fell in love with the actress.

She was playing a part

that I could understand.​

 

[avvie]

Here is my heart waiting for you.
Here is my soul. I eat at Chez Nous.

:/

 

[sgtpepper]

Waits at the window, wearing the face
That she keeps in a jar by the door.

 

[NecroticImbecil]

I'll tell you this

No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn

 

[Skeezix]

I said I'm so happy I could die,
She said drop dead and left with another guy.

 

[Son of Wobble]

I'll tell you this

No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn

come on baby light my cigar

 

[fishdreams]

So we packed our bags and headed for the north sea
There was Eric, Brian, Freaky Pete, Charlie, Frankie Lee and me
(Thin Lizzy/Phil Lynott, Here I Go Again)

That one or Sitamoia

 

[tr4252]

Didn't read the whole thread: there may be duplication. Individual quotes represent the whole song.

"Is it...tomorrow…..or just the end of time?"

"Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, the girl with kaleidoscope eyes."

"And at the great big gate, waiters wait.
They must fill the form, denounce the norm,
they are torn twixt praise and scorn."

"Histories of ages past, unenlightened shadows cast.
Down through all eternity, the crying of humanity."

"And the world's gonna sink from the weight of the human race"

"I said Louie Louie, oh no, I said now me gotta go. OK let's give it to 'em right now!"

"We are one, but we are many, and from all the lands on earth we come.
We share a dream, and sing with one voice.
I am, you are, we are Australian."

"Kites are fun."

"Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw."

Tom

 

[Hues]

Well, let me tell you about the way she looked
The way she acted, the color of her hair
Her voice is soft and cool
Her eyes are clear and bright
But she's not there

-Rod Argent

 

[diegom]

"But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die"
Johnny Cash

"I wish you luck with a capital 'f' "
Elvis Costello

 

[Nighttrain1127]

Oh My GOD that Bowling Ball it's my wife . Next time you place your order don't forget to say "No Anchovies Please" J Geils Band

 

[GManfromOz]

Worst in Australia would have to be "... and she's crying like a refugee"