Best song opening lines...

[kesslari]

I'm listening to a lot of songwriter John Gorka lately.

"Couldn't bribe a wino
on what I used to make"
is the start of his song "Land of the Bottom Line".

What a great opening line.

What are some favorites of yours?

 

[Visirale]

Hmmm... "My name is Jonas," is a great one.

 

[Deacon_Blues]

"I hate to tell you this
but I'm very very happy.
Now I know that's not what you'd expect
from me at all"

Everything Is Different Now - Don Henley (from the album "Inside Job")

 

[dave64o]

"You can't get romantic on a subway line" - Van Halen, Everybody Wants Some.














Though if I remember correctly that song came out before "Risky Business" proved otherwise ...

 

[Visirale]

Oh and you gotta love "**** Jay-Z," In the song "Ether" by Nas.

 

[sarcastro83]

"Mister, won't you please help my pony?"

Mister, Won't You Please Help My Pony - Ween

 

[Phantopeth]

I'm a fan of Gary Cherone's "Let's go!" as Decadence Dance kicks in (Extreme).

Or Phil's "Last song of the night's 'I'm Broken,' I'm havin' a good time!" on Live: 101 Proof.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

"There was a moon and a streetlamp, I didn't know I drank such a lot,
'til I pissed a tequila anaconda the full length of the parking lot"

-Joni Mitchell, "Talk To Me"

 

[Pilgrim]

(This is screamed out at high volume....)

"I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE....AND I BRING YOU......FIRE!!!"

Fire, Arthur Brown - 1968.

 

[rfclef]

“I’m your only friend, I’m not your only friend
But I’m a little glowing friend
But really I’m not actually your friend
But I am“

Birdhouse in your Soul - They Might Be Giants

 

[mike phillips]

crazy but thats how it goes.

 

[Fo' Shizzle]

"Hey pretty baby are you ready for me? It's your good rockin' daddy down from Tennessee...."

Steve Earle-Guitar Town

 

[Yngwie 4String]

 

[Matt Till]

(This is screamed out at high volume....)

"I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE....AND I BRING YOU......FIRE!!!"

Fire, Arthur Brown - 1968.

Winner.

 

[nortonrider]

The old man was covered with tattoos and scars,
he got some in prison, the others in bars....

 

[seanm]

I'll tell you what...
Everybody born, everybody dies right?
Everybody born for something, everybody dies for something.
We'll we're lucky to be here,
Because we should have died a long f***ing time ago!
But we didn't!
We're still here!
You know what we're born for?
We're built for speed!

 

[heroincredible]

Perhaps not BEST opening lines, but...

"Are you ready?" from Blind by Korn off their first cd. When I first heard it my answer was yes, but as time progressed the answer was no, no I was not ready for the large amount of crappy music that would follow suit and dominate the air waves. Stupid nu-metal.

 

[Yngwie 4String]

^ I like that song, and I like nu-metal.

 

[Deacon_Blues]

A funny one I know is:

"I am so proud of my hearcut"

New Hearcut - Freak Kitchen

 

[sensible68]

"I wrote a poem on a dog biscuit
And your dog refused to look at it"

Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July