Best opening line of a song
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Oh I just don't know where to begin...
I don't wanna kiss you. I don't wanna touch.
Tom Waits:
We sail tonight for Singapore, we're all as mad as hatters here. (Singapore)
Well the smart money's on Harlow and the moon is in the street (Time)
Talking Heads: Damn that television, what a bad picture! (Found A Job)
Joy Division: I've been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand (Disorder - and not just as a song opening line, but as a debut LP opening)
Oh I just don't know where to begin...
I don't wanna kiss you. I don't wanna touch.
Tom Waits:
We sail tonight for Singapore, we're all as mad as hatters here. (Singapore)
Well the smart money's on Harlow and the moon is in the street (Time)
Talking Heads: Damn that television, what a bad picture! (Found A Job)
Joy Division: I've been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand (Disorder - and not just as a song opening line, but as a debut LP opening)
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more
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'Put the needle to the record and hit me with your style.'
Glassjaw 'Trailer Park Jesus'
' Here's a story for the jokers who cant face the fact that the truth's the truth- I knew a cat named Felix, and if it wasn't nailed down and he saw it he would 'steal it. '
Head Automatica 'Head Automatica Sound System'
Glassjaw 'Trailer Park Jesus'
' Here's a story for the jokers who cant face the fact that the truth's the truth- I knew a cat named Felix, and if it wasn't nailed down and he saw it he would 'steal it. '
Head Automatica 'Head Automatica Sound System'
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I spent all my money in a mexican whorehouse,
across the street from a catholic church,
-Tom Waits
(Rest of the opening...well, just cuz...)
and then i wiped off my revolver,
and i buttoned up my burgundy shirt,
i shot the morning in the back,
with my red wings on,
i told the sun he'd better go back down,
and if i can find a book of matches,
i'm goin' to burn this hotel down.
across the street from a catholic church,
-Tom Waits
(Rest of the opening...well, just cuz...)
and then i wiped off my revolver,
and i buttoned up my burgundy shirt,
i shot the morning in the back,
with my red wings on,
i told the sun he'd better go back down,
and if i can find a book of matches,
i'm goin' to burn this hotel down.
A lot of Christians wear crosses around their necks. Do you think when Jesus comes back he ever wants to see a fuckin' cross? It's kind of like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant on.
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They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark,
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones.
'Twas then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate.
Bob Dylan, Simple Twist Of Fate
As the evening sky grew dark,
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones.
'Twas then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate.
Bob Dylan, Simple Twist Of Fate
This morning you've got time for a hot, home-cooked breakfast! Delicious and piping hot in only 3 microwave minutes.
"I thought that my home was my castle
With no one scrutinizing me
No pigs, no lying bitch, no hassle
Y'all are brutalizing me
Can't a man not drink his beer in silence?
Can't a man not crudely lie and scream?
Can't a man not control his bitch with violence?
Y'all are brutalizing me"
-How High The Mountain (Ronnie's Theme)
With no one scrutinizing me
No pigs, no lying bitch, no hassle
Y'all are brutalizing me
Can't a man not drink his beer in silence?
Can't a man not crudely lie and scream?
Can't a man not control his bitch with violence?
Y'all are brutalizing me"
-How High The Mountain (Ronnie's Theme)
My story is much to sad to be told;
But practically everything, leaves me totally cold;
The only exception I know is the case,
When I'm off on a quiet spree,
fighting vainly the old ennui,
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face --
Much more than the one line intro to "I Get a Kick Out of You"/Cole Porter
But practically everything, leaves me totally cold;
The only exception I know is the case,
When I'm off on a quiet spree,
fighting vainly the old ennui,
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face --
Much more than the one line intro to "I Get a Kick Out of You"/Cole Porter
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