Great opening lines to songs

FocusZing

I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now

crispybug2

If we are doing The Smiths.....


"I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar,
I am the son and heir of nothing in particular "

andy9964

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun

FatTed

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel

I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick on the cigarettes there in the ashtray
Elvis Costello
but this is the line I really like
Or the lip-print on a half-filled cup of coffee that you poured and didn't drink
But at least you thought you wanted it, that's so much more than I can say
For me

Please allow me to introduce myself / I’m a man of wealth and taste.

‏It’s a godawful small affair / To the girl with the mousy hair

Hello darkness my old friend / I’ve come to visit you again

Coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine

You can tell by the way I use my walk I’m a woman’s man

I got my first real six-string, bought it at the five-and-dime

Mama, just killed a man

I never thought it would happen / with me and the girl from Clapham

Well I'm running down the road trying to loosen my load, I've got seven women on my mind

orraloon

Hey hey mama said the way you move
Gon' make you sweat, gon' make you groove

...then in comes the Jimmy Page guitar riff...

Black Dog, Led Zeppelin

mrfpb

"I Was 21 years when I wrote this song,
I'm 22 now but I won't be for long"

Leaves That Are Green by Simon and Garfunkel, as borrowed by Billy Bragg for A New England

Also a paradoxical lyric, when you think about it.

Pross

No one knows what it's like to be the bad man, to be the sad man behind blue eyes…

Stevo_666

Sweaty Betty by the Macc Lads:
"Well she wore big knickers and she worked on t' sewage farm..."

FocusZing

I get up, and nothing gets me down.
You got it tough. I've seen the toughest around.
And I know, baby, just how you feel.
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real

FocusZing

When you were young and your heart Was an open book,
You used to say live and let live.

mrfpb

"Dig if you will the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you my darling Can you picture this?"

When Doves Cry - Prince

giantorangedale

Guess i should of known by the way you parked your car sideways that it would'nt last.

meanredspider

This bed is on fire with passionate love
The neighbours complain about the noises above
But she only comes when she's on top.

meanredspider

All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down

Thick Mike

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave


The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup
I say a little pray for you
While combing my hair now
And wondering what dress to wear now
I say a little prayer for you

4kicks

It's warm beer and cold women, no I just don't fit in

capt_slog

Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air / And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves

Echoes Pink Floyd

eric_draven

Capt Slog wrote:

Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air / And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves

Echoes Pink Floyd

Must be listened to on the film The Crystal Voyager,sounds the same just amazing imagery

cornerblock

Well you didn't wake up this morning 'cause you didn't go to bed
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red
The calendar on your wall was ticking the days off
You've been reading some old letters
You smile and think how much you've changed
All the money in the world couldn't buy back those days.

essexian

"In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it's like When you're shattered"


One for the older people on the forum.

capt_slog

Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe.

Across the Universe, Beatles

veronese68

The intro to Plaistow Patricia by Ian Dury always cracks me up. I don't think a word of it will get through the swear filter on here.

pottssteve

I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel....

So I'm listening for the weather, to predict the coming day - Bic Runga (ideal for cyclists, that one, especially in NZ).

Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench, where your clothes were stolen...

It was back in '32, when times were hard, he had a Colt .45 and a deck of cards...

Anything by Nick Cave or Morrissey is going to do well, I reckon.

courtmed

Back in the days when I was a teenager/Before I had a status and before I had a pager.

Q-Tip

mrfpb

Like a bird on a wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir,
I have tried in my way to be free

Leonard Cohen

trivial_poursuivant

City girl just seem to find out early, how to open doors with just a smile.....


These are the days of the open hand
They will not be the last
Look around now
These are the days of the beggars and the choosers.

(Pretty much every line in that one is poignant.)

BelgianBeerGeek

"If you don't want to fuck me baby, baby fuck off"
Wayne County and the Electric Chairs.
Old school easy listening for a Sunday afternoon.

kingstongraham

essexian wrote:

"In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it's like When you're shattered"


One for the older people on the forum.

https://youtu.be/gHS9s0swSkc

crispybug2

Veronese68 wrote:

The intro to Plaistow Patricia by Ian Dury always cracks me up. I don't think a word of it will get through the swear filter on here.

Arseholes, bastards, fucking cunts and pricks

More got through than you imagined!!!

diamonddog

The return of the Thin White Duke
Throwing darts in lovers' eyes