In your opinion, what is the best opening lyric of all time?
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“I shot the sherriff but I did not shoot the deputy.”
Best is a variable term.
Most descriptive: It’s a tie.
“She walks into Smokey’s one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner slippin’ through the lines” – Joe Diffie Third Rock From the Sun
“On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha
You can listen to the engine moanin’ out his one note song
You can think about the woman or the girl you knew the night before” Bob Seger Turn The Page
David Bowie had 2:
“As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent, you asked for the latest party.” Diamond Dogs
“I’m an alligator, I’m a mama-papa comin’ for you!” Moonage Daydream
“Claudia hat ‘nen Schäferhund
Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund”
Some that I like:
Hello darkness my old friend Simon and Grafunkle
Friday night I crashed your party Billy Joel
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin’ about half past dead The Band
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Eagles
@LadyMarissa How odd…I checked out the Aerosmith one and it says the video is no longer available. Weird!
“Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to get through this thing called life…”
I like welcome to the Jungle, by guns and roses.
“The little clock’s stopped ticking now” by Scott Walker
Very strange and haunting lyrics beautifully sung
“You bring me joy.”
You Bring Me Joy, Anita Baker
It was in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue, the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form
“Come in,” she said,
“I’ll give you shelter from the storm”
Thank you, Bob Dylan. Lyrics don’t begin any more beautifully than these.
I seem to recognize your face
Haunting, familiar yet
I can’t seem to place it
Cannot find the candle of thought to light your name
Lifetimes are catching up with me
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality!
@flutherother
I remember the Walker Brothers.
I take it you’ve heard Loneliness is a cloak that you wear. ;-)
@Brian1946 Yes, another great song by the Walker Brothers.
When I was back there in Seminary School
There was a person there Who put forth the proposition
That you can petition the Lord with prayer!
@Strauss I leaned over during a High Holiday Service in our temple and whispered that to a friend.
@janbb That quote accurately reflects a time in my own life!
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