I'm an Alligator...
Taking a break from all the political blogging for a moment to ask -- what's your favorite opening line to a song? Not the whole verse -- maybe not even the whole thought -- just that first gulp of music that practically forces you to listen further. My example is David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream." This two guitar chords and his declaration "I'm an alligator" are all he ever needed to get my interest. I mean, WTF?
So what's yours?
Rob
Sunday, October 31, 2004
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I don't know if it's my favorite, but the one I immediately thought of: "Been a whole lot easier since the bitch left town," Spin Doctors, Little Miss Can't Be Wrong.
"Grandpa pissed his pants again;he don't give a damn."
Warren Zevon
"Play It All Night Long"
Good ones!
Just thought of another:
"Dreamed I saw Ray Charles last night, and he could see just fine." Joan Osbourne, "Spiderweb"
I Saw An X-Ray Of A Girl Passing Gas Lyrics
by Butthole Surfers:
"Ten foot tall and the nurse stuck a needle in my arm"
:/
And then there’s Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You”:
“Just before our love got lost, you said” – it’s so bleak and honest, and most of all, makes me curious as to what he said. Gotta know. Gotta listen.
Rob
You're right, Lady, "Seven Bridges" is a grabber. Not sure how "One" starts.. what's the first line?
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