Best opening lyrics

[ChevronB19]

I’m sure this must have been done before, but if it has, I can’t find the thread.

There’s millions of great ones, but the ones that immediately pop into my head are:

‘Belligerent ghouls run Manchester Schools’ - The Smiths, Headmaster Ritual

‘Uh’ - The damned, new rose

‘The only man who could ever reach me’ - Dusty Springfield, Son of a Preacher Man

Contributions welcome, doesn’t matter if you actually like the song, the point is the first line.

No rules, but maybe treat it like the song title thread and use unique posting rather than quoted replies?

[mac96]

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane - The Letter (Joe Cocker, or The Boxtops)

[brake fader]

i wanna get high but i really cant take the pain
it'll blow away my soul like a hurricane. -paul weller or oasis one way road

[MCBrowncoat]

There's no point in asking, you'll get no reply

[ChevronB19]

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night - The Kinks, Waterloo sunset

[Super Sonic]

Ticking away, the moments that make up a dull day...

[Voldemort]

I saw a werewolf with a chinese menu in his hand, walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain

[Greenmantle]

Wanna tell you story
About woman I know
When it comes to lovin'
She steals the show

[Higgs boson]

I don't want a ban, so look them up yourselves -

Plaistow Patricia by Ian Dury and The Blockheads.

[limpsfield]

I knew a girl named Nikki
I guess you could say she was a sex fiend
I met her in a hotel lobby
Masturbating with a magazine

Darling Nikki, Prince.

The reason for the sticker ‘Parental Advisory” on albums.

[Ryyy]

How can I be homophobic, my b*tch is gay.is really something but the fact it goes on to say "hit man in the top try see a man topless even the stick is gay" makes it even better and the icing on the cake is "hugging my brothers and say that I love them but I don't swing that way...the mandem celebrate eid the traps still running on Christmas day".

Now I know I may get scolded because its subjectively garbage, not "real music" etc etc but I do love how it's executed.

[blindspot]

Voldemort said:

I saw a werewolf with a chinese menu in his hand, walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain

I went home with a waitress, the way I always do
but how was I supposed to know
She was with the Russians too

[hmg]

Some instantly recognisable ones.

“Hello darkness, my old friend”

"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?“

One of my faves.

"I said a hip-hop, the hippie the hippie…To the hip, hip hop you don't stop… Rock it to the bang bang boogie …Say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat..."

[Super Sonic]

Aaaa gaa do do do push pineapple shake the tree...

[shirt]

You used to get it in your fishnets, now you only get it in your night dress

[cherryowen]

Wonderful old Genesis tune:-

Play me Old King Cole

From Megadeth's best tune:-

Brother will kill brother spilling blood across the land

[littleredrooster]

"I was born in a cross-fire hurricane"

Strolling Bones

[deeen]

Hey Joe...

[Super Sonic]

You say you like to gamble I tell you I'm your man, you win some you lose some it's all the same to me...

[MCBrowncoat]

"Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom!"

Couple more:

"Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine..."

"Son, I'm 30, I only went with your mother cause she's dirty"

Edited by MCBrowncoat on Saturday 5th October 22:59