Favourite opening line to a song

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Marilyn Manson has some amazing lyrics....(not quite positive he wrote them all despite him being credited.) however three that stick out are.

I am the god of f**k - Cake and Sodomy.

Your world is an ashtray, we burn and coil like cigarettes - The Reflecting God.

We’re on a bullet and were heading straight into God - The Death Song.

Not quite the correct thread but I’m off to see him tomorrow night - hope the stage set stands up ;D
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Being645 wrote:Oh, there are so many ... one that's clearly always suited me is:

It's a god-awful small affair ...
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EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:
Being645 wrote:Oh, there are so many ... one that's clearly always suited me is:

It's a god-awful small affair ...
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OOh yes, this (I keep changing my mind.)

Many years ago we had this at school, I varied between -

"It's cold outside, and the paint's peeling off my walls"

and

"My friend and I were talking one evening beside some burning wood."

At this precise moment I'm back with

It doesn't matter if we all die
Chucking another log on
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Randall Flagg wrote:OK, ready, let's do it.....


Although this is my favourite post so far
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In retrospect, I have to go with: "I lie when I drink, and I drink a lot. Don't believe me, when I've had a few..."

I Lie When I Drink
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Bartek wrote:<Sniff> 25 whores in the room next door.

I still great opener for song and album.
This ^^ came to mind first followed by

"My brother knows Karl Marx, he met him eating mushrooms in the people's park"

and

"Don't forget your shovel if you want to go to work"
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Another lovely one ...

I might be moving to Montana soon ...

always loved it, and the entire record ...
though, yeah ... there's hardly anything more impressive than Sisters song opening lines like ...
Chaotican wrote:The lights shine clear through the sodium haze
or

From England in the morning ...

* sigh ...
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Being645 wrote: ... there's hardly anything more impressive than Sisters song opening lines like ...
indeed, so many gems to choose from!

Impressive and full of imagery, i mean what about:

And her hallway Moves :innocent:
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abridged wrote:Mention the Lord of the Rings one more time and I'll more than likely kill you...
:D
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although if i had to pick one of from them it would start with 'Elevate!'

But from elsewhere,

On the first day of March it was raining
It was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen
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twp wrote:
abridged wrote:Mention the Lord of the Rings one more time and I'll more than likely kill you...
:D
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although if i had to pick one of from them it would start with 'Elevate!'

But from elsewhere,

On the first day of March it was raining
It was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen
Absolutely great song! That guy was a genius, and the band were lightning in a bottle.
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it's either: "lay me down the long white line" or "time takes a cigarette...puts it in your mouth"
the first line of 100 years comes close as does "i would have liked to have been deep frozen too!" (spirit of the age- hawkwind).
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And I knew the words to every song.
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EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:Hard to beat "I'm an alligator..."
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I left my heart in Ballycastle... :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Some faves:

She had to leave Los Angeles.

Hey kids, shake it loose together.

I heard you on the wireless back in ’52.

I want my MTV.

Ooooh...stop.
I left my heart in Ballycastle... :cry: :cry: :cry:
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EvilBastard wrote:Frank settled down in the Valley and he hung his wild years on a nail he drove through his wife's forehead.
Huge fan!
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Just listened to this for the first time in ages & it's a great opener.

Consequences alter cases, broken noses alter faces.

From Tunnel Of Love by The Fun Boy Three
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Peeling the skin back from my eyes I felt surprised

From Uncertain Smile by The The.

Always takes me back to student days in the Fav and so must be followed by Cat People and Alice on the phone playlist.
....if I have to explain, then you'll never understand....
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The Children of the summer's end
Gathered in the dampened grass ...

Just a lovely one, and absolutely 70s ...
Memory Of A Free Festival from Bowie's Spyce Oddity
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always <3 some Bowie
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Diamonds And Dust - Sin City

AC/DC trip tonight, oooo'errr missus or mister :lol:
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Lay me down the long white line
Leave the sirens far behind me

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


If you squeeze my lizard
I'll put my snake on you


So I'm down and so I'm out
But so are many others
sinatra - cycles

Only came outside to watch the night fall with the rain
duran duran - planet earth
there's too much blood in my vodkastream

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Bass! How low can you go?

Right now, it's time to...
Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!

I may not always love you
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ROBBIE wrote:
Your world is an ashtray, we burn and coil like cigarettes - The Reflecting God.
The lights shine clear through the sodium haze...

Lay me down the long white line
Leave the sirens far behind me...


When it's passing strange
And I'm waiting for the train...


And:
Three, five, zero, one, two, five go!
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revisited this thread and was pleased to see that i had already posted what i was about to... 8)
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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