Best music opening line of all time

[TobyC]

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome I could cry

 

[TobyC]

Ev'rybody's lonesome for somebody else
But nobody's lonesome for me
Ev'rybody's thinkin' 'bout somebody else
But nobody thinks about me
When the time rolls around for me to lay down and die
I bet I'll have to go and hire me someone to cry
Ev'rybody's lonesome for somebody else
nobody is lonesome for me.

 

[TobyC]

Say hey, good lookin' - what ya got cookin'?
How's about cooking somethin' up with me?
Hey, sweet baby - don't you think maybe
We can find us a brand new recipe?

 

[TobyC]

Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne the sweetest one me oh my oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

 

[TobyC]

Your cheatin' heart
Will make you weep
You'll cry and cry
And try to sleep
But sleep won't come
The whole night through
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you...

 

[jimmyc]

Start spreadin' the news, I'm leavin' today
I want to be a part of it
New York, New York
These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York

Now to be Frank he did a grand job but the original is better imho


But Frank said this better

And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friends, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
But more, much more than this
I did it my way

No that was Sid Vicious that said that, then shot everybody.

Edit, the Frank bit Sid Said.

 

[fatboy1971]

There must be some kind of way outta here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief


Nuff said

 

[Gem]

Some people might say my life is in a rut
But I'm quite happy with what I got

 

[TobyC]

Well, it's one for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready
Now go, cat, go
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes

 

[rangers62]

'There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me, I got to beware.'

Indeed - a song for our times. I.

Goodness, we have exactly the same taste in music.

 

[rangers62]

Hey "im a believer" all be it tho, who did the better version the monkeys or smash mouth???

Or the man that wrote it.

 

[fatboy1971]

All the late night bargains have been struck
Between the satin beaus and their belles
Prehistoric garbage trucks
Have the city to themselves
Echoes roars dinosaurs
They're all doing the monster mash
And most of the taxis, most of the whores
Are only taking calls for cash

An amazing opening line, saw them live at Wembley 1985, the real Wembley not that new one

 

[fatboy1971]

Or the man that wrote it.

Gotta love Neil Diamond

 

[rangers62]

Gotta love Neil Diamond

An underrated genius.

 

[rangers62]

'Ooh, it's so good, it's so good
It's so good, it's so good
It's so good
Ooh, I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love
Ooh, I feel love, I feel love
I feel love, I feel love
I feel love
I feel love
I feel love'

Take your pick as to the version you prefer - for myself - Bronski Beat. I.

And written with 2 notes I believe, then sped up. So simple, so effective.

 

[rangers62]

'Rumour spreadin' 'round
In that Texas town
About that shack outside La Grange
And you know what I'm talkin' about
Just let me know if you wanna go
To that home out on the range
They got a lot of nice girls.'

Do you like John Lee Hooker? - I can see you do. Have mercy. I.

Now we're talking. Tres Hombres is one of the finest rock albums ever.