Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Best Opening Lyrics

It must have been a slow news day in Washington. Perhaps it was too hot for anything to happen. I caught a piece on WTOP radio on my way to work describing the "Top Opening Song Lyrics" according to Spinner.com. Here for your enjoyment is the list. You can click here and start at number 25 and click your way through the list and hear the first line sung by the artist.

I think there's a few missing, but I will leave this to the collected group to discuss.
  1. "She's a very kinky girl" - Rick James, "Superfreak"
  2. "I was born in a cross-fire hurricane" - The Rolling Stones, "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
  3. "Hey, ho, let's go!" - The Ramones, "Blitzkrieg Bop"
  4. "Well, she was just seventeen - you know what I mean" - The Beatles, "I Saw Her Standing There"
  5. "Don't call it a comeback" - LL Cool J, "Mama Said Knock You Out!"
  6. "Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?" - The Carpenters, "Close to You"
  7. "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" - Beck, "Loser"
  8. "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!" - Carl Perkins, "Blue Suede Shoes"
  9. "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine" - Patti Smith, "Gloria"
  10. "Tommy used to work on the docks" - Bon Jovi, "Livin' on a Prayer"
  11. "Oh, I just don't know where to begin" - Elvis Costello, "Accidents Will Happen"
  12. "A candy-colored clown they call the sandman tiptoes to my room every night" - Roy Orbison, "In Dreams"
  13. "What's with these homies dissin' my girl?" - Weezer, "Buddy Holly"
  14. "There must be some kind of way out of here, said the joker to the thief" - Jimi Hendrix, "All Along the Watchtower"
  15. "She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene" - Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean"
  16. "Pigs, they tend to wiggle when they walk" - Pavement, "Stereo"
  17. "I was dreaming when I wrote this" - Prince, "1999"
  18. "We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee" - Merle Haggard, "Okie From Muskokee"
  19. "Well, I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body" - George Michael, "Faith"
  20. "I am an Antichrist" - Sex Pistols, "Anarchy in the UK"
  21. "Hello, Darkness, my old friend" - Simon and Garfunkel, "The Sound of Silence"
  22. "Go, shorty. It's your birthday" - 50 Cent, "In Da Club"
  23. "You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips" - The Righteous Brothers, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin"
  24. "I've been a bad, bad girl" - Fiona Apple, "Criminal"
  25. "You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar" - Human League, "Don't You Want Me"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, she took the midnight train going anywhere." -- Journey, Don't Stop Believing.

Thanks. Now I have the above lines plus Don't You Want Me Baby rolling through my head.