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Best Opening Lyrics: No. 10

"Tommy used to work on the docks"
--Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a Prayer'

In eight blissful syllables, Jon Bon Jovi out arena-rocked that other dude from Jersey.

Listen to the line!

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stoop421

This is lame, how is this ahead of Roy Orbison's "Candy Colored"

April 09 2009 at 5:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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alright . bon jovi is definetely my favorite band, 1,000,000% all the way. alright?
springsteen is also great too !

theyre just in separate categories, not like "best" or something but like "Age" too ! springsteens been around a lil longer , so more people know him. i love "glory days" so shut up .

but bon jovi is alwasys & forever my favorite band. jon is hot. deal with it. so stop comparing them, becuse you cant compare 2 kings of rock ! theyre both amazing , alright ? so shut the friggin hell up & listen to bon jovi or springsteen . whatever the hell you prefer.

im gonna listen to bon jovi . so shut up ! i love youu bon jovi !! 1983-forever !!

December 25 2008 at 12:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
yankeefan1988

BON JOVI IS NUMBER 1 AND THIS SHOULD BE THE NUMBER 1 OPENING LINE!

August 11 2008 at 10:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mary

Awesome lyrics, awesome song and awesome band!!!!!

May 18 2008 at 11:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lee

Umm,I just listened to the clip and aren't the opening lyrics, "Once upon a time, not so long ago?"

May 05 2008 at 3:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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wendy9261076

I guess that doesn't count because "Once upon a time not so long ago" is spoken. It's only a lyric if it's got a rhyme I guess.

March 02 2010 at 12:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Zipadeedooda72

Good song.

November 04 2007 at 1:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tjb1327

Bon Jovi???!! HACK HACK!! Any of Springsteens opening lines bury what is it......Larry..Tommy..Jenny used to work on the dock?????!! LOL Great opening line to a song...what creativity!!!!!!!!! LOL LOL

October 28 2007 at 5:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dude

If Bruce SPRINGSTEEN is the Boss, then I quit!
YOU"RE FIRED!!!

October 27 2007 at 4:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dude

With her killer graces and her secret places
That no boy can fill... with her hands on her hips
Oh and that smile on her lips
Because she knows that it kills me
BJ can't come close to BS

October 27 2007 at 4:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dude

In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Out rock that... hair band guy.

October 27 2007 at 4:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply