Best Opening Lyrics: No. 17

You are sooo true!

''Talkin' to no one in particular, they say the baddest i am tonight...four letter words are seldom heard with such dignity and bite''...That's from ''Joy in Repitition'' from Grafitti Bridge....crappy movie, fantastic song. Prince has too many songs to just be choosing the usual suspects, ya'll.

"DON'T WORRY, I WON'T HURT YOU, I ONLY WANT YOU, TO HAVE SOME...FUN" Isn't that how 1999 opens?

I've read the comments. There are too many EXCELLANT openers to list. "Dearly beloved" keeps getting chopped on radio play and thats WRONG!

Yayyyyy Prince! Everything is good!

I looove me some Prince, but I have to agree that "dearly beloved: we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.." should definitely have beat this line out for sure!

I Agree with Mark R. Almost of all his songs have gr8t opening lines.

One of my faves - "Excuse me but I need a mouth like yours" - Let's Pretend We're Married (from 1999 LP)

The funny thing is most good songs end up at the bottom of lists!

I love this song, but nothing beats, "I guess I should have know, by the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last."
Little Red Corvett

This really is a good opening lyric etc. What makes Prince one of my all time talents is he writes, plays many instruments and can perform and sing his songs, not many can do that. Want rare Prince shows on DVD, check out Hawkfunk on youtube - $15 for any two full concerts.

"There's a gentle autumn breeze that blows whenever we be lyin'...lyin' in my bed/The moon appears and disappears/you look at me my clothes I quickly...I quickly shed/The curtains dance a minuet, autumn plays the music/Baby, come on hold my hand/Leaves are falling, velvet splash/Only you and I can under...only you can understand/Oh! A robin sings a masterpiece that lives and dies unheard...for screams of passion."