Best Opening Lyrics: No. 20
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--Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy in the UK'
These four words say it all, and the Sex Pistols could have stopped right there. Actually, they pretty much did.
Listen to the line!
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DEBat 2-18-2008
wasn't this the ONLY song they ever did. It smelled out loud
dekeat 4-22-2008
this lyric never made sense to me, despite Mr. Rotten's pride in having written it. An anti-christ is said to appear as a leader and gain many followers opposing Christ and the church. An anarchist is a person who promotes disorder and follows no ruling system. Although an anti-christ would not follow the commandments of the church,he or she would be part of and organized group; this is a glaring contradiction. And Johnny Rotten is a douche.
Aaronat 11-09-2009
Well Deke, think about it for a second; we have someone who brings about chaos through words and treachery (the Anti-Christ) and someone who brings about chaos through rallying against the system and simple rebelliousness (the Anarchist).Both of these beings have been confused for each other at least once, they're both feared yet also have the ability to spawn a legion of followers to aid in their conquest, and they both rhyme. Case closed.
ktistec.machineat 5-08-2008
"How about... Rufus Wainwright's 'Hallelujah'"
Actually Red Rose, that would be Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," as that is the man who wrote it, it appeared on his 1984 release "Various Positions." Rufus's cover is a good one, but my money would have to be on John Cale or Jeff Buckley for the best cover of that particularly wonderful song. Though oddly their versions all differ from Cohen's original as they all sing the poem as it was originally written, and Cohen as he often did made some changes from the original poem when he recorded it as a song.
Namaste
heatherat 5-08-2008
Man...you people take this shit very seriously!! lol
shaggyjrc1at 7-11-2008
to quote a great punk band fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion
and i don't care about your opinion just like you shouldn't care about by mine
*the fact that people get pissed off over what he said or think he is wrong or evil is exactly what he would've wanted
Toniat 12-26-2008
That is just plain scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sugarhi79at 7-25-2009
hmm-lol i always thought the lyric was " i am an anarchist" crazy!
Will G.at 8-07-2009
Calling it "Rufus Wainwright's 'Hallelujah'" does not help your cause...
Jackie Boy !at 9-04-2009
Another rip-off of The New York Dolls. Johnny Thunders to be more precise, the Godfather of punk. The Pistols were another Monkees like creation of Malcom McClaren, The Guy who ruined the NY Dolls to begin with. It was al about shock value. The Monkees had more talent.
dave mat 8-06-2007
not only one of the best opening lines ever, but one of the best songs ever written period.
w@nkers!
Starpunkat 8-06-2007
A great tune to shout when you're totally pissed off at everything. It's also great to turn some heads and offend cretin fuddy-duddies.
Rezzoat 8-06-2007
:D
Tat 8-07-2007
great opening line, great song, great band.
Revelation19:11at 8-07-2007
This group did not know the gravity of the lyric of that song. If they feel truly feel that way they will truly regret it one day. The Bible says we will answer for every idle word. It also tells us thst every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
bhat 10-28-2008
i second that notion
The Truthat 8-07-2007
Stupid sh*t.
RedRose030377at 8-07-2007
Please tell me you're kidding. I'm no prude, but "I Am an Antichrist" and Patti Smith's "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine" are repugnant and blasphemous. Is everyone losing their minds?
How about Graham Nash's "Military Madness," "Better Days," Grand Funk's "I Can Feel Him in the Morning," Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic," Rufus Wainwright's "Hallelujah" and "I've Seen All Good People" by Yes. Yikes! I can't believe what I just read.
RedRose030377at 8-07-2007
Please tell me you're kidding. I'm no prude, but "I Am an Antichrist" and Patti Smith's "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine" are repugnant and blasphemous. Is everyone losing their minds?
How about Graham Nash's "Military Madness," "Better Days," Grand Funk's "I Can Feel Him in the Morning," Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic," Rufus Wainwright's "Hallelujah" and "I've Seen All Good People" by Yes. Yikes! I can't believe what I just read.
Nickmoat 8-07-2007
Great opening line. Totally captures what the "refined" viewed bands such as the Sex Pistols and punk rock music in general. Perhaps Johnny Rotten was "an antichrist," but who is "a Christ?" Victorian prudes? The cocaine-bloated record industries? Antichrist is used just as symbolically as Lucifer is used in :Sympathy for the Devil."