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    Best Opening Lyrics: No. 24

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    "I've been a bad, bad girl"
    --Fiona Apple's 'Criminal'

    This great, great line should have warned us that a naughty, naughty MTV awards speech was coming.
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    junglejon007at 10-11-2008

    hi you are my best friend my name is karmen you rock

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    DAVIDW0153at 10-25-2008

    How about Kenny Rogers song, "I jsut dropped in to see what condition my condition was in" In some of the song, it says, I found my self in a brown paper bag, another says, I tripped on a cloud and fell 8 miles high...

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    TOBEYat 12-26-2008

    Fiona Apple???? Among the Top 25 of the freakin' 80's!!!

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    ericschleeperat 3-26-2009

    if you've never seen the video you need to watch it:
    http://www.videodelite.com/alternative/fiona-apple/fiona+apple/?song=criminal&watch=true

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    mashfuat 6-22-2009

    Born down in a dead man's town/ the first kick I took was when I hit the ground - Bruce Springsteen

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    Frankieat 8-06-2007

    How about the greatest ever if your old enough to remember "Liar liar pants on fire. Your nose is longer then a telephone wire" Sorry forgot who recorded it. Anyone know?

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    threebarspinnerat 7-25-2009

    The Castaways. I didn't know that myself until last Saturday. I hesrd it on an pldies station while driving to Rhode Island. Good Song.

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    John Hessat 8-06-2007

    Can you say Boioioing!...damn she was hott in that video.

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    Teriat 8-06-2007

    a great first line should automatically bring up the rest of the song in your mind...like "I met her in a club down in old Soho where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry cola..."

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    Rogerat 8-06-2007

    I love this line too, I want a girl like fiona

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    Rissat 8-07-2007

    Liar/Liar..Castaways 1966

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    Rissat 8-07-2007

    Liar/Liar..Castaways 1966

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    johnat 8-07-2007

    Nothing compares 2 u was written by prince not sinead

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    Tat 8-07-2007

    hello hello hello, is there anybody in there? just nod if you can hear me... is there anyone at home?

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    Billat 8-07-2007

    So ya... thought ya... might like to...
    Go to The Show...
    Pink Floyd's got some of the best openers
    ever written.

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    Jim0in0spaceat 8-07-2007

    ive never heard this song but i concede...she's pretty hot

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    kubobskiat 8-07-2007

    Put my hand....on your stocking....John Parr Naughty Naughty

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    kubobskiat 8-07-2007

    Dearly belove--edd... we gather here today to get to this thing called life.....an electric word life ....Antother Prince great

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    ernestina varasat 8-07-2007

    eventough i was raise in s.a.-ecuador i always love american music(english)and sing all the time, i like oldies, any kind, jazz, blues and is very rare to find somebody that enjoy the same as me. i dance to any tune and sing to any good music, i listen to z100 or smooth songs,or the oldies station, i also like rock.

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    ernestina varasat 8-07-2007

    my name is tina or nickname,i like all kind of music fm smoth jazz to oldies or rock, my favorite singer for now is marron 5, besides rod stewart and more that will tell you my age.

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