Best Opening Lyrics: No. 5
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--LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out!'
And, ironically enough, these words announced hip-hop's first major ... er, rebound.
Listen to the line!
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John Hiatt from "Uncommon Connection" ---
Well I do my best thinking sitting on my ****
Sittin' here waiting for things to pass
Classic opening lyrics.
probably one of the greatest real rap songs of the 80's
June 19 2010 at 8:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe older rap when it was first introduced to us made sense, then all the gang bangers had to ruin a good thing and give the rap a bad rep
March 11 2010 at 3:24 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI love your suggestions, i have one as well.
"The world is a vampire!"
The smashing pumpkins - Bullet with butterfly wings
"Now that shes back in the atmosphere with drops of jupiter in her hair!"
Train - drops of jupiter
"Hey little sister what have you done?"
Billy idol - white wedding pt. 1
"SON! she said... have i got a little story for you!"
Pearl Jam - Alive
This isss a gr8 open line lyric!!! I love when LL says "LL COOL J IS HARD AS HELL!"
September 17 2009 at 1:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyL.L. is one of my favorites but this is not his best opening lyric. What about "nobody can rap quite like I can, I'll take a mucle bound man and put his face in the sand"(B.A.D.)or "When I'm alone in my room, sometimes I stare at the wall and in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call"(I Need Love). Now these are some great lyrics!
July 25 2009 at 9:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyi continue to be amazed at the amount of time (so called) haters of rap spend talking about how much they hate it. i mean, if i hated you, i wouldn't say shit about you--why would i? reminds me of the disco days, when all these non-dancing, non-girl getting, non-fun having people were dissing disco--blowing up records and nonsense like that. dumb-asses had already bought the records, so who were they really hurting? well, guess what folks? disco is back-and hip hop is here and not going anywhere...just grit your teeth and bear it...and try dancing-you might like it.
June 10 2009 at 3:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythis song and intro are amazing you guys(most of u) are just plain stupid.either that,or u guys hate rap
November 09 2008 at 6:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI love how a lot of you avid rock fans like to knock rap. Hav you lisioned to the lyrics in some rock songs they plaine worship the devil and encourage drug use. My point is most music has good and bad dont knock something untill you try it. Why wouldnt rap be on this list. It is all mostly lyrical based.
October 26 2008 at 2:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm not much for rap, but the moment I heard this: AWESOME!!! 5th place is the perfect spot for it.
December 13 2007 at 12:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySign Up for Spinner's Newsletter! Get free MP3s, play a selection of each week's new albums free, read features, win sweet music swag and more!
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