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    Best Opening Lyrics: No. 7

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    "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey"
    --Beck's 'Loser'

    And in the time of grunge devotees, he was real funky.
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    Kerryat 2-02-2008

    I love Beck!

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    Marcat 2-18-2008

    Sometimes having ur lyrics not make sense is the best way to go...cuz all his songs just flow even w/o the rite lyrics

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    Kellaat 2-26-2008

    I LOVE BECK!

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    YYCat 7-01-2008

    Beck is great.

    It's funny how people bitch when the lyrics are taken out of context.

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    Loriat 9-19-2008

    I love this song! So glad to see it here!

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    CJ!!!!at 12-27-2008

    Awesome choice. Anyone that can't find any fun or quirky coolness in this song, and Beck for that matter, is an ignorant cultural phillistine. Haha.

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    glersat 2-13-2009

    is that Hillary Swank?

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    hebrokexomyheartat 5-26-2009

    and i'm an orangutan

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    Carolineat 6-18-2009

    best song ever.

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    iheartpopcorn14at 7-05-2009

    What?

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    Dan Doyleat 8-06-2007

    None of their songs make any sense. Horrible!

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    Shaun LaFountainat 9-30-2008

    What about that Beck song that starts off, "Ahhhhhh!!"

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    Kelsat 8-06-2007

    I love this song. I deserves to be on this list.

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    Joshat 8-06-2007

    Umm, "their songs?" To whom do you refer? Beck Hanson is one man, not a them, and his songs are drfinitely a lil out there, but absolutely fantastically creative, which is the essence of music anyway.

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    Rogerat 8-07-2007

    This totally deserves to be on the list! I heard the opening line and then proceeded to sing the entire first verse. So catchy and unique, thats why Beck is awesome.

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    seanat 8-07-2007

    the thing I remember most is that all my white and black friends thought he said "so open the door", when he really said "soy n perdedor" (I'm a loser in spanish). BTW, I was just lucky to take spanish in high school - yeah I'm white.

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    Tat 8-07-2007

    sometimes lyrics are meant to contribute musically. the flow, sound and rhyme count as much as what is being said. great line, great song. most of this list is lame though.

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    Luke69at 8-07-2007

    Now I know idiots make these lists up.

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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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    The Truthat 8-07-2007

    Stupid, stupid, stupid.

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