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Reader Comments(1 of 11)
Boknowsat 8-25-2007
I thought the Readers' Best Opening Lyrics were much better than Spinners.com....but, I can't believe that the Eagles...Peaceful Easy Feeling...with "I like the way your sparkling earrings lay against your skin so brown, and I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight with a billion stars all around" did not make either list.
Christineat 3-30-2009
I'm in agreement about the Readers Choice is better than Spinners. There are still a couple of weak ones, but not as many as the Spinners choices. A lot of the comments that follow are not opening lines; rather, they're practically the whole song. If the best opening line of a book is "I was born," then an opening line of a song should be equally short and pithy.
Joshat 8-26-2007
The best ones that I thought of
People in love by Art Brut-People in love lie around and get fat
Kick out the Jams by The MC5-Kick out the Jams Motherf**ker
Noelleat 8-27-2007
"Moving forward using all my breath / Making love to you was never second best..."
Modern English's song was definitely attention-getting in the early '80's!
bolyat 8-27-2007
Best ever? Hardly, but at least it's decent.
GRBat 8-27-2007
Hard to pick a "Best Song Ever", but this one would have to be in the running.
Nanat 8-27-2007
where is "my life is brilliant" from the song "you're beautiful?" i think that's the greatest song and the greatest opening line of ANY song!
Mariluat 8-27-2007
Nights in white satin,never reaching the end; letters I've written, never meaning to send...Moody Blues.
DanieleEat 8-27-2007
Okay for #1, but #2 and 3? That's the best you could come up with????
Pitiful...
mitgoat 8-27-2007
excellent marilu...the Moody Blues Nights in White Satin should be in the top ten. What about this from Chicago's "Saturday in the Park"..
Saturday in the park
I think it was the fourth of july
People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing italian songs
martyat 8-27-2007
'let me take you down 'cause im going to strawberry fields' should be on the list, in spite of how arbritary it is
Gus Acevedoat 8-27-2007
Pretty woman, walking down the street
rainat 8-27-2007
Where is 'Sweeeeeeeeet Emotion' or all of Rod Stewarts - SHORTY CUT ACROSS IS THE BEST SONG EVER EVER EVER
Danat 8-27-2007
Whew! I can live with this. After some of the other choices these "experts" made I was almost certain their number one was going to be something from Barry Manilow...something like "I remember all my life, raining down as cold as ice." Guess we dodged a bullet, eh?
Gallagherat 8-27-2007
Very surprised to not see
JOSIE'S ON A VACATION FAR AWAY, COME AROUND AND TALK IT OVER
mikeat 8-27-2007
nan,get a grip on yourself.why the heck would you pick a song that been out for how long now??? 2 years,maybe??? im not saying that the stones lyric is the best,but COME NOW..rofl.. JAMES BLUNT?? are you for real,or did your mommy dare you to write that
jayat 8-27-2007
how could anyone mess up a top 25 like this? i dont call myself a music expert but ill give you 3 songs you missed big time.
1. social distortion. ball and chain
2. the animals. house of the rising sun
3. george thorogood. bad to the bone
if you want to hear good opening lines check these 3 songs out i could give you 22 more
mitgoat 8-27-2007
Another one from the Five Man Electrical Band's "Signs" (I know this is old)...
And the sign said "Long-haired freaky people need not apply"
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do"
So I took off my hat, I said "Imagine that. Huh! Me workin' for you!"
cblat 8-27-2007
excuse me while I kiss the sky...although not the first line
cblat 8-27-2007
A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile