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Readers' Best Opening Lyrics: No. 4

"The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves"
--Bruce Springsteen's 'Thunder Road'



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L kANTERMAN

what makes this a great opening line is:
1) It makes you want to hear more - you are hooked about the fate of these people and
2)The rhythm of the words, especially leading into the next line, "like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays".

September 22 2008 at 11:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Candace

This entire song is great. I don't care what the haters say, this is a GREAT opening line.

March 18 2008 at 4:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
aleyse

iwas born way after this song came out but im still in love with it

November 18 2007 at 12:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
fern

No ho ho ho ho.....get some people who really know their music history please:

Sandy--the fireworks are hailing over Little Eden tonight
forcing a light into all those stoney faces left stranded on this warm July.





October 23 2007 at 12:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Libby

I am 13 and I was raised listening to BRUCEE! I have seen him 4 times in convert and he is an unbelievable performer! People that say he is anti-american are wrong. Bruce loves this country but he realizes like many other people that there are faults here and bad things that happen in government, and other places. This is probably in my top 5 of favorite bruce songs! I love the opening lyric! Thanks for putting Bruce on this list!

October 20 2007 at 2:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pie

I like The Boss, but I don't think I'd pick this for his best opening lyric

October 08 2007 at 9:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Digger

BRUUUUUUCE!

August 30 2007 at 9:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
swimmer

so, i am 15 and my parents raised me on pretty much nothing but the Boss. Greatest artist of all time, and this is his BEST song, hands down. he is defanatly NOT anti american, and anyone who didnt realize he is oppinonated, has obviously never listened to the words of Born In the USA. and, to the people who commented about the line being wrong, according to his album(not the cd, the album) the line is as listed.

August 30 2007 at 12:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ei

The last line of this song is the best... "It's a town full of losers, I'm pulling out of here to win"

August 28 2007 at 5:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
KD

SWAYS? HAHAHAHAHA! ...oh, yeah, and HUNGRY HEART? How old ARE you??? Quit making ignorant comments about a man you never got the pleasure to see - when he sang songs like this! Go back and listen to what is considered 'music' today - or are you a Disco lover?

August 28 2007 at 6:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply