Songs with utterly improbable opening lines.

A-Musing · Post by **A-Musing** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:54 pm

...throw mamma from the train...........a kiss, a kiss.......

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:24 pm

Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,Na,

Land Of A Thousand Dances..

rhulsey · Post by **rhulsey** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:33 pm

"Well, I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again..."

-Joan Baez, Diamonds and Rust

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:44 pm

fearfaoin wrote:that's not the opening line, that's the chorus.

Its the opening line of the chorus.

djm

TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:58 pm

"Swan, Swan, Hummingbird; hurrah we're all free now"

-Swan Swan H by REM

The rest of the song is equally cryptic, actually. Something to do with former slaves following the civil war if I remember correctly, but it's not something you'd really catch on to unless you were told.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:58 pm

"Nobody, feels any pain.."

Slan,
D.

kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:45 pm

Half a bitter for the vicar
He's here to save your soul

The village square stands quiet with the curfew still in force
The streets are even clear of dogs and whores

A dog is all a good boy needs
To lick his wounds when his heart bleeds

The fragile gentle butterfly with multi-coloured wings
Settles on the toadstools in the midst of fairy rings

Kevin Krell

Post by **Dale** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:50 pm

Sorry, but there's really no contest here. Lifetime Achievement Award to Steely Dan:

"After closing time
at the Guernsey Fair
I detect the El Supremo
From a room at the top of the stairs."
(Show Biz Kids)

"I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes
When you put me on the Wolverine
Up to Annandale"
(My Old School)

I mean, where do you START with these guys?

raindog1970 · Post by **raindog1970** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:17 pm

Dale wrote:Sorry, but there's really no contest here. Lifetime Achievement Award to Steely Dan.

Aw come on Dale, Steely Dan can't hold a candle to Tom Waits!

Inside a broken clock, splashing the wine with all the rain dogs...

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:44 pm

Sitting on a park bench,
Eyeing little girls with bad intent...

Aqualung: Jethro Tull (one of my alltime favorite albums, despite this less than savory opener)

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:49 pm

Tori Amos wrote:Father, I killed my monkey
I let it out to taste the sweet of spring

Post by **Dale** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:15 pm

brewerpaul wrote:Sitting on a park bench,
Eyeing little girls with bad intent...

Aqualung: Jethro Tull (one of my alltime favorite albums, despite this less than savory opener)

Yeah. Earlier I was thinking about

"In the shuffling madness of locomotive breath...."

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:29 pm

Dale wrote:Sorry, but there's really no contest here. Lifetime Achievement Award to Steely Dan.

Tricky call that..

Between The Dan and Waits there are some awesome first lines..

The Dan have better sax players...

"Gaucho" ain't on YouTube...pity.

This is close enough..for now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg3NBQnksYE

Slan,
D.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:35 pm

Sign my snarling doggy -- do it for me
Sign my snarling doggy -- or your knee is his tree

(Sign My Snarling Doggy -- The Bobs)

Spontaneous Human Combustion
Poof, there goes another one

(Spontaneous Human Combustion -- The Bobs)

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:36 pm

brewerpaul wrote:Sitting on a park bench,
Eyeing little girls with bad intent...

Aqualung: Jethro Tull (one of my alltime favorite albums, despite this less than savory opener)

Best line: "Snot is running down his nose."