"There must be some kind of way out of here, said the joker to the thief"
--Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower"
--Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower"
What is the Greatest Opening Lyric of All Time?
- Thread starter The Boys
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Good topic. I don't think you can say there is ONE best ever. There have been a few classics already mentioned. Here are some others I would nominate:
Well, she was just seventeen -- you know what I mean.
In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey.
I was born in a crossfire hurricane.
Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!
Hello, Darkness, my old friend.
I've been a bad, bad girl.
I hurt myself today to see if I still feel.
I ain?t a killa, but don?t push me; Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy.
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk; I?m a woman?s man, no time to talk.
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world.
So, so you think you can tell, heaven from hell, blue skies from pain.
Go, Shorty, it's your birthday.
Imagine there's no heaven.
I stand up next to a mountain; chop it down with the edge of my hand.
She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean, she was the best damn woman I have ever seen.
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? <- DEFINITELY IN TOP FIVE IMO.
Leaves have fallen all around; time I was on my way.
I once had a girl or should I say, she once had me.
Well, she was just seventeen -- you know what I mean.
In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey.
I was born in a crossfire hurricane.
Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!
Hello, Darkness, my old friend.
I've been a bad, bad girl.
I hurt myself today to see if I still feel.
I ain?t a killa, but don?t push me; Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy.
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk; I?m a woman?s man, no time to talk.
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world.
So, so you think you can tell, heaven from hell, blue skies from pain.
Go, Shorty, it's your birthday.
Imagine there's no heaven.
I stand up next to a mountain; chop it down with the edge of my hand.
She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean, she was the best damn woman I have ever seen.
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? <- DEFINITELY IN TOP FIVE IMO.
Leaves have fallen all around; time I was on my way.
I once had a girl or should I say, she once had me.
"God, what a mess, on the ladder of success..."
"I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand..."
"I went home with the waitress, the way I always do"
"Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best..."
"I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand..."
"I went home with the waitress, the way I always do"
"Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best..."
God save the queen....
Some people might say my life is in a rut....
Well the kids are all hopped up and ready to go....
Peace!
Some people might say my life is in a rut....
Well the kids are all hopped up and ready to go....
Peace!
- Mar 24, 2014
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jeez...really tough question
nothing pops into mind but likely will later once the Malthus phenomenon kicks in
(a personal journey and does someone need a dang cat?!)
With brief reflection I'll throw these out:
Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm
I know
It's been coming for some time
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Somewhat relevant (to me) from by-gone eras but still a cool intro:
I have come curiously close to the end,
down,
beneath my self-indulgent pitiful hole
Defeated, I concede and
move closer
I may find comfort here
I may find peace within the emptiness
How pitiful
(still my favorite Tool track though it's one of those you have to be in the mood for and
can't listen to whenever feeling whatever, same as I feel for Floyd's The Wall)
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nothing pops into mind but likely will later once the Malthus phenomenon kicks in
(a personal journey and does someone need a dang cat?!)
With brief reflection I'll throw these out:
Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm
I know
It's been coming for some time
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Somewhat relevant (to me) from by-gone eras but still a cool intro:
I have come curiously close to the end,
down,
beneath my self-indulgent pitiful hole
Defeated, I concede and
move closer
I may find comfort here
I may find peace within the emptiness
How pitiful
(still my favorite Tool track though it's one of those you have to be in the mood for and
can't listen to whenever feeling whatever, same as I feel for Floyd's The Wall)
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My high school teacher he kicked me off the team. .....
For wearing high heel sneakers and acting like a queen
For wearing high heel sneakers and acting like a queen
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