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Offline Really4rob

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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #120 on: October 04, 2009, 06:53:40 AM »
Making a computer game for my students, I recently recalled this old corny song from the 80s:

The Georgia Satellites, Keep Your Hands To Yourself

It starts with ... "I got a little change in my pocket going ching-a-ling-aling ..."

Classic opening line trauma!
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #121 on: October 18, 2009, 10:58:16 PM »
Another 1 hit wonder....
1986  - Oran "Juice" Jones
THE RAIN

I saw You (and Him)...Walking In the Rain
You Were Holding Hands & I'll Never Be The Same...   :rockon:


The song had a nice club beat and the Video along with the final lyrics were really funny...hehe  :2funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8utL-XzOp6g&feature=player_embedded
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #122 on: October 21, 2009, 12:43:34 AM »
OMG!

We sang this all over the dorm freshman year ... I recall it so well.

Another great college era opening line was Biz Markie's "Just A Friend" ...

"Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date
but a year to make love she wanted you to wait."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSDXcpXJr4M

(Video has extra intro dialogue)

Of course it was the chorus that killed!
"YOU ... YOU GOT WHAT I NEED ... etc."

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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #123 on: October 21, 2009, 07:47:08 AM »
Oh shit...Biz...FUNNY, FUNNY, FUNNY

I remember as well.  "YOU...YOU GOT WHAT I NEED"    :2funny:
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #124 on: October 21, 2009, 07:36:35 PM »
This just in ... listening to 80s music days before your 40th birthday can make you feel old!  Someone stop me ...
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #125 on: November 22, 2009, 10:47:10 PM »
Quote from: buddy on March 26, 2008, 09:49:53 PM
Another thread "borrowed" from our sister site.

Everyone gets excited hearing the opening lyrics to some song.  Or remembers the opening lyrics of a song just because they were so damn cool.  What's yours? With the artist.
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It is time for you to stop all of your sobbing.  THE PRETENDERS

Well show me the way to the next whiskey bar.  THE DOORS

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river  LEONARD COHEN

I never meant 2 cause u any sorrow.  PRINCE

next....

Make me an Angel, that Flies from Montgomery  BONNIE RAITT
(okay, not an opening line, but one of my favorite choruses from one of my favorite BRaitt songs...)



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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #126 on: November 26, 2009, 09:52:09 PM »
More nostalgia:

"Let's dance in style, let's dance for awhile
heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies ..." 
(Forever Young, Alphaville and various covers since)


"I don't care if Monday's blue,
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday I'm in love"
(Friday I'm Love, The Cure)


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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #127 on: November 26, 2009, 10:01:18 PM »
Ooh, and the slightly deeper side:

"People got problems that they can't work out
So their sense cracks"
Subliminal Facism, Fishbone

Ah Fishbone ... <|-|-|-<
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #128 on: January 17, 2010, 09:14:05 PM »
Do any of you Old farts remember Tavares "A Penny For Your Thoughts"?...Man - they were the sh%& - I was 14 or 15 and full of unstable hormones   :2funny:

I loved that song...Very simple lyrics, smooth beat and 100% smooth.   :smitten:


I've got to know where I stand
I just got to know where I am with you

So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me


Walkin' holdin' hands, you say you're mine all mine
Then soon another face steals your eyes away
It's just a guessing game and I can't help feelin' used
Love shouldn't be so darn confused

So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me

People love to talk, they say you're usin' me
Though face to face you swear I'm the only one
If I had a crystal ball I would gaze into your mind
See what you were thinkin', if my ship was sinkin'
If you're leavin' me behind

So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me

Girl, it should be so darn easy to do
If you love me like I love you

Girl, if I had a crystal ball [A crystal ball] I would gaze into your mind
See what you were thinkin', if my ship was sinkin'
If you're leavin' me behind

So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me

Girl, it should be so darn easy to do
If you love me like I love you

So here's penny for your thoughts (Hey, baby), a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me (You tell me you love me)
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me

So here's penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss (Ooh, your thoughts, baby)
A dime if you tell me that you love me
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss (Ooh, a kiss, baby)
A dime if you tell me that you love me

Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me
Penny for your thoughts {Only me, only me}, a nickel for a kiss
(Just me) {Yeah, yeah, yeah} (Oh, yeah, yeah)

Penny for your thoughts (Just your thoughts), a nickel for a kiss (And a kiss, baby)
A dime if you tell me that you love me (Tell me you love me)
Penny for your thoughts {Only me}, a nickel for a kiss {Darling, can't you see}
(Oh, yeah) {Yeah, yeah} (Yeah, yeah)

Penny for your thoughts (Ooh, baby), a nickel for a kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #129 on: January 17, 2010, 11:52:43 PM »
Suddenly I don't feel so old anymore (no offense) because I never heard of that song at all!

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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #130 on: January 17, 2010, 11:53:44 PM »
Unless I'm having a senior moment, in which case I could have forgetten.

But then ... I'd be repeating myself ...

By the way, suddenly I don't feel so old anymore (no offense) because I never heard of that song at all!
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #131 on: January 18, 2010, 01:07:02 PM »
Quote from: NYC Native on January 17, 2010, 09:14:05 PM
Do any of you Old farts remember Tavares "A Penny For Your Thoughts"?...Man - they were the sh%& - I was 14 or 15 and full of unstable hormones   :2funny:

I loved that song...Very simple lyrics, smooth beat and 100% smooth.   :smitten:


I don't remember that song but I do remember this song by Tavares.  I guess I'm one of those old farts you referred to.


Heaven must be missin' an angel
Missin' one angel, child, 'cause you're here with me right now
Your love is heavenly, baby
Heavenly to me, baby

Your kiss with tenderness
I want all I can get of your sexiness
Showers, your love comes in showers
And every hour of the hour
You let me feel your loving power

There's a rainbow over my shoulder (Ooh, ooh)
When you came, my cup runneth over
You gave me your heavenly love
And if one night you hear crying from above

It's 'cause heaven must be missin' an angel
Missin' one angel, child, 'cause you're here with me right now
Your love is heavenly, baby
Heavenly to me, baby

Ooh, heaven, heaven
Ooh, heaven, heaven
Ooh, heaven, heaven
Heaven, heaven

Ooh?I'm captured by your spell (Ooh, ooh)
You're different, girl, I can tell (Ooh?ooh?ooh)
When you're layin' on my pillow, baby
Above your pretty head, there's a halo, that's why I know

Heaven must be missin' an angel (Heaven)
Missin' on angel, child, 'cause you're here with me right now (Mmm ha)
Your love is heavenly, baby
Heavenly to me, baby (Ooh my sweet little angel)

Heaven (My pretty little angel)
Heaven (I love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, baby, say right now)
Heaven

Heaven (Ooh heaven)
Heaven, heaven (Must be missing an angel)
Heaven, heaven (Missing one angel, child, 'cause you're here with me right now)

Heaven, heaven (Oh, my heaven)
Heaven (Missin' an angel)
Heaven
Heaven

You must have slipped away along the Milky Way
It's 'cause (Your kiss) your kiss (Filled with tenderness)
You came C.O.D. on a moonbeam straight to me
Just like (Showers, showers, showers, showers) showers (Showers, showers, showers)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Your heavenly power gets stronger by the hour
Heaven must be missin' an angel
I'm captured by your spell, oh, girl, can't you tell
Heaven (Heaven) must be missin' an angel

Heaven, heaven (Ooh?ooh)
Heaven, heaven (Ooh?ooh)
Heaven, heaven (Ooh)
Heaven, heaven (Ooh? so-so good, so-so good, so-so good, baby, mmm)

It's just so good, so good, so good (Yeah)
It's just so good, so good, so good (I love the way you move, I love the way you groove)
It's just so good, so good, so good (Uh)
It's just so good, so good, so good (Just like heaven, oh, baby)
It's just so good, so good, so good (Heaven, yeah)

Heaven, heaven
Heaven, heaven (Ooh, my heaven)
Heaven, heaven (Ooh, your love is so good)
Heaven, heaven (Oh, baby, got to have my love, yeah)


Heaven, heaven (Need it bad, Lord, baby, yeah)
Heaven, heaven (I got to have my love, yeah)







Heaven, heaven













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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #132 on: January 18, 2010, 08:36:34 PM »
Heard playing out of a parked car on the street earlier today.  Blast from the past:

Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #133 on: January 20, 2010, 04:22:27 PM »
Not really the opening line, but an interesting couplet from "If You Leave" by OMD ...

"Touch you once, touch you twice,
I won't let go at any price."

This bring us back to (from the other thread) Tiger Woods?  :)
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Re: Best opening line in a song
« Reply #134 on: January 30, 2010, 07:02:19 PM »
Been doing the nostalgia thing ... this one from college era De La Soul is funny throughout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJEArOnEbcE&feature=related

Though the short song is funny as one line ...
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