Best first line of a song.

OK Suz,
Just for you:

Sometimes it's hard to be a woman...
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Originally posted by: suecasey

Will somebody else PLEASE jump in here and put an end to this Leonard Cohen marathon?
This is supposed to be the "best FIRST line of a song."



Sheeeesh, What a Grouch ........ By The Seven of Diamonds


Rick
twenty twenty twenty fours to go I wanna be sedated
Nothin' to do, nowhere to go, oh I wanna be sedated

I wanna be sedated - Ramones

Thats my second best . Isn't it a great sing along amongst a bunch of drunks a piano player

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Originally posted by: djlevin
It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in.

That's my wife's - mine is:

Whiskey bottle, brand new car, oak tree you're in my way



Wanna tell you a story,
about the house-man blues

One Burbon, one scotch, one beer - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Get your motor running....Head out on the highway....

Born To Be Wild, Steppenwolf.....nuff said!
Well, It was all that I could do to keep from crying
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Originally posted by: double_zero
Well, It was all that I could do to keep from crying


Great song, Double Zero! Not the "first line," but gotta love "She got runned over by a damned old train," lol. Steve Goodman was a genius, and his young death was a tragic loss.

Thanks, J-M -- I love Tammy Wynette songs!

7 of diamonds, Rick? I remember a song called "Jack of Diamonds." LOL

Picture yourself in a boat on the river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies

The Beatles take some beating

Tonyrob

So you're a little bit older and a lot less bolder than you used to be

Rock and Roll Never Forgets
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