Having a bit of craic in the local...I have proposed that the best ever opening line of a song is from The Toy Dolls 'Dig That Groove Baby'...
'Friday night is bath night'
Can anyone come close?
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Best first line...ever
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Re: Best first line...ever
“We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels cross the floor...”
"Some people call me the Space Cowboy, some call me the Gangster of Love..."
"Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies..."
But the winner is...
“I am an antichrist. I am an anarchist...”
"Some people call me the Space Cowboy, some call me the Gangster of Love..."
"Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies..."
But the winner is...
“I am an antichrist. I am an anarchist...”
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Re: Best first line...ever
If only they had meant it.
I'm adding...
'Ground control to Monty Don'
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Re: Best first line...ever
'There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold.'
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Re: Best first line...ever
Ground control to Major Tom
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Re: Best first line...ever
Oh I just don’t know where to begin.
A wop boppa loo bop a wop bam boom!
A wop boppa loo bop a wop bam boom!
Somebody’s telling me the latest scandals.
Somebody’s stepping on my plastic sandals. Joe Jackson (1979)
Somebody’s stepping on my plastic sandals. Joe Jackson (1979)
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Re: Best first line...ever
In thebegining back in 1955 man did'nt know about a rock and roll show
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Re: Best first line...ever
"Really don't mind if you sit this one out" - Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
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Re: Best first line...ever
"No-one would have believed........."
"Arseholes, bastards, f***ing C**ts and Picks"
Slightly different!
"Arseholes, bastards, f***ing C**ts and Picks"
Slightly different!
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