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9/27/2018, 4:48 PM
Top 10 most Colorful, Or Bold, or Poetic opening lyrics in rock or pop
1. "There must be some way outta here said the joker to the thief..." All Along the Watchtower, Dylan, Hendrix 2. "I was born on the river, in a little tent..." A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cook 3. "In a white room with black curtains at the station..." White Room, Cream 4. " Irish Rose in her father's clothes trolls men's pockets lifting their lockets..." Irish Rose, Steve April (yeah, and thank you Bryon for the organ part from heaven/hell, and mark's guitar also colorful. ))) 5. "I see a red door and I want it painted black..." Paint It Black, Rolling Stones 6. Here come ol flattop, he come grooving' up slowly... Come Together, the Beatles (John Lennon) 7. There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun... House of the Rising Sun, the Animals 8. Once upon a time you dressed so fine, threw the bums a dime, in your prime, didn't you? Like A Rolling Stone, Dylan 9. Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi/papa was a copper and mama was a hippie... Red Hot chili peppers 10. We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely hearts club band... the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper all imhv, humbly,
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10/1/2018, 3:35 PM
I’ve always liked that Nirvana Scott quited and the Patti Smith thing Hop quited. Those are pretty tight.
9/28/2018, 4:45 PM
Look forward to a few Top 10 lists, why not, they're fun. Francesca, a couple of my Top 10 are from the fifties and one's from the 90s, RHCP, anyway, like you, I could prob'ly do an auxiliary Top 10. Where are your Top 10, grace us w your view? (I listen to much current music, but interestingly, guess I was imprinted in my youth, havin' said that listen to current music more than oldies these days, I find it refreshing, a new generationLol...)
9/28/2018, 6:56 AM
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE, Kris Kristofferson ICONIC SONG AND KILLER LYRICS. one of my favs Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin' for the trains, Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans. Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, Took us all the way to New Orleans. Took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana And was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues, With them windshield wipers slappin' time and Bobby clappin' hands we finally sang up every song That driver knew.
9/28/2018, 6:36 AM
... and this. Your name is big brother You say that you're watching me on the tele, Seeing me go nowhere, Your name is big brother, You say that you're tired of me protesting, Children dying everyday, My name is nobody But I can't wait to see your face inside my door ooh Your name is big brother You say that you got me all in your notebook, Writing it down everyday, Your name is I'll see ya, I'll change if you vote me in as a pres, The President of your soul I live in the ghetto, You just come to visit me 'round election time Da da da da da da, Da da da da da, do do do, do do Do do do do do do, do do I live in the ghetto, Someday I will move on my feet to the other side, My name is secluded, we live in a house the size of a matchbox, Roaches live with us, wall to wall You've killed all our leaders, I don't even have to do nothin' to you, You'll cause your own country to fall Stevie Wonder 1972
9/28/2018, 6:32 AM
But seriously... this. You will not be able to stay home, brother You will not be able to plug in, turn on and drop out You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip Skip out for beer during commercials Because the revolution will not be televised The revolution will not be televised The revolution will not be brought to you by Xerox In 4 parts without commercial interruption The revolution will not show you pictures of Nixon Blowing a bugle and leading a charge by John Mitchell General Abrams and Spiro Agnew to eat Hog maws confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary The revolution will not be televised The revolution will be brought to you by the Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia The revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal The revolution will not get rid of the nubs The revolution will not make you look five pounds Thinner, because The revolution will not be televised, Brother There will be no pictures of you and Willie Mays Pushing that cart down the block on the dead run Or trying to slide that color television into a stolen ambulance NBC will not predict the winner at 8:32or the count from 29 districts The revolution will not be televised There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down Brothers in the instant replay There will be no pictures of young being Run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process There will be no slow motion or still life of Roy Wilkens strolling through Watts in a red, black and Green liberation jumpsuit that he had been saving For just the right occasion Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville Junction will no longer be so damned relevant and Women will not care if Dick finally gets down with Jane on Search for Tomorrow because Black people will be in the street looking for a brighter day The revolution will not be televised There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clock News and no pictures of hairy armed women Liberationists and Jackie Onassis blowing her nose The theme song will not be written by Jim Webb, Francis Scott Key nor sung by Glen Campbell, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash Englebert Humperdink, or the Rare Earth The revolution will not be televised The revolution will not be right back after a message About a whitetornado, white lightning, or white people You will not have to worry about a germ on your Bedroom a tiger in your tank, or the giant in your toilet bowl The revolution will not go better with Coke The revolution will not fight the germs that cause bad breath The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat The revolution will not be televised WILL not be televised, WILL NOT BE TELEVISED The revolution will be no re-run brothers The revolution will be live Gil Scott-Heron 1970
9/28/2018, 6:21 AM
I do like this one, and the tunage, great listening, for me anyways REBORN KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West & Kid Cudi – I'm so—I’m so reborn, I'm movin' forward Keep movin’ forward, keep movin' forward Ain't no stress on me Lord, I'm movin' forward Keep movin' forward, keep movin' forward
9/28/2018, 4:00 AM
"And the first one tore a picture of a dead and hanging man..." Song Against Sex, Neutral Milk Hotel
9/28/2018, 2:15 AM
"Jesus Christ died for somebody's sins, but not mine..." Gloria, Patti Smith "I remember how the darkness doubled" Marquee Moon, Television "I was saying, 'Get me outta here,' before I was even born. It's such a gamble when you get a face." Blank Generation, Richard Hell
9/28/2018, 1:04 AM
wow - so there have not been any woorthwhile opening lines since 1968! What happened?