Best song opening lines

[Hassled]

I've been mulling over this on my way to and from work and I have 3 contenders:
"She came from Greece - she had a thirst for knowledge" (Pulp). It's so intriguing - you immediately want to know more about her.
Then "Wake up, Maggie - I think I've got something to say to you". I love the hesitancy - he knows he should end things but he doesn't really want to. You can picture him mulling things over while she's asleep next to him.
And then there's "Now that you're out of my life I'm so much better." (Survivor). It's so emphatic, such a clear, confident statement. There's no hand-wringing nonsense - Beyonce is just stating a fact. As a way to open a song it's pretty damn good.

What have I forgotten? What's better?

'Breaking my back just to know your name.' The Killers

'So-called Mr Rock & Roll is dancing on his own again.' Amy Macdonald

'It's been seven hours and 15 days' Sinead O'Connor

"Sun is shining in the sky, there ain't a cloud in sight" Mr blue sky, ELO. Just makes me feel happy every time I hear it!

Come on girls
Do you believe in love
I got a song about it
And it foes something like this

Loving this thread!

Look around your world pretty baby,
Is it everything you hoped it would be?
The wrong guy, the wrong situation.
The right time to roll to me.
Del Amitri

Asked DH ( music mad, music geek etc) for his suggestion and he immediately said
'You don't close your eyes anymore .....'

I was a bit 😠😠😠😠 at him, but he quickly qualified this and saved his life with "I like lyrics that draw you in, make you stop for a moment and go ummmm"

The silicon chip inside her head, got switched to overload.
Nobody's gonna go to school today, she's gonna make them stay at home.

'You could be happy, and I won't know'

Makes me sob & sob

The changing
Of sunlight
To moonlight
Reflections of my life
Oh, how they fill my eyes

The Marmalade, Reflections of my life.

Wanna tell you story
About woman I know
When it comes to lovin'
She steals the show.

I may not always love you , But as long as there are stars above you.

I am an antichrist , I am an anarchist.

Nights in white satin, never reaching the end, letters I've written never meaning to send.

In a sea of faces, in a sea of doubt
In this cruel place your voice above the maelstrom
In the wake of this ship of fools I'm falling further down
If you can see me, Marian, reach out and take me home

The Sisters of Mercy.

We skipped a light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
The crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray

Procul Harem.

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend
The end

Well, the clock says it's time to close now
I guess I'd better go now
I'd really like to stay here all night
The cars crawl past all stuffed with eyes
Street lights shed their hollow glow
Your brain seems bruised with numb surprise
Still one place to go
Still one place to go

The Doors.

Dandybelle

Gets me as well.

I was working part-time at the five and dime
My boss was Mr Magee
He told me several times that he didn't like my kind ...

There’s a man I meet walks up our street, he’s a worker for the council
Dignity by deacon blue

I have fallen for another she can make her own way home (The saw doctors - I used to love her)

Stomp stomp I've arrived
Drop the beat, nasty face
Why ya lookin' at me?

(Jessie J - do it like a dude)

Seems like everybody's got a price
I wonder how they sleep at night
When the sale comes first
And the truth comes second
Just stop for a minute and smile

(Jessie J -price tag)

‘In my defence my intentions were good.’

It’s makes you go, oh yeah? What on Earth happened?!

I have fallen for another she can make her own way home (The saw doctors - I used to love her)

The SawDoctors,i love that song

I wanna tell you all a story bout a Harper Valley widow wife...

Yes! @ChilliPowderMild.

Id be in the front row if that happened to the PTA at our school....

Supposed to be opening lines, why are some people quoting whole verses!?

One of these days I’m going to cut you into little pieces
(Sorry Clawdy that’s the opening line, whole verse and, er, the whole song actually )

I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest, so I can be for you what you want to see.

'Have you seen the old man in the closed down market'. Streets of London by Ralph McTell. (Love this song)

You'll say we've got nothing in common

Sorry, thought we were puttind down our favourite opening
lines, not the best opening lines! 😳