Opening Line

[Raynyky]

Saw this online today and thought it would be interesting. What are some of your favorite or instantly recognizable opening lines. 
The Joker -Steve Miller.

Some people call me the space cowboy

[BeatleloverKT]

Armageddon It   Def Leppard

”Ya better come inside when you’re ready to”

[Raynyky]

I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day

My Girl-Temptations 

[MaVolta]

Just take those old records off the shelf . . .

Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger

[postman29]

She's got something that moves my soul-Temptation Eyes by the Grass Roots

[BeatleloverKT]

Space Oddity, David Bowie

”Ground control to Major Tom”

[MaVolta]

I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin’ about half past dead

The Weight - The Band

[Constantitan]

Yes! I love this song. 

[BeatleloverKT]

Maneater    Hall&Oates

“She’ll only come out at night, the 

lean and hungry type”

[Raynyky]

Ah Now I don’t hardly know her

Crimson and Clover-Tommy James & The Shondells

[MaVolta]

See the stone set in your eyes . . . 

With Or Without You - U2

[BeatleloverKT]

Locomotive Breath, Jethro Tull

”In the shuffling madness of the

locomotive breath”

[EricC227821]

And that haunting piano intro could be added to the First Notes topic.

[BeatleloverKT]

Luv that intro!!
It’s there, posted 7/8/21!

[EricC227821]

Two by Styx

Come Sail Away

"I'm sailing away Set an open course for the Virgin Sea"

Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)

"Relax, Take it Easy"

[BeatleloverKT]

Stand back    Stevie Nicks

”No one looked, I walked by, just an

invitation would have been just fine”

[MaVolta]

We skipped the light fandango. . .

Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum

[BeatleloverKT]

Deacon Blues    Steely Dan

”This is the day of the expanding man”

[Constantitan]

Another great Steely Dan song. I love this band. They are rock and roll for grown ups! 😄

[Raynyky]

Somebody to Love-Jefferson Airplane 

When the truth is found to be lies. 

[BeatleloverKT]

Great song!
”And all the joy within you dies”

[BeatleloverKT]

The Chain    Fleetwood Mac

”Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise”

[MaVolta]

It’s a little bit funny, this feeling inside. . .

Your Song - Sir Elton 

[Constantitan]

Great song! I used to sing this song to my son when he was a newborn. It stills take me back to those moments.

[BeatleloverKT]

Hotel California    Eagles

”On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair”

[MaVolta]

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me . . .

Let It Be - The Beatles

[BeatleloverKT]

Dixie Chicken    Little Feat

“I’ve seen the bright lights of Memphis 

and the Commodore Hotel”

[MaVolta]

Shifting gears -

We all came out to Montreux . . .

Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple

[BeatleloverKT]

Sticking with Dylan is ok with me!

Tangled up in blue

”Early one morning, the sun was shining”

[MaVolta]

Staying with Bob Dylan - 

’Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood . . .

Shelter From The Storm - Dylan / cover by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 💛

[BeatleloverKT]

Positively 4th Street    Dylan

”You’ve got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend”