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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

 

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

 

Let It Be - The Beatles

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Dixie Chicken    Little Feat

“I’ve seen the bright lights of Memphis 

and the Commodore Hotel”

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Shifting gears -

 

We all came out to Montreux . . .

Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple

 

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Sticking with Dylan is ok with me!

Tangled up in blue

”Early one morning, the sun was shining”

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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 💛

 

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Positively 4th Street    Dylan

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

 

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Only love can make it rain . . .

 

Love, Reign O’er Me  -  The Who

 

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Wish you were here    Pink Floyd

”So, so you think you can tell, heaven from hell”

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Oh, let the Sun beat down upon my face . . .

 

Kashmir - Led Zep

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes

 

--->  Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost - YouTube

 

😎

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Reflections of my life, Marmalade

”The changing of sunlight to moonlight”

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Sittin’ in the Morning Sun-Dock of the Bay/Otis Redding 

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Are you sitting comfortably, Moody Blues

”Take another sip my love and see what 

you will see”

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Left a good job in the city . . .

 

Proud Mary - CCR / Tina Turner

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Stairway to heaven, Led Zeppelin

”There’s a lady who’s sure all that

glitters is gold”

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A long, long time ago . . .

 

American Pie - Don McLean

 

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Her Strut, Bob Seger

 

”She’s totally committed to major independence”

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Starry, Starry, Night . . .

 

Vincent - Don McLean

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Continuing with the amazing S&G:

Bridge over troubled water

”When you’re weary, feeling small”

So can relate to that line……

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Hello darkness my old friend . . .

 

Sound Of Silence - S & G

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Gypsy, Fleetwood Mac

”So I’m back to the velvet underground”

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Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.............WIPE-OUT

 

by the Safaris

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Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup . . .

 

Across The Universe  -  The Beatles 

 

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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Believe it or not, The Joker was the first 

song I thought of! But since the Beatles have

such a vast library, I’ll go with them today:

Back in the USSR, Fab 4️⃣

”Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C”

PS I had to google B.O.A.C 🎼💜

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Here’s one from The Beatles-one, two, three, FOUR and it’s not All Together Now. 

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It’s “I saw her standing there” 🎼💜

“Well, she was just 17”

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