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

[EricC28201]

Kinda surprised it took so long for this one to show up...and a little embarassed at not thinking of it sooner.

[BeatleloverKT]

”Standing in line, marking time, waiting

for the welfare dime”

The way it is, Bruce Hornsby&the Range

[Vexed]

"Who Can it Be Now?" - Men at Work

"Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more"

[EricC28201]

All Star - Smash Mouth

"Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed"

[1968Hoya46]

He'll Have To Go:  Jim Reeves  (Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone).

[BeatleloverKT]

”I’m just a wandering on the face of this Earth”

I’m just a singer (In a rock and roll band)

Moody Blues

[EricC28201]

Old Man - Neil Young

"Old man, look at my life / I'm a lot like you were..."

[MaVolta]

Shot through the heart and you’re to blame, darling…

You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi

[BeatleloverKT]

”Feelin’ better now that we’re through,

feelin’ better ‘cause I’m over you”

You’re no good, Linda Ronstadt

[Raynyky]

Guess I got what I deserved-BabyBlue, Badfinger 

[CaptainMura]

"Well, I had just got out from the county prison doin' ninety days for non-support" Jim Croce Workin' at the car wash blues

[1968Hoya46]

Hey Paula:  Paul & Paula  (Hey Hey Paula...)

[BeatleloverKT]

”Oh, you should of seen me with the poker

man, I had no money and I bet a grand”

Junior’s Farm, Sir Paul

[CaptainMura]

"Saw your face through a window, now i can't let it go"

Your number or your name  The Knack

[1968Hoya46]

Sunny:  Bobby Hebb

[BeatleloverKT]

”She walks down the street a-knockin’ ‘em

dead, store window dummies even turn

their heads”

Powerful Stuff, Fabulous Thunderbirds

[EricC28201]

A Day in the Life - the Beatles

"I read the news today, oh boy..."

[Vexed]

"I Heard it Through the Grapevine" - written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield  1966 - recorded by numerous musicians. I am partial to Creedence Clearwater Revival's version.

"Ooo I bet you're wonderin' how I knew
'Bout your plans to make me blue"

[1968Hoya46]

Gone: Ferlin Husky  (I had this 45 in 1957, have listened to the song zillions of times and still get a kick when I hear the opening "Since you've gone").

[BeatleloverKT]

”It was raining hard in ‘Frisco, I needed one

 more fare to make my night”

Taxi, Harry Chapin 

[MaVolta]

Buddy, you’re a boy, make a big noise, playing in the street, gonna be a big man some day…

We Will Rock You - Queen

[Raynyky]

I-I love the colorful clothes she wears

Beach Boys, Good Vibrations

[BeatleloverKT]

”La-da da da da da da (Repeats three times)

Oh the games people play now”

Games people play, Joe South

[EricC28201]

What's Up? - 4 Non-Blondes

"Twenty-five years and my life is still
Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination..."

[MaVolta]

I took my troubles down to Madame Rue, you know the Gypsy with the gold capped tooth

Love Potion #9 - The Searchers

[BeatleloverKT]

”Son of a gun, you walked into the party

like you were walking onto a yacht”

You’re so vain, Carly Simon

[CaptainMura]

"Girl, things ain't been goin' to good for me

All of the good ones are taken  Ian Hunter

[BeatleloverKT]

“Go away from my window, leave at your

own chosen speed”

It ain’t me babe, Turtles

[EricC28201]

I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic! At the Disco

"Oh well, imagine 

As I'm pacing the pews in a church corridor 

And I can't help but to hear 

No, I can't help but to hear an exchanging of words"

[BeatleloverKT]

”A long, long time ago, I can still remember

how that music used to make me smile”

American Pie, Don McLean