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

[Vexed]

"I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away"

"More Than a Feeling" - Boston

[MaVolta]

I’ve been thinking about our fortune

And I’ve decided that we’re really not to blame

For the love that’s deep inside us now is still the same

The Story In Your Eyes  -  Moody Blues

[BeatleloverKT]

Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar

You’re gonna go far, you’re gonna fly

Have a cigar, Pink Floyd

[MaVolta]

It’s getting to the point

where I’m no fun anymore 

I am sorry …

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes  -  CSN

[BeatleloverKT]

If you’re havin’ trouble with the high school

head, he’s givin’ you the blues”

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap, AC/DC

[MaVolta]

There’s no time for us

There’s no place for us

What is this thing that builds our dreams, yet slips away from us?

Who Wants To Live Forever  -  Queen

[BeatleloverKT]

”There are places I’ll remember

All my life though some have changed”

In my life, Fab 4️⃣

[MaVolta]

It was the night before when all through the world

No words, no dreams, then one day

A writer by a fire imagined all of Gaia

Took a journey into a child-man’s heart

Storytime - Nightwish

[BeatleloverKT]

”Got out of bed, wasn’t feeling too good

With my wallet and my passport, a new

pair of shoes”

Illegal Alien, Genesis

[EricC28201]

I Want It That Way - The Backstreet Boys

"You are my fire
The one desire
Believe when I say
I want it that way"

[BeatleloverKT]

”In the beginning, I believed every word that

you said, now that you’re gone my world is

in shreds”

Silver, blue and gold, Bad Company

[BeatleloverKT]

”Here comes the sun doo-doo-doo-doo

Here comes the sun and I say it’s alright”

Here comes the sun, Fab 4️⃣

[Raynyky]

Well, you're dirty and sweet, clad in black
Don't look back and I love you.

Bang a Gong-T.Rex

[MaVolta]

No I can’t forget this evening

or your face when you were leaving

but I guess that’s just the way the story goes …

Without You - Nilsson

[BeatleloverKT]

”If you’re going to San Francisco

Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair”

San Francisco (Be sure to wear some

flowers in your hair)  Scott MacKenzie

[Vexed]

"When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need"

Fix You - Coldplay

[Vexed]

"When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go"

"Downtown" - Petula Clark

[BeatleloverKT]

“ I don’t want to work

I want to bang on the drum all day”

Bang the drum all day, Todd Rundgren

[EricC28201]

Piano Man - Billy Joel

"It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday, The regular crowd shuffles in"

This one's already in 'First Notes', now making its fashionably late appearance in 'Opening Line'.

[BeatleloverKT]

”Twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go,

I wanna be sedated”

I wanna be sedated, Ramones

[MaVolta]

Baby loves me, yes, yes she does

Ah the girl’s outta sight, yeah

Cherry Cherry  -  Neil Diamond

[Vexed]

"Every time when I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer"

Dream On - Aerosmith

[BeatleloverKT]

”If you see a faded sign at the side of the road

that says 15 miles to the love shack, love

shack yeah yeah”

Love Shack, B-52’s

[Vexed]

"On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things"

"A Horse With No Name" - America

[EricC28201]

Barbie Girl - Aqua

"Hiya Barbie"

"Hi Ken"

"You want to go for a ride?"

"Sure Ken"

"Jump in!"

"I'm a Barbie Girl in a Barbie World"

[BeatleloverKT]

”I stand here waiting for you to bang the

gong,To crash the critic saying Is it right

or is it wrong”

Applause, Lady Gaga

[Vexed]

"When you face the creature
That waits beneath your bed
Will you stare into its eyes or look away?"

"Invisible Monster" - Dream Theater

[BeatleloverKT]

”I’m wearing-a fur pajamas, I ride a hot potato”

Wild wild life, Talking Heads

[Vexed]

Surprised that no one has picked this Elvis one yet.

"Well, since my baby left me
Well, I found a new place to dwell"

Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis

[BeatleloverKT]

”I’m back on dry land once again,

Opportunity awaits me like a rat in the drain”

Sweet Painted Lady, Sir Elton