Comments on: THE BEST SONG OPENINGS OF ALL TIME http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/ A little bit of BK in the VA Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:41:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Jagerbombs http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-18928 Jagerbombs Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:12:01 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-18928 Foreplay by Boston creams all. So fun to play on drums.. Foreplay by Boston creams all. So fun to play on drums..

]]> By: Abraham http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7860 Abraham Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:45:27 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7860 well now that I'm being called out by name I feel drawn in... nice pick on "rebels".... a totally underrated tom petty song. what about "oh, I just don't know where to begin" from "accidents will happen" by elvis costello? or, if we're talking introductory riffs, then cut straight to "radio, radio". well now that I’m being called out by name I feel drawn in…

nice pick on “rebels”…. a totally underrated tom petty song.

what about “oh, I just don’t know where to begin” from “accidents will happen” by elvis costello? or, if we’re talking introductory riffs, then cut straight to “radio, radio”.

]]> By: Prodigal Son http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7690 Prodigal Son Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:43:55 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7690 It's more of a first stanza, but I don't think you can beat Dylan and Highway 61 Revisted: "Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on" God say, "No." Abe say, "What?" God say, "You can do what you want Abe, but The next time you see me comin' you better run" Well Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?" God says, "Out on Highway 61."" It’s more of a first stanza, but I don’t think you can beat Dylan and Highway 61 Revisted:

“Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”
God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin’ you better run”
Well Abe says, “Where do you want this killin’ done?”
God says, “Out on Highway 61.”"

]]> By: isaid http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7660 isaid Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:03:18 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7660 Forget lyrics, it really is the delivery, like "Now look out" on The Stooges' Loose, which is as mean and as hard as anything you are every likely to hear. Forget lyrics, it really is the delivery, like “Now look out” on The Stooges’ Loose, which is as mean and as hard as anything you are every likely to hear.

]]> By: isaid http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7657 isaid Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:57:03 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7657 I like these oldskoolers by The Replacements. I'll write you a letter tomorrow, Tonight I can't hold a pen - from Can't Hardly Wait, (I'm in love with the girl who works at the store where I'm nothing but a ...) Customer - from Customer and this cracker from Black Flag and famously covered by Whiskeytown, it's Nervous Breakdown I'm about to have a nervous breakdown My head really hurts .... it continutes If I don't get the hell outta here I'm gonna go berserk, cause I'm crazy and I'm hurt hell and while I'm on black flag, how about Damaged II: Damaged by you damaged by me I’m confused confused, ... continues don't wanna be confused stupid attempts no conclusions I’m confused confused, don't wanna be confused I like these oldskoolers by The Replacements.

I’ll write you a letter tomorrow, Tonight I can’t hold a pen - from Can’t Hardly Wait,

(I’m in love with the girl who works at the store where I’m nothing but a … ;) Customer - from Customer

and this cracker from Black Flag and famously covered by Whiskeytown, it’s Nervous Breakdown

I’m about to have a nervous breakdown
My head really hurts

…. it continutes

If I don’t get the hell outta here
I’m gonna go berserk, cause
I’m crazy and I’m hurt

hell and while I’m on black flag, how about Damaged II:

Damaged by you
damaged by me
I’m confused
confused,

… continues

don’t wanna be confused
stupid attempts
no conclusions
I’m confused
confused,
don’t wanna be confused

]]> By: Drunk Country http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7654 Drunk Country Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:19:46 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7654 Jesus Christ Almighty, Mr. E. We have never heard you so angry. Keep it rollin'. DC Jesus Christ Almighty, Mr. E.

We have never heard you so angry.

Keep it rollin’.

DC

]]> By: ekko http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7609 ekko Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:58:33 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7609 sympathy. that's another great one. almost makes me want to amend my list. sympathy. that’s another great one. almost makes me want to amend my list.

]]> By: gregorvd http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7602 gregorvd Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:51:49 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-best-song-openings-of-all-time/#comment-7602 ha ha, i have been thinking about doing something like this for a long time but never got around to it. so, thanks. granted, these arent really songs so much as intros but i would have to vote for either "countdown to armageddon" off it takes a nation of millions or "contract on the world love jam" from fear of a black planet. i think they set the tone perfectly for what you are about to experience throughout the rest of the records. if i had to vote on an actual song, i would probably say either "sympathy for the devil" from beggars or "silence kit" from crooked rain. ha ha, i have been thinking about doing something like this for a long time but never got around to it. so, thanks. granted, these arent really songs so much as intros but i would have to vote for either “countdown to armageddon” off it takes a nation of millions or “contract on the world love jam” from fear of a black planet. i think they set the tone perfectly for what you are about to experience throughout the rest of the records. if i had to vote on an actual song, i would probably say either “sympathy for the devil” from beggars or “silence kit” from crooked rain.

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