Great opening lyric lines

[King Emlyn]

" Waiting for the phone to ring, lipstick on my neck and shoulder"

[Paul]

"Mother, mother

There's too many of you crying

Brother, brother, brother

There's far too many of you dying

You know we've got to find a way

To bring some lovin' here today, yay"

 

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

[Paul]

"In France a skinny man

Died of a big disease with a little name

By chance his girlfriend came across a needle

And soon she did the same

At home there are seventeen-year-old boys

And their idea of fun

Is being in a gang called The Disciples

High on crack, totin' a machine gun"

 

Sign O The Times - Prince

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay

There's always some reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard, at the end of the day

[manwiththestick]

Libraries gave us power.

Then work came and made us free.

 

 

I read the news today, oh boy.

About a lucky man who made the grade.

[King Emlyn]

I reckon we'll all duplicate opening lyrics mate, so many good ones out there. 

 

In the streets of Sudan, and the gardens of Japan...

I love that track

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be
Too many bitter tears are raining down on me
I'm far away from home
And I've been facing this alone for much too long

 

Right, off to stick some vibes on..........

[ZonkoVille77]

"There's a gap in between

There's a gap where we meet

Where I end and you begin"

 

Where I end and you begin - Radiohead.

[Paul]

"I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall

If you don't answer, I will tear it off the wall"

 

Hangin' On The Telephone - Blondie

[cloggypop]

Been done before...

 

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I am at least consistent. I also put this one on there:

 

I always flirt with death

 

I look ill but I don't care about it

 

 

[ZonkoVille77]

"She may contain the urge to run away

But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks" - Alt-j, Breezeblocks

[Ginny]

'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood

Were blackness was a virtue, and the road was full of mud

I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form

Come in she said I'll give ye, shelter from the storm

[ZonkoVille77]

"Well the pressure's down, the boss ain't here

He's gone North, for a while

They say that vanity got the best of him

But he sure left here in style"

 

Bob Dylan, Sweetheart like you

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?

[memyselfandpie]

The majestic Elliott Smith:

 

*"I had tender feelings that you made hard, but it's your heart, not mine, that's scarred"

 

*"You'll take advantage 'til you think you're being used, 'cause without an enemy your anger gets confused"

 

*"Wish you gave me your number, wish I could call you today"

 

*"Haven't laughed this hard in a long time, I better stop now before I start crying"

 

*"I'll fake it through the day with some help from Johnny Walker Red"

 

*They're waking you up to close the bar, the street's wet you can tell by the sound of the cars"

 

*"Drink up baby, stay up all night, with the things you could do, you won't but you might"

[Paul]

"You should be stronger than me

You've been here seven years longer than me

Don't you know you supposed to be the man?

Not pale in comparison to who you think I am"

 

Stronger Than Me - Amy Winehouse

[Babb'sBurstNad]

I always like the immediacy of Cocaine Blues by Johnny Cash:

 

"Early one morning while making the rounds, I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down"

[ZonkoVille77]

"Polly wants a cracker

I think I should get off her first

I think she wants some water

To put out the blow torch"

 

Nirvana, Polly

[Paul]

"Down

At the counter in his working suit

He looked no more than the average fruit"

 

Average Fruit - Quadron

[cloggypop]

Oh the snot has caked against my pants

 

It has turned into crystal

[Paul]

"Baby, baby when I think of you

I get a warm feeling inside.

There's something baby 'bout the things you do

That keeps me satisfied"

 

I Feel For You - Chaka Khan

[cloggypop]

All you punks and all you teds

National Front and Natty dreads

[Paul]

" 's a time for living

Time keeps on flying

Think you're lovin' baby

But all you're doing is crying"

 

Look At Your Game, Girl - Charles Manson

[Paul]

"I never knew a luh, luh-luh, a love like this

Gotta be somethin for me to write this

Queen, I ain't seen you in a minute

Wrote this letter, and finally decide to send it

Signed sealed delivered for us to grow together"

 

The Light - Common

[King Emlyn]

Oh the snot has caked against my pantsIt has turned into crystal

A beautiful album