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'Blitzkrieg Bop' by Ramones
- "Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!"... shall we?
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'Blue Suede Shoes' by Elvis Presley
- "Well, it's one for the money two for the show, Three to get ready now go, cat, go."
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‘Feeling Good’ by Nina Simone
- “Birds flying high you know how I feel. Sun in the sky you know how I feel…”
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'The Sound of Silence' by Simon & Garfunkel
- "Hello darkness, my old friend. I've come to talk with you again."
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'Rehab' by Amy Winehouse
- "They tried to make me go to rehab but I said: No, no, no. Yes, I've been black, but when I come back you will know, know, know..."
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'The Joker' by Steve Miller Band
- "Some people call me the space cowboy... Yeah... Some call me the gangster of love. Some people call me Maurice, 'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love."
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'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
- "Just a small town girl. Livin' in a lonely world. She took the midnight train goin' anywhere. Just a city boy. Born and raised in South Detroit. He took the midnight train goin' anywhere."
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'My Way' by Frank Sinatra
- "And now, the end is here, And so I face the final curtain."
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'The Greatest Love of All' by Whitney Houston
- "I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way."
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‘California Dreaming’ by The Mamas & the Papas
- “All the leaves are brown, And the sky is gray.”
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'Stayin' Alive' by Bee Gees
- "Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man, no time to talk."
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'Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams
- "I got my first real six-string. Bought it at the five-and-dime. Played it till my fingers bled...Was the summer of '69."
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'You Shook Me All Night Long' by AC/DC
- "She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean. She was the best damn woman that I ever seen."
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'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor
- "At first I was afraid, I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong. And I grew strong. And I learned how to get along."
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'People Are Strange' by The Doors
- "People are strange when you're a stranger. Faces look ugly when you're alone."
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'Wonderwall' by Oasis
- "Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you
And by now, you should've somehow realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now"
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'Jolene' by Dolly Parton
- "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene...I'm begging of you please don't take my man. Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene...Please don't take him just because you can."
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'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen
- "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see."
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'Basket Case' by Green Day
- "Do you have the time to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once?"
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'Let it Be' by The Beatles
- "When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me...Speaking words of wisdom, let it be."
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'Heart of Glass' by Blondie
- "Once I had a love and it was a gas. Soon turned out had a heart of glass."
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'Sweet Child o' Mine' by Guns N' Roses
- "She's got a smile that it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories...Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky."
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'Bullet with Butterfly Wings' by The Smashing Pumpkins
- "The world is a vampire."
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'Don’t You Want Me' by The Human League
- "You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I met you. I picked you out, I shook you up and turned you around. Turned you into someone new."
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'Wicked Game' by Chris Isaak
- "The world was on fire and no one could save me but you..."
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'Space Oddity' by David Bowie
- "Ground Control to Major Tom. Ground Control to Major Tom."
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'Hotel California' by Eagles
- "On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair. Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air."
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'Dancing in the Dark' by Bruce Springsteen
- "I get up in the evenin' and I ain't got nothin' to say. I come home in the mornin', I go to bed feelin' the same way. I ain't nothin' but tired, man, I'm just tired and bored with myself. Hey there, baby, I could use just a little help..."
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'Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin
- "We come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow."
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'Fight the Power' (soundtrack version) by Public Enemy
- "1989 the number, another summer, get down. Sound of the funky drummer. Music hittin' your heart, 'cause I know you got soul, Brothers and sisters."
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'Subterranean Homesick Blues' by Bob Dylan
- "Johnny’s in the basement, Mixing up the medicine. I’m on the pavement, Thinking about the government."
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'Sympathy for the Devil' by The Rolling Stones
- "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste. I've been around for a long, long year, stole many a man's soul and faith."
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'The House of the Rising Sun' by The Animals
- "There is a house way down in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun, and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, and God I know I'm one." See also: The world's most popular genres of music
Sources: (Yardbarker) (NME) (BuzzFeed) (Reader's Digest)
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'Blitzkrieg Bop' by Ramones
- "Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!"... shall we?
© Getty Images
1 / 34 Fotos
'Blue Suede Shoes' by Elvis Presley
- "Well, it's one for the money two for the show, Three to get ready now go, cat, go."
© Getty Images
2 / 34 Fotos
‘Feeling Good’ by Nina Simone
- “Birds flying high you know how I feel. Sun in the sky you know how I feel…”
© Getty Images
3 / 34 Fotos
'The Sound of Silence' by Simon & Garfunkel
- "Hello darkness, my old friend. I've come to talk with you again."
© Getty Images
4 / 34 Fotos
'Rehab' by Amy Winehouse
- "They tried to make me go to rehab but I said: No, no, no. Yes, I've been black, but when I come back you will know, know, know..."
© Getty Images
5 / 34 Fotos
'The Joker' by Steve Miller Band
- "Some people call me the space cowboy... Yeah... Some call me the gangster of love. Some people call me Maurice, 'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love."
© Getty Images
6 / 34 Fotos
'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
- "Just a small town girl. Livin' in a lonely world. She took the midnight train goin' anywhere. Just a city boy. Born and raised in South Detroit. He took the midnight train goin' anywhere."
© Getty Images
7 / 34 Fotos
'My Way' by Frank Sinatra
- "And now, the end is here, And so I face the final curtain."
© Getty Images
8 / 34 Fotos
'The Greatest Love of All' by Whitney Houston
- "I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way."
© Getty Images
9 / 34 Fotos
‘California Dreaming’ by The Mamas & the Papas
- “All the leaves are brown, And the sky is gray.”
© Getty Images
10 / 34 Fotos
'Stayin' Alive' by Bee Gees
- "Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man, no time to talk."
© Getty Images
11 / 34 Fotos
'Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams
- "I got my first real six-string. Bought it at the five-and-dime. Played it till my fingers bled...Was the summer of '69."
© Getty Images
12 / 34 Fotos
'You Shook Me All Night Long' by AC/DC
- "She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean. She was the best damn woman that I ever seen."
© Getty Images
13 / 34 Fotos
'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor
- "At first I was afraid, I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong. And I grew strong. And I learned how to get along."
© Getty Images
14 / 34 Fotos
'People Are Strange' by The Doors
- "People are strange when you're a stranger. Faces look ugly when you're alone."
© Getty Images
15 / 34 Fotos
'Wonderwall' by Oasis
- "Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you
And by now, you should've somehow realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now"
© Getty Images
16 / 34 Fotos
'Jolene' by Dolly Parton
- "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene...I'm begging of you please don't take my man. Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene...Please don't take him just because you can."
© Getty Images
17 / 34 Fotos
'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen
- "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see."
© Getty Images
18 / 34 Fotos
'Basket Case' by Green Day
- "Do you have the time to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once?"
© Getty Images
19 / 34 Fotos
'Let it Be' by The Beatles
- "When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me...Speaking words of wisdom, let it be."
© Getty Images
20 / 34 Fotos
'Heart of Glass' by Blondie
- "Once I had a love and it was a gas. Soon turned out had a heart of glass."
© Getty Images
21 / 34 Fotos
'Sweet Child o' Mine' by Guns N' Roses
- "She's got a smile that it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories...Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky."
© Getty Images
22 / 34 Fotos
'Bullet with Butterfly Wings' by The Smashing Pumpkins
- "The world is a vampire."
© Getty Images
23 / 34 Fotos
'Don’t You Want Me' by The Human League
- "You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I met you. I picked you out, I shook you up and turned you around. Turned you into someone new."
© Getty Images
24 / 34 Fotos
'Wicked Game' by Chris Isaak
- "The world was on fire and no one could save me but you..."
© Getty Images
25 / 34 Fotos
'Space Oddity' by David Bowie
- "Ground Control to Major Tom. Ground Control to Major Tom."
© Getty Images
26 / 34 Fotos
'Hotel California' by Eagles
- "On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair. Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air."
© Getty Images
27 / 34 Fotos
'Dancing in the Dark' by Bruce Springsteen
- "I get up in the evenin' and I ain't got nothin' to say. I come home in the mornin', I go to bed feelin' the same way. I ain't nothin' but tired, man, I'm just tired and bored with myself. Hey there, baby, I could use just a little help..."
© Getty Images
28 / 34 Fotos
'Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin
- "We come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow."
© Getty Images
29 / 34 Fotos
'Fight the Power' (soundtrack version) by Public Enemy
- "1989 the number, another summer, get down. Sound of the funky drummer. Music hittin' your heart, 'cause I know you got soul, Brothers and sisters."
© Getty Images
30 / 34 Fotos
'Subterranean Homesick Blues' by Bob Dylan
- "Johnny’s in the basement, Mixing up the medicine. I’m on the pavement, Thinking about the government."
© Getty Images
31 / 34 Fotos
'Sympathy for the Devil' by The Rolling Stones
- "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste. I've been around for a long, long year, stole many a man's soul and faith."
© Getty Images
32 / 34 Fotos
'The House of the Rising Sun' by The Animals
- "There is a house way down in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun, and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, and God I know I'm one." See also: The world's most popular genres of music
Sources: (Yardbarker) (NME) (BuzzFeed) (Reader's Digest)
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Legendary opening lines in music history
How many can you sing along to?
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There are tunes that kick off with such unforgettable lyrics, they hook you in at the very first syllable. So catchy, they have listeners belting them out before the first verse even hits! Writing such memorable opening lyrics is indeed a big feat for a songwriter.
In this gallery, we’re taking a lyrical trip down memory lane, revisiting some of the most legendary opening lines in music history. Ready to test your musical prowess?
Click through and see how many of these iconic intros ring a bell!
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