tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post6701211966359942418..comments2024-01-02T18:05:23.666-06:00Comments on Streak's Blog: Best first lines of a songStreakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-22289387917204190062007-02-23T16:07:00.000-06:002007-02-23T16:07:00.000-06:00My dinner's on fire as she watches tv (Piss Up a R...My dinner's on fire as she watches tv (Piss Up a Rope - Ween)<BR/><BR/>Baby's on fire, better throw her in the water (Baby's on Fire - Eno)<BR/><BR/>I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage called the blood of the exploited working class (Kiss Me, Son of God - They Might Be Giants)<BR/><BR/>Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky?/He got an icepick that made his ears burn (No More Heroes - Stranglers)<BR/><BR/>This is the story of Victoria Lee/She started up on percodan and ended up with me (Victoria - Old 97s)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13125461268404465022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-86985068579343818482007-02-22T00:08:00.000-06:002007-02-22T00:08:00.000-06:00Warren Zevon's "So much to do, there's plenty on t...Warren Zevon's "So much to do, there's plenty on the farm/ I'll sleep when I'm dead"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-34977337822541720742007-02-21T23:11:00.000-06:002007-02-21T23:11:00.000-06:00"I don't need to be a global citizen 'cause I'm bl..."I don't need to be a global citizen 'cause I'm blessed by nationality." from Bad Religion's "American Jesus"<BR/><BR/>"After you orgasm the world is a different place." from David Wilcox's "After You Orgasm"<BR/><BR/>"Satan, Satan, Lend me a dollar." from Hill of Beans, "Satan Lend me a Dollar"Wasp Jerkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893089391441423862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-55441321145184512172007-02-21T22:51:00.000-06:002007-02-21T22:51:00.000-06:00Here's my go:"I repent, I repent of my pursuit of ...Here's my go:<BR/><BR/>"I repent, I repent of my pursuit of America's dream" Derek Webb, Repent<BR/><BR/>"Time is never time at all<BR/>You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth" Smashing Pumpkins, Tonight, Tonight<BR/><BR/>"When your pubic hair's on fire, somethings wrong." K's choice, Something's Wrong<BR/><BR/>"I was born and raised an orphan<BR/>In a land that once was free<BR/>In a land that poured its love out on the moon" Larry Norman, The Great American Novel<BR/><BR/>"America dreams, America screams, and you drive just like Steve McQueen, and Lou Can't Reed, alright" Mustard, Lou Can't ReedNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203096669770591932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-70984186173476169312007-02-21T21:59:00.000-06:002007-02-21T21:59:00.000-06:00Now we are talking. Why didn't I think of Steve E...Now we are talking. Why didn't I think of Steve Earle or Alejandro lyrics. Dammit. <BR/><BR/>WJ, you have leeway here. After all, much like the rules for the America's Cup, ours are written on an Etch-i-Sketch.Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-50608230052000002832007-02-21T21:54:00.000-06:002007-02-21T21:54:00.000-06:00Ok, Streak- Here's my go- not necessarily in order...Ok, Streak- Here's my go- not necessarily in order of favorites. These are ones that grab me from the start of the song. I'm not sure if some of them count as first lines but here goes:<BR/>1. Hello, Is there anybody in there? (Floyd)<BR/>2. She plays castanets, she works without a net, I like her better when she walks away (Alejandro)<BR/>3. John Brown went off to war to fight on a foreign shore- His mama sure was proud of him (Dylan)<BR/>4. Look atcha, yeah take a look in the mirror, now tell me whatcha see (Steve E)<BR/>5. What if I told you it was done with mirrors? (Steve Again)<BR/>6. Purple haze, all in my brain (Duh)<BR/>7. I hurt myself today to see if I still feel (9 inch nails/J Cash)<BR/><BR/>This just scratches the surface off the top of my head.Bootleg Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842413990753418066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-88660094133291324602007-02-21T20:32:00.000-06:002007-02-21T20:32:00.000-06:00It qualifies. Of course, since the entries are sl...It qualifies. Of course, since the entries are slim, I am not sure who will get the WaterPik.Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-40525957437960515952007-02-21T20:06:00.000-06:002007-02-21T20:06:00.000-06:00From Pedro the Lion's "Rapture":"This is how we mu...From Pedro the Lion's "Rapture":<BR/><BR/>"This is how we multiply/pity that it's not my wife"<BR/><BR/>Or is that considered two lines?Wasp Jerkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893089391441423862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-6211008396195340332007-02-21T16:30:00.000-06:002007-02-21T16:30:00.000-06:00Anglican's got Pac-Man Fever?Anglican's got Pac-Man Fever?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-43774537000073962372007-02-21T07:36:00.000-06:002007-02-21T07:36:00.000-06:00I got a pocket full of quarters, and I'm headed to...I got a pocket full of quarters, and I'm headed to the arcade.ANewAnglican@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037646467470700281noreply@blogger.com