Favourite/brilliant opening line to a song

Brutal and timely beginning to The Clash’s take on oppressive Government policy:

‘Taking off his turban, they said “Is this man a Jew?”; They’re working for The Clampdown.’

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Slight bowel movements preceded the bloodless coup

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‘ALL MEN ARE EVIL EXCEPT MY BOYFRIEND’

YOU SAY I NEED A JOB, I’VE GOT MY OWN BUSINESS, YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I DO? NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS.

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“I’ve been in this town so long that back in the city I’ve been taken for lost and gone and unknown for a long long time”

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I’m the same as I was when I was 6 years old,
And oh my God I feel so damn old,
I don’t really feel anything

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Jesus died for somebody’s sins,
But not mine

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Where’s the paper bag that holds the liquor
Just in case I
Feel the need to puke

(Even MORE Silver Jews)

“We’re cutting an album, right,
and if the critics wanna fight, I’ll fight”

Step out the front door like a ghost into a fog where no one notices the contrast of white-on-white.

Hold on. Hold on to yourself. For this is gonna hurt like hell.

I NEVER PROMISED YOU SHIT!

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If twenty therapists want to tempt me with their tit rings
They should know I own a werewolf and the sense to use it

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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life…

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I’ve been messed up in my head,
Since I finished watching Threads

Christine by Martha

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Damn, you beat me to it!

People not saying who these are by: please say who these are by.

Edit: Polite request by james chance and the contortions

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We are private detectives onward back from a musical pilgrimage
Working under the name of The Fall

I GOT ANOTHER CONFESSION TO MAKE

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More Malkmus-
At age 19 I was kidnapped by Turkish pirates. Mediterranean thugs.
After some torture they considered me their mascot.
Cypriotic good luck

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Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night.

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I’m not what you think I am
I’m the king of Siam
I’ve got a bald head
My name is Yul Brynner
And I am a famous movie star

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