Suggested by my beautiful wife, Charlotte. Perhaps a little obvious, but still a killer opening...
"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..." - 'Don't You Want Me' (The Human League, 1982)
What in God's name is that stuff with the feet? And Chris de Burgh???
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ReplyDeleteDennis R. White
I still vote for "Please allow me to introduce myself..." as the greatest opening line. Wasn't this song a huge world-wide crossover hit? Maybe the first for a post-industrial/socialist on a shopping-spree band? Anyway I still like it.
July 22 at 9:10pm
Everett True
Yeah, spot on. Saw 'em play it live, it sent shivers down my spine and I don't even like 'em! I want to go a little more modern though.
July 22 at 9:17pm
Ml Compton
I saw them play here on their first ever tour and they were complete crap. Cut to years later (2 years ago actually) and I saw them again at the Hollywood Bowl on a 80's nostalgia night. This time they were brilliant, even reaching back to their earliest recordings, like "Empire State Human". Some bands really do improve with age.
July 23 at 3:16am