Comments on: Favorite first line – music version

By: Barry Freed

Barry Freed — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 05:29:36 +0000

Thanks Matt, But you forgot the punchline as it were (I mean that’s what makes the whole song and kicks the album off to a rousing start): “Daddy, what does regret mean? Well son, the funny thing about regret is, It’s better to regret something you have done, Than to regret something you haven’t done. And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend, Be sure and tell her…SATAN SATAN SATAN SATAN” And since you’ve brought the Butthole Surfer’s up (one of my all time favorite bands, their live shows were incredible) I’ll take a little liberty and quote from the beginning of their EP “Brown Reason to Live” There’s a time to fuck and a time to crave, But the Shah sleeps in Lee Harvey’s Grave! There’s a time to shit and a time for God, The last shit that I took was pretty fuckin’ odd! There’s a time for drugs and a time to be sane, Jimi Hendrix makes love to Marilyn’s remains! There’s a time to live and a time to die, I smoke Elvis Presley’s toenails when I wanna get high!

By: dsquared

dsquared — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 03:28:52 +0000

“Son, I’m thirty. I only went with your mother ‘cause she’s dirty”.

By: rea

rea — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 02:51:25 +0000

Don’t you know, they’re talking about a revolution-sounds like a whisper . . .

By: epist

epist — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:41:30 +0000

“This is a public service anouncement. . .WITH GUITAR!” -”Know Your Rights”, The Clash, Combat Rock “I got a letter from the government/the other day/I opened and read it/it said they were suckas” -”Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos” Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions

By: Maynard Handley

Maynard Handley — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 22:42:37 +0000

“Johnny calls the chemist, but the chemist doesn’t come” From “Johnny Calls the Chemist”, by Falling Mirror. The whole album is autobiographical about one of the band member’s (unrequited) obsession with a woman who worked at a pharmacy. Falling Mirror had the bad luck to be a South African band in the 80’s, which meant with the boycots and so on that pretty much the only people who’ve ever heard of them are South Africans, most of whom weren’t quite ready for this sort of music. I suspect if they’d been American or British they could have been the Pink Floyd of the ‘80s. (Well sure, Pink Floyd did The Wall in the early 80’s, but you know what I mean.) People interested in what I’m talking about can hear the whole album (condensed down to 3 minutes of 20 seconds from each song) here http://www.samp3.com/mp3/falling_mirror_johnny_sampler.mp3 (I have no financial or other connection with Falling Mirror, I just think this is a great, sadly underrated album.)

By: Maynard Handley

Maynard Handley — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 22:33:35 +0000

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 20:19:43 +0000

I heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord, But you don’t really care for music do you? Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah

By: laura

laura — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 20:19:26 +0000

Kasey Chambers, “Barricades & Brickwalls.” A spare but muscular guitar intro, then Kasey’s amazing voice in one of its more riveting moments managing the seemingly-contradictory task of being gritty and kittenish (can’t think of a better word). I’ve heard it hundreds of times (admittedly over only a couple years) and my entire being still springs to attention when it comes on.

By: Matt Weiner

Matt Weiner — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 20:12:23 +0000

“Daddy, what does regret mean? Well son, the funny thing about regret is, It’s better to regret something you have done, Than to regret something you haven’t done. And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend, Be sure and tell her…” D-squared, thanks; I was trying to think of another rap one. Also, there’s Sir Mix-a-lot’s “Baby’s got back” (not counting the skit): “I like big butts, and I cannot lie.” I never claimed to have taste.

By: HP

HP — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 19:55:43 +0000

Best opening phrase: Armstrong’s opening cadenza on “West End Blues.” Opening words: “Scuse me, fellers. I lost my little pussy cat. Will you help me find it?” from “Pussy, Pussy, Pussy,” by (IIRC) the Light Crust Doughboys.

By: Vern Morrison

Vern Morrison — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 19:17:20 +0000

Here come ol’ flat top He come groovin’ up slowly He got juju eyeball He one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please

By: ruralsaturday

ruralsaturday — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:38:35 +0000

“There’s colors on the street Red, white and blue People shufflin’ their feet People sleepin’ in their shoes…”

By: dsquared

dsquared — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 17:31:05 +0000

“Peter Piper picked peppers, but Run rocks rhymes”. with an honourable mention for “If you want to gamble, I tell you I’m your man”

By: Motoko Kusanagi

Motoko Kusanagi — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 16:47:36 +0000

For “best opening musical phrase” I nominate Ravel’s Noctuelles, the first piece from Miroirs.

By: martin

martin — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 16:31:06 +0000

Right now…[sardonic laugh]… I am an antichrist I am an anarchist…