With all the St. Patrick’s Day festivities, Irish music was blaring out of every station around the country and we heard a classic song from The Frames called Perfect Opening Line. It got us thinking here on the show. What is the perfect opening line of a song?! You know the type, that one line that rings out and grabs your attention! Maybe The Rolling Stones 'Sympathy For The Devil'? How about Adele's simple but effective 'Hello'? We got some great suggestions this morning - the best of which are below.
This morning we are looking for what you think is the perfect opening line to a song. All suggestions welcome. @todayfm #PerfectOpeningLine
— Ian Dempsey (@IanDempsey) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm how about "In France a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name", from Sign O' The Times? #Prince
— Laurie Winkless (@laurie_winkless) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm" I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand" Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
— Phil McCabe (@philmccabe83) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
and wouldn't you love to love her? - fleetwood Mac !— Seán Clancy (@clancepants) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm Has to be.... "I've been loving you a long time, down all the years down all the days" A Rainy Night in Soho - Shano
— Ruth Allen (@ruthsieallen) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm GET UP OFF YOUR ROCKING CHAIR GRANDMA ....TTD! #perfectopeningline
— •Karen• (@K3W) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm I can feel the earth begin to move, I hear my needle hit the groove. - she bangs the drums - stone roses
— Damo T (@Damot1981) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm 'they're selling postcards of the hanging, they're painting the passports brown' bob Dylan desolation row
— Thom hickey (@thomhickey55) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm "Guess I shoulda known by the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last..." Prince - Little Red Corvette
— Michael Kelly (@armagh1888) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey @todayfm #perfectopeningline I come from down the valley where mister when you're young, they bring you up to do just like .....
— jay (@jaygrumble) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey late to the question. #PerfectOpeningLines When your hand brushed against mine I thought I'd collapse #BelleX1 #Flame @todayfm
— Mac Mac (@TheMacMac7) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey oasis champion supernova how many special people change
— Greg Duffy (@khl7) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey 'I was happy in the haze, of a drunken hour.' #PerfectOpeningLine
— luke griffin (@lukedgriffin) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey "My love is colder than black marble by the sea." Dearg Doom by Horslips. #openinglines
— Eoin Burke (@HidaOWin) March 22, 2016
@IanDempsey "I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour, but heaven knows I'm miserable now" #perfectopeningline
— Niall Murphy (@NiallXMurphy) March 22, 2016
"I have fallen for another she can make her own way home" I Useta Lover by @sawdoctors @IanDempsey @todayfm #PerfectOpeningLine
— Aidan Whelan (@TheAidanWhelan) March 22, 2016
The song we received the most texts about this morning was for Josh Ritter's song 'Kathleen' & the line 'all the other girls here are stars, you are the northern lights'. And Josh was so happy about the news that he tweeted Iano himself.
@IanDempsey @todayfm Ian! Howdy! You just made my day! Say hi to all my friends in the verdant isle!
— Josh Ritter (@joshritter) March 22, 2016
And what a great song it is!
For us, the winner was from Shane in Kilkenny who text into the show.
'Iano, best opening line? Big Jack "We've qualified for the world cup, go and compete!" Go on, play it .... Go on'
