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Το spinner.com δημοσίευσε μια λίστα με τους καλύτερους στίχους που «ανοίγουν» ένα κομμάτι- τους πρώτους δηλαδή που ακούγονται μετά την εισαγωγή. Από τη δική του λίστα, κι αυτή των αναγνωστών, διαλέγω 10:

10. "She's a very kinky girl"
--Rick James' 'Superfreak'

9. "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!"
--Carl Perkins' 'Blue Suede Shoes'

8. "I am the son, and the heir, of a shyness that is criminally vulgar"
--The Smiths' 'How Soon Is Now?'

7. "There must be some kind of way out of here, said the joker to the thief"
--Jimi Hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower'

6. "She was more like a beauty queen from a
movie scene"
--Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'
5. "Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?"
--The Carpenters' 'Close to You'

4. "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey"
--Beck's 'Loser'

3. "I guess I shoulda known
by the way you parked your car sideways
that it wouldn't last"
--Prince's 'Little Red Corvette'

2. "I like big butts and I cannot lie"
--Sir Mix-A-Lot's 'Baby Got Back'

1. "You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar"
--Human League's 'Don't You Want Me'

Δύο που πρέπει να ακούσεις το sample για να εκτιμήσεις:

"Tommy used to work on the docks"
--Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a Prayer'

"Don't call it a comeback"
--LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out!'

Και πέντε random δικά μου:


5. Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks?

4. How does it feel/To treat me like you do?

3. Poor old Johnny Ray/Sounded sad upon the radio, he moved a million hearts in mono.

2. I got a letter from the government The other day
I opened and read it It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me given' a damn - I said never

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