20 Songs That Have THE Best Opening Lines! As Soon As You Hear That 1st Line…you Were Hooked!
October 24, 2026 6:05 amAnd those lines stay in your head! Someone could walk up to you…say that line and you INSTANTLY know the tune! Well here is 20 of THOSE tunes! Have a look…and tell me you CAN’T give me the 1st lines of these tunes??
~Tymo
20…David Bowie — “Changes”
19…The Tragically Hip — “Ahead by a Century”
18…The Doors — “Break On Through”
17…“Heartless” by Heart
16…The Cars — “Just What I Needed”
15…Walking on the Moon” by The Police
14…Jeff Healey’s “See the Light” **do you know WHY I had this song here??
13… Aerosmith’s “Same Old Song and Dance”
12…”Blue Rodeo — “Try”
11….“Best of Both Worlds” **I love this video for SO many reasons…but 1 is ’cause they look like they are having a BLAST on the stage that night!!
10…GnR Welcome to the Jungle
9…The Guess Who — “No Time”
8..“Hush” by Deep Purple
7…Nickelback — “How You Remind Me” **Warning about this video!
6….The Who — “Baba O’Riley”
SPOTLIGHT…“Help!” *I put a spotlight on this tune as the iconic opening line…is just ONE word! *Also love how excited John was here!
5…SYMPATHY for the DEVIL by The Rolling Stones
4…Rush — “Tom Sawyer”
3…Pink Floyd — “Wish You Were Here”
2…“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin
1…The Eagles — “Hotel California” *Old school!
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This post was written by Dave Tymo