# BEST opening line of song lyrics

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 18, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-line-of-song-lyrics/799174 "2017-10-18T00:49:38Z")\
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In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey  
Butane in my veins and I’m out to cut the junkie.  
Loser/Beck

> [@digs](#):
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> I hear mariachi static on the radio,  
> and the tubes they glow in the dark

I love that song. I posted [Dwight Yoakum’s cover here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/1165)

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