# Best opening lines in a song

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [February 3, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-in-a-song/958866 "2022-02-03T18:45:18Z")\
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Year of the Cat - Al Stewart  
_"On a morning from a Bogart movie_  
_In a country where they turn back time_  
_You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre_  
_Contemplating a crime"_

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