Friday 5 December 2008

First Lines of Indie

The first few seconds of any song is usually all you need before uttering "this is shit" or perhaps "this has the potential to not to be shit" what can be make or brake it the first line of the song, and here is a selection of some great opening lines from some indie music

Bonnie "Prince Billy" and Tortoise: Pancho
Pancho.. don't you like me no more?..


Hawksely Workman: Little Tragedies
You bought a gun, cos you though i wouldn't listen..


Shins: One By One All Day
"Howdy, lem," my grandpa said with his eyes closed..


The Postal Service: We Will Become Silhouettes
I've got a cupboard with cans of food, filtered water and pictures of you, and i'm not coming out until this is all over..



Malcolm Middleton: Autumn
Ah, Autumn, You fucking cunt

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