GREATEST OPENING OF A SONG
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May
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I have been listening to music all day while doing chores and I heard this great opening line from the Temptations, "My Girl". Smokey's lyrics, plus the great James Jamerson bass playing, (a melodic riff reminiscing/mimicry of a heartbeat) and David Ruffin's sweet but very aggressive singing style all together makes this the greatest opening of a song ever, The metaphoric above-mentioned line, the bass playing, and the singing voice all combine to give the song an opening that allows is to stay on point and conversely speak of and define the greatest human emotion, love, and its greatest collateral damage, heartbreak. It is nostalgia at it best, and when listen with an open mind, a fresh mind (because of the numbing times it has been played in TV shows and movies) it betrays a tenderness that goes beyond music genres, race, class, and sex. It is a lonesome song without sadness, a stalking quality without being predatory, and wholesomeness without being saturated or full sugary connotations (despite the bee and honey imagery)
I would like others to comment on what they think is the greatest opening of a song and add additional commentary on why.