stupidity and suffering are on that ticket too
Grant Lee Buffalo, "Truly Truly"
Hindu Love Gods, "Raspberry Beret"
Billie Holiday, "God Bless the Child"
Sinead O'Connor, "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance"
Sam Cooke, "A Change is Gonna Come"
Hall & Oates, "You Make My Dreams Come True"
Beastie Boys, "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn"
Bush, "Come Down"
The Hold Steady, "Stevie Nix"
Aztec Camera, "Down the Dip"
(Thankyouthankyouthankyou to whoever it was a few months ago who told me to check out The Hold Steady.)
Taking nominations in comments below for the opening lines of pop songs that can compete with the beginning of "Raspberry Beret":
I was working part time in a five-and-dime
My boss was Mr. McGee …
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