Also a fun ELO opening…
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Probably my favorite Squeeze song and a strong opener to Babylon and On.
Great video too.
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Thought I had another all-time first album/first song entry, but—inexplicably—“Foreplay/Long Time” is track 3 on Boston. Boo!
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[possibly joking, possibly not]
The Johnny Cage track from the Immortals’ Mortal Kombat album.
(I mean, it’s no “WHOOOOOOOOOOA CHINESE NINJA WARRIOR” track for Sub-Zero, but still.)
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In 3-D was the first album I ever bought with my own money, and that opening track is one for the ages:
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Similarly, Even Worse was the first album I bought with my own money.
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Nailed it
The first album I bought with my own money had a pretty decent opening track, I dunno, it’s kind of okay. 
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I think this was the first album I bought with my money, if not it was close. The opening track may not be a top tier opener, but it is a good song:
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This opener from Moon Tooth’s second album Crux shows you exactly what this band is about. It’s a bruiser with a tender heart, and just a whole lotta’ fun. It sets the tone for a fantastic album:
“Remake/Remodel” by Roxy Music. The first song of their first album. I can’t think of many other examples of a group coming out of the gate with such a fully-formed, sui generis, statement of self and purpose. It blows me away every time. It still sounds like aliens one-upping Earthly glam rock 50 years later (just like Can still sounds like aliens one-upping Earthly psych-rock 50 years later).
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This is sort of a cheat, because it’s a direct quote from the first paragraph of the book, but hearing it in Richard Burton’s voice is another level. And then the strings come in.
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Don’t start with me, donut!
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Don’t talk about the donut, Martha.
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I dreamt of a big pool of Scotch.
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Oh-oh, catch that buzz…
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Because someone showed excellent taste and posted my first thought (21st Century Schizoid Man) I present a foreshadowing of punk. Ladies and germs, Mott the Hoople with Death May Be Your Santa Claus. Mott The Hoople:-'Death May Be Your Santa Claus' - YouTube
Can’t believe I forgot to post this one.
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