The Best Opening Lines of ’70s Songs
Dave and Milt are doing what they do best: arguing about music like it matters (because it does). This time, they’re counting down their favorite opening lines from 1970s songs — with Milt, naturally, gravitating toward lines that drop you immediately into a vibe, a scene, or a full-blown attitude problem.
They go back and forth like two guys at a bar who won’t let the other finish a sentence, firing off picks like “Life in the Fast Lane,” “Renegade,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “He’s Misstra Know-It-All,” “Easy,” “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding,” “It’s Only Rock ’n Roll,” “I Shot the Sheriff,” “Kodachrome,” “Stayin’ Alive,” and “Thunder Road.”
Dave lands the plane with his #1 — “Dream On” — because of course he does. Meanwhile, Milt zigged where no one zagged, crowning “Rapper’s Delight” as his top dog, because subtlety is overrated.
Plus: a Playdate quiz fueled by listener suggestions, featuring killer openings like “Werewolves of London,” “Sir Duke,” and “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” — because nothing says “fun” like being put on the spot about lyrics you definitely thought you knew.
Topics
01:03 Listener Shoutout Joe
03:48 New Segment and Emails
04:47 Proud Dad: Adrian Sings
06:46 Countdown Setup Seventies Openers
07:30 How We Picked Lyrics
11:20 Number 10 Picks Eagles and Styx
19:48 Number 9 Picks The Who and Stevie
28:07 Number 8 Picks Billy Joel and Lionel
36:43 Pump It Up Meaning
38:03 Elvis Costello Lyrics
40:28 Podcast Banter Break
42:06 Elton John Epic Medley
47:07 Stones vs Critics
50:32 I Shot the Sheriff
54:00 Play Date Quiz
01:02:50 Joy to the World
01:05:36 Steely Dan Story
01:09:58 Kodachrome Kickoff
01:10:38 Nostalgia Parody Talk
01:12:20 April Fools Banter
01:13:12 Staying Alive Breakdown
01:16:28 Cheese Jokes And TikTok
01:19:10 Radar Love Rush
01:21:45 Black Dog Pure Rock
01:25:26 Forever In Blue Jeans
01:29:40 Thunder Road Scene Setting
01:35:00 Dream On Reflection
01:38:45 Rappers Delight Finale
01:42:47 Wrap Up And Listener Mail
