Favorite opening lines

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by Sleepless-Child

Absolutely. That's what i was going to say.
I remember when i first heard "Sara" and "Gypsy", i hated these songs, because i was too much into "Rhiannon" to hear anything else. But i remember that after a few days, these opening lines were stuck in my head (and "Gypsy"'s guitar riff). It is mysterious and beautiful, but i wonder if it's not the way Stevie sings those lyrics or the piano melody that make these opening lines unforgettable, instead of the lines themselves.

I definitely think it's a combination of the melody and the lyrics (as well as the various instrumental parts) that give it the mood that makes it so unforgettable. Especially in Sara. As Lindsey would say, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts..