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Songs that mention their title in the opening line of the song

Songs That Open With Their Titles, I

Performer		Song Title		Opening Lines		Comments & Submittor Name
Ian Matthews		Heatwave		We're having a heatwave		- Sutch
Icehouse		Satellite		Satellite...Satellite...Satellite...Satellite...		That's right! - Mickey D.
Icehouse		Sidewalk		Sidewalk, sleep on the sidewalk, the ragman stands at the end of the line		Title track off of 1984's album of the same name. - Mickey D.
Icehouse		Icehouse		It's always cold inside the icehouse, though the rivers never freeze		Their own title track off of the album of the same name in 1980. - Mickey D.
Icehouse		The Mountain		Do you remember the sea of our time? The mountain I've seen		Last track off of 1984's "Sidewalk" lp - Mickey D.
Icehouse		Boulevarde		The Paris hearts all line the boulevarde		There's a line on the boulevarde, no! - Mickey D.
Icehouse		Miss Divine		Hey yeah, hey yeah, I was spellbound by MIss Divine		- Mickey D.
Icehouse		Glam		Dedicated to Glam...Dedicated to Glam...		This song is partially instrumental. - Mickey D.
Icehouse		Dusty Pages		Window frosted in the rain, dusty pages, broken lines is all I have		- Mickey D.
Icehouse		Fatman		Fatman, fatman...Fatman, fatman...		Give me the gun! - Mickey D.
Iggy Pop		The Passenger		I am the passenger.		- Brian Kelly
In Deep		Last Night A DJ Saved My Life		Last night, a DJ saved my life. Last night, a DJ saved my life.		- Brian Kelly
Incubus		Stellar		You are stellar.		- Crafthead
Incubus		Pardon me		Pardon me while I burst		- Natalie Ellwood
Incubus		Earth to Bella		Earth to bella, you think youve got it all figured in		- Natalie Ellwood
Inez Foxx		Ask Me		Ask me do I love you. Ask me if I plan to say yes.		- Candy Welty
Inner Circle		Bad Boys		Bad boys. Whatcha want? Whatcha want? Whatcha gonna do?		- Brian Kelly
The Interrupters		She's Kerosene		I'm a match, she's kerosene.		- Brian Kelly
The Intruders		I Wanna Know Your Name		I wanna know your name. Ooh, you look so good. I wanna know your name. What's your name, baby?		- Candy Welty
The Intruders		Cowboys To Girls		Cowboys to girls, I remember when I used to play shoot-'em-up		- Candy Welty
Inxs		Suicide Blonde		Suicide blonde, suicide blonde, suicide blonde, suicide blonde, suicide blonde		Yes, that is the way this song starts out. Although, a pretty good song, why the late great Michael Hutchence had to repeat the opening line five times is rather odd. - Peter
INXS		Original Sin		You might know of the original sin.		- Brian Kelly
INXS		Baby don't cry		Baby don't cry, baby don't cry		Michael don't cry, Michael don't cry - Mickey D.
INXS		I'm Just A Man		I'm just a man, my will is so strong		At the intro, the late Hutch-meister lit up a cigarette. - Mickey D.
INXS		Here Comes		Here comes the rationalization, here comes the song I know		The original version was available on the album "Shabooh Shoobah", and the "II" version available was released as from an EP "Dekadance". - Mickey D.
INXS		Roller Skating		I see a girl, she is roller skating, and I don't know her, but she makes me feel like roller skating		The line "I don't know her" makes me think of my mom's acquaintences at the Hilton Pavillion. - Mickey D.
INXS		The Strangest Party (These Are The Times)		Welcome to the strangest party, baby, it's like we're staring at the sum		Half of two newly included on "The Greatest Hits" lp. - Mickey D.
INXS		Jesus Was A Man		Jesus was a man, he was better than you or I		One of these previously unreleased songs were additionally included on the "Kick" album. - Mickey D.
INXS		Searching		I am searching, I am not alone		One was the original version on "Elegantly Wasted" lp, and the other was the Leadstation radio edit on "Shine Like It Does" lp. - Mickey D.
INXS		The Swing		It's the swing, it's the swing like a pendulum		The lyrics refers to Jean Bernard Leon Foucault, the French scientist who does the swing of the pendulums...just like I've learned from Bill Nye The Science Guy on the "Earth's Seasons" episode. - Mickey D.
INXS		Strange Desire		My strange desire is waiting here		Neon signs are strange desires. - Mickey D.
INXS		Bitter Tears		Bitter tears		The extended version of the song. - Mickey D.
INXS		Red Red Sun		There's a red red sun, and I'm thinking of you		The song was written by two of the Farriss Brothers, one was Jon, and one was Andy. - Mickey D.
INXS		Kick		Sometimes you kick, sometimes you get kicked		At the very beginning of the song, listen extremely careful until the music builds to the riff of the brass section. - Mickey D.
INXS		Black and White		Could be clear, black and white, make a decision		"Black and white" are opposites of "color". - Mickey D.
Iron Butterfly		In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida		In-a-gadda-da-vida, honey, don't you know that I love you? In-a-gadda-da-vida, baby, don't you know that I'll always be true?		- Candy Welty
Irving Aaronson and his Commanders		Let’s Be Thankful		Let’s be thankful, for every little thing. For any little thing at all!		What a beautiful recording!! - George&GermaineBriantFan
Isley Brothers		It's Your Thing		It's your thing, do what you wanna do.		- Bob
The Isley Brothers		Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys		Girls will be girls, boys will be boys. One day they're lovers, and you know the next day, they're fighting one another.		- Candy Welty
The Isley Brothers		I Turned You On		Hold it, baby, I turned you on. Now I can't turn you off.		- Candy Welty
It Bites		Midnight		Where you gonna hide at midnight		- Joe Pearson
Ivory Joe Hunter		Since I Met You Baby		Since I met you baby, my whole life has changed		- Candy Welty

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