Starting to think it may be impossible for the hegemonic millennial pop stars to reach a "Start Me Up"/"Vertigo"/"Hung Up" line where they have one last huge hit before ending up in permanent legacy star status but no more new big hits the combination of streaming and fan armies keep a forward momentum that encourages extreme long term loyalty, discourages disengagement, plus sheer volume of Millennials as a demo, plus them aging out of interest in new things

New playlist THIS WAS SUMMER 1980, a crossroads when disco was dying down, rap and dancehall were being born, new wave and metal were ascendent, and no one knew what the 80s might be
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/4a2OD…
Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/th…
YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=… here's one run in this playlist that should give you a sense of the "wait, that's all at the same time?" vibe of 1980

What are your favorite opening lines in songs? Ideally, something that just immediately sets up an interesting idea/scenario/feeling, but you do you. I want to see how many people end up writing out the opening line from "All Star"