Yoor top 5 songwriters (1 Viewer)

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In no particular order:

Neil Young
Ray Davies
Pete Townsend
Prince
Jello Biafra

 

[oh shit]

cass mc combs

my flatmate used to go out with him. small dick.

i'd say
mariah carey
the guy who writes for mariah carey
the guy from elliott smith
calvin johnson
the guy who wrote the fields of athenry

 

[oh shit]

No-ones mentioned Bob Dylan yet?

my friend argues convincingly that dylan is not a good songwriter. his songs sound shite when other people play them. corny and clunky. but he's such a great performer that he could sing the theme from pigeon street and make it sound like a message from god. see?

 

[Kermit McDermott]

his songs sound shite when other people play them. corny and clunky.

I would say. by and large other people perform his songs better than he does. Hendrix, and especially The Byrds got Dylan's songs and took time to arrange and produce them into something special.

 

[Lili Marlene]

can i suggest we dont turn this thread into a pro and con of dylan fest?

 

[nooleen]

i reckon dylan stole all his songs from someone, he seems like that kind of guy.

 

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Its too hot to sit outside.Bob Dylans ok.

 

[therealjohnny]

i reckon dylan stole all his songs from someone, he seems like that kind of guy.

No, that's Paul Simon

 

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Dolly Partons superb but I think her songwriting can sometimes be overshadowed by her knockers.Man,they're ginormous.

 

[nooleen]

No, that's Paul Simon

him too

 

[Grenouille]

Nick Cave.|..|

 

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I heard some Nick Cave tunes from his first band I think.Can't remember the name,must google it.Real garagey shit.I loved it.

The women seem to fucking love him and all.Jammy get.


I can't find it on his wikepedia.Could they have been called The Boyfriends?Any N.C. expert like to illuminate me.They had a four track ep I think.


Found them,The Boys Next Door.Before they were the Birthday Party.Far better imo.

 

[Lepra]

i reckon dylan stole all his songs from someone, he seems like that kind of guy.

No, that's Paul Simon

ZOG has a thousand eyes

 

[jonah]

in no order because i'm sleepy,

morrissey/marr
jonathan richman
steven malkmus
mark e smith
leonard cohen.

 

[robitusson]

6 pages in and no mention of Bob Mould so far? Sheesh!

 

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6 pages in and no Bob Marley? Sheesh!

Also.

 

[Anthony]

Young/Young/Scott

 

[robitusson]

Young/Young/Scott

Fuck. Ing. Right.

 

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Fuck. Ing. Right.

I'm with you there.even threw the lad a bit of rep.Proper order.I will always have the height of respekt for Johnson though.Couldn't have been easy stepping up to the plate of that particular gig.Result-Back in Black.Wow.

 

[ann post]

i'd be tempted to say something about the house writers like king/holland/dozier etc being barely songwriters. they were essentially more into demographics most of the time.