Yoor top 5 songwriters (1 Viewer)

[ann post]

that could bring elvis costello back into the running.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Should we choose based on someone's best work, or their worst?

not their worst, some people are in great need of an editor while others release about 10 songs every 5 years.

 

[GO]

Bump.

Anybody else after getting into yer top 5 lately?

 

[jonah]

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

were mine a year ago apparently. I feel relatively similar, though I'm confused as to why I didn't include the Edwyn Collins/Malcolm Ross madskillzcombo. Or Bob Wrattan. Or Townes Van Zandt. Or Mark Kozelek. Or Brian Eno. Or Bill Callahan. Or even Calvin Johnson for his Beat Happening years. I want to make a mix-cd now.

 

[GO]

Make us a mix Jonah.

Sure sick it in the compilation thread(that could do with reviving as well)

 

[Lili Marlene]

Brian Eno writes songs? i thought that was the one thing you could never accuse him of doing

 

[worthit]

Joanna Newsom
Sufjan Stevens
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Simon Jeffes

But my favourite song was written by David Byrne.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Brian Eno writes songs? i thought that was the one thing you could never accuse him of doing

In fairness..

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[Lili Marlene]

eh yeah, good point

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Tim Wheeler.

 

[GO]

Tim Wheeler.

Good call.

 

[mel gibson]

in no real order
but

thom yorke
neil young
dan auerbach
adrian from portishead
and i'm not just saying this cause he's passed on,but mark linkous
wrote some incredible lyrics,dark yet funny with some bizarre imagery
that really made me conjure up vivid,odd images when i listened

 

[Jerry Twig]

Greg Cartwright
Smokey Robinson
Peter Case
the genius from Moutpiece
and a tip of the hat to the flute player from Men at Work.

 

[Deleted member 3435]

mark linkous

I can get with that.

Listening to Saint Mary again after someone mentioned his Irish nurses who came in to see him on ther days off made me hear it afresh. Randy Newman Ray Davies seconded.

 

[east hastings]

yer man that wears the sunglasses in sweet jane

 

[Space]

In no particular order:

Neil Young
Ray Davies
Pete Townsend
Prince
Jello Biafra

Shane McGowan deserves a place but I don't know who he'd replace, or maybe he shouldn't seeing as my favourite Pogues song was written by Philip Cevron.Looks like it's staying as is.

 

[Lepra]

to add:
Vic Biondi
Paul Westerberg

 

[Goodbye]

Prince
Tennant/Lowe
Blake/McGinley/Love
Wilson
Smith

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

Evan Dando
Richard Hawley
John Fogerty
Nick Cave
Billy Corgan

No 6 - Matthew Sweet

 

[jonah]

Oh, Richard Hawley. OH MAN. <3