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great song writers...... 21:39 - May 27 with 12786 viewsqpr_1968

who would you put in your top whatever song writer list....

plenty of obvious choices..
elton john/bernie taupin...
simon and garfunkel
beatles...etc...

anyone we should know about that outways that mob.
would like to know such...

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great song writers...... on 15:22 - May 29 with 2193 viewswelwynranger

Why has nobody mentioned Prince
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great song writers...... on 15:59 - May 29 with 2146 viewscolinallcars

great song writers...... on 12:21 - May 29 by BrianWilson

Brian Wilson


I was talking to a bloke in the pub once about Brian Wilson and I said “and, remember he writes the words AND the lyrics”
I don't think the penny dropped.
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great song writers...... on 16:11 - May 29 with 2120 viewsrobith

Springsteen for me.

Every time I go to see him I feel like this old man from New Jersey who grew up in the 50's is talking about me, the son of Irish immigrants who grew up in London in the 90s.

That is skill
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great song writers...... on 16:16 - May 29 with 2107 viewsStainrod

Bryan Ferry in a league of his own for a few years in the 70s with Roxy Music - poetry to music.

Leonard Cohen also on a completely different level to most pop lyrics.

Morrisey/Marr also very strong.

Arcade Fire and Eminen also have lyrical qualities in my view.
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great song writers...... on 16:37 - May 29 with 2058 viewsqpr_1968

great song writers...... on 16:16 - May 29 by Stainrod

Bryan Ferry in a league of his own for a few years in the 70s with Roxy Music - poetry to music.

Leonard Cohen also on a completely different level to most pop lyrics.

Morrisey/Marr also very strong.

Arcade Fire and Eminen also have lyrical qualities in my view.


only got one album in my roxy music collection/hardly a collection, Music For Your Pleasure.
love the album, all tracks written by bryan ferry.

Poll: how many games this season....home/away.

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great song writers...... on 00:06 - May 30 with 1945 views222gers

great song writers...... on 07:56 - May 29 by dmm

Rbee's Jake Thackray post prompted me to put forward Tom Lehrer. If you've never heard his stuff, he's worth a Youtube search. Here's an example...



I have the Evening (wasted) with Tom Lehrer LP.
My wife was watching TV recently and I was surprised to hear Tom. It was a programme about the space race circa 1970 and some people were watching TV and Tom was on.
Never thought I'd ever see him on TV.
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great song writers...... on 00:40 - May 30 with 1920 viewsStJude82

McCartney has to be top for me: For quality and quantity. Brian Wilson, Paul Simon, Mike McDonald, Jeff Lynne, Gary Brooker, Ian Hunter all up there too. Plenty of others from the 60's and 70's. Manfred Mann, Justin Hayward, Denny Laine, Rod Argent, Junior Campbell, Roy Wood, The Doobies, Steely Dan, Bill Withers, Jeff Beck. Those of us that remember it were blessed but for younger people the songs live on. Too many to mention. Howard Jones tops the 80's for me. After that, not much. It's all about personal taste. I wouldn't criticise anyone's choices. We like what we like.
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great song writers...... on 11:46 - May 30 with 1806 views222gers

Only fair to mention Andrew Gold and Sean O’Hagan.
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great song writers...... on 13:46 - May 30 with 1751 viewsStainrod

great song writers...... on 16:37 - May 29 by qpr_1968

only got one album in my roxy music collection/hardly a collection, Music For Your Pleasure.
love the album, all tracks written by bryan ferry.


Stranded and Country Life great albums. The first one, just called Roxy Music, is also weird and wonderful but less accessible.

Another massive writing talent not yet mentioned (unless I've missed it - in which case apologies) is Bob Dylan.

Annoying voice to many ears which is probably why he doesn't get the credit he deserves as an incredible lyricist.
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great song writers...... on 14:19 - May 30 with 1731 viewsswitchingcode

Bob Dylan tops the list for me
Up there
Carole King
Lennon
McCartney
Harrison
Ray Davies
Prince
Neil Young
So lucky to have lived during their prime
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great song writers...... on 19:21 - May 30 with 1627 viewsradfords

How have we got this far without Smokey Robinson?
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great song writers...... on 19:46 - May 30 with 1614 viewsjohncharles

great song writers...... on 19:21 - May 30 by radfords

How have we got this far without Smokey Robinson?


Have got this far without a mention of Harry Neilson ??

Strong and stable my arse.

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great song writers...... on 19:59 - May 30 with 1607 viewsthemodfather

paul weller
difford and tilbrook
strummer/jones
pete townsend
ray davies, sir ray davies
chris pope ( the chords)
holland/dozier/holland
marvin gaye
paul weller.
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great song writers...... on 20:20 - May 30 with 1600 viewsStainrod

great song writers...... on 19:59 - May 30 by themodfather

paul weller
difford and tilbrook
strummer/jones
pete townsend
ray davies, sir ray davies
chris pope ( the chords)
holland/dozier/holland
marvin gaye
paul weller.


So good you chose Weller twice. Been listening to his new album 66. Really like the song Nothing.

https://www.google.com/search?q=you+tube+nothing+weller&client=safari&sca_esv=fd
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great song writers...... on 10:26 - May 31 with 1513 viewsfrancisbowles

great song writers...... on 11:46 - May 30 by 222gers

Only fair to mention Andrew Gold and Sean O’Hagan.


Yes Andrew Gold is a great call.
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great song writers...... on 15:18 - May 31 with 1457 viewsLogman

great song writers...... on 14:19 - May 30 by switchingcode

Bob Dylan tops the list for me
Up there
Carole King
Lennon
McCartney
Harrison
Ray Davies
Prince
Neil Young
So lucky to have lived during their prime


Not sure Donald Fagen would agree with Lennon.

https://boingboing.net/2023/02/07/the-fool-in-steely-dans-only-a-fool-would-say-
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great song writers...... on 16:18 - Jun 1 with 1359 viewsEsox_Lucius

I hesitated to include him as they are not songs in the conventional sense, but as a lyricist Marshall Mathers is right up there. IMHO Stan is as much a game changer as many more accepted holders of that acclaim.

The grass is always greener.

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great song writers...... on 17:46 - Jun 1 with 1315 viewsToast_R

Geezer Butler, some of his lyrics were inspired ahead of his time. War Pigs and Spiral Archtect were genius.
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great song writers...... on 21:57 - Jun 1 with 1259 viewslightwaterhoop

Bob Dylan the best of them all for me.As a live performer not so much.
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great song writers...... on 22:10 - Jun 1 with 1244 viewsCiderwithRsie

great song writers...... on 07:56 - May 29 by dmm

Rbee's Jake Thackray post prompted me to put forward Tom Lehrer. If you've never heard his stuff, he's worth a Youtube search. Here's an example...



Was astonished to discover he's still alive and going strong.

Interesting article on him here

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/22/my-songs-spread-like-herpe
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great song writers...... on 22:17 - Jun 1 with 1239 viewsCateLeBonR

Stuart Murdoch is quite cool. Very cool really and well worth a mention in a topic about great songwriters where Stuart Barlow has been mentioned.

No disrespect to Stuart Barlow intended
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great song writers...... on 22:30 - Jun 1 with 1228 viewsrbee

great song writers...... on 19:21 - May 30 by radfords

How have we got this far without Smokey Robinson?


I mentioned him on page 1
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great song writers...... on 08:31 - Jun 2 with 1156 viewsRs_Holy

Burt Bacharach
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great song writers...... on 10:38 - Jun 2 with 1101 viewsPeterHucker

great song writers...... on 22:17 - Jun 1 by CateLeBonR

Stuart Murdoch is quite cool. Very cool really and well worth a mention in a topic about great songwriters where Stuart Barlow has been mentioned.

No disrespect to Stuart Barlow intended


Stuart Barlow the ex Everton striker, he wrote some classics.
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great song writers...... on 11:26 - Jun 2 with 1086 viewsCateLeBonR

great song writers...... on 10:38 - Jun 2 by PeterHucker

Stuart Barlow the ex Everton striker, he wrote some classics.


Back for Goodison comes to mind 😂
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