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Best lyricists ever...

rich_chandlerrich_chandler
edited December 2010 in Chit chat
This is not a poll but...

Who in your opinions are the top lyricists ever?

You know, the guys who provide the words to the music...
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  • The StargliderThe Starglider
    edited December 2010
    The late, great Howard Ashman.
  • ZupZup
    edited December 2010
    Jim Steinman?
    I was there, too
    An' you know what they said?
    Well, some of it was true!
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited December 2010
    i like:

    morrissey (not now)
    elvis costello
    bob dylan

    other top guys are tom waits, joni mitchell, bruce springsteen and...
    1987 ZX reviews
  • Jumping StackJumping Stack
    edited December 2010
    These are not all 'the best' of course, but all make a great contribution

    Cole Porter
    Elvis Costello
    Billy Bragg
    Bob Dylan
    Neil Young
    Paul Simon
    Robert Smith
    David Bowie
    Ian Dury
    Paul Weller
    Ray Davies
    Lou Reed
    Neil Diamond
    Mark Linkous
    Jay Z
    Van Morrison
    Jim Morrison
    Adge Cutler
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited December 2010
    oh, and italian people that you don't know as fabrizio de andr? and others
    1987 ZX reviews
  • GrazGraz
    edited December 2010
    Martin Walkier.

    He just, knows.
  • sekretssekrets
    edited December 2010
    I have always been a fan of Billy Corgan's (of the Smashing Pumpkins) lyrics.
    Always very dark, deep, philosophical and sometimes cryptic.
    I've got a book of poetry by him too, also very good.
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited December 2010
    randy newman!
    1987 ZX reviews
  • MorkinMorkin
    edited December 2010
    Graz wrote: »
    Martin Walkier.

    He just, knows.

    Yes..! Definitely my favourite metal-y lyricist.. Dreamweaver lyrics particularly were sheer class.
  • torottorot
    edited December 2010
    Morkin wrote: »
    Yes..! Definitely my favourite metal-y lyricist.. Dreamweaver lyrics particularly were sheer class.

    Well, Dreamweaver is one of the best albums of all time
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2010
    R.A. Thorburn :D
    Every night is curry night!
  • torottorot
    edited December 2010
    My favourite is Morrissey. No Bob Dylan. No Morrissey aargh can't decide :smile:
  • torottorot
    edited December 2010
    Fish deserves an honourable mention, when he wasnt in his pun wank mode
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2010
    torot wrote: »
    Fish deserves an honourable mention, when he wasnt in his pun wank mode
    Good call!! I consider Fish the Uk's finest lyricist.
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • DarenDaren
    edited December 2010
    Morrissey for me.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited December 2010
    Graz wrote: »
    Martin Walkier.

    He just, knows.

    sabbat / skyclad :P #for those who've diiiiiiiiiiii ed

    can i say mike skinner of the streets? oop controversial
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited December 2010
    mel the bell wrote: »
    can i say mike skinner of the streets? oop controversial

    Please tell me you're joking. :-P

    Some of my faves: Jim Morrison, Gil Scott-Heron, Mike Patton and Cedric Bixler-Zavala.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited December 2010
    GreenCard wrote: »
    Please tell me you're joking. :-P
    tch asif

    his first album opm i loved from the day it came out, i could relate to the whole album, id lived those lyrics, those lyrics meant a lot, i could feel them, could relate to them.
    he could include whole stories in one songs lyrics, like eminem does
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited December 2010
    mel the bell wrote: »
    sabbat / skyclad :P #for those who've diiiiiiiiiiii ed

    can i say mike skinner of the streets? oop controversial

    Tim Booth (James), Miles Hunt (Wonder Stuff), Ray Davies (Kinks), Simon Friend (Levellers), Whoever wrote the lyrics for Rage Against The Machine - was it Tom Morello?
  • AndyCAndyC
    edited December 2010
    The (probably) late and great Richie Edwards. No question.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2010
    Neil Peart of Rush.
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited December 2010
    mel the bell wrote: »
    tch asif

    his first album opm i loved from the day it came out, i could relate to the whole album, id lived those lyrics, those lyrics meant a lot, i could feel them, could relate to them.
    he could include whole stories in one songs lyrics, like eminem does

    Personally, I think he sucks, like Eminem does. :razz:

    Each to their own though dude... :wink:
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2010
    mel the bell wrote: »
    tch asif

    his first album opm i loved from the day it came out, i could relate to the whole album, id lived those lyrics, those lyrics meant a lot, i could feel them, could relate to them.
    he could include whole stories in one songs lyrics, like eminem does
    Sorry, gotta agree with GreenCard. His lyrics are just so cringeworthy...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited December 2010
    "Can you imagine that
    an itch too sensitive to scratch
    the light that falls through the cracks
    an insect too delicate to catch
    I hear the endless murmur
    every blade of grass that shivers in the breeze
    and the sound that comes to carry me
    across the land and over the sea"

    Neil Finn
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2010
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    "Can you imagine that
    an itch too sensitive to scratch
    the light that falls through the cracks
    an insect too delicate to catch
    I hear the endless murmur
    every blade of grass that shivers in the breeze
    and the sound that comes to carry me
    across the land and over the sea"

    Neil Finn
    Fingers Of Love is a great song.
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited December 2010
    Some of my favourties:-

    Robert Plant - The Rain Song
    Roger Waters - Wish You Were Here
    Richard Thompson - Meet on the Ledge
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited December 2010
    karingal wrote: »
    Sorry, gotta agree with GreenCard. His lyrics are just so cringeworthy...
    yeah but you two know nowt about music so..........

    :P
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2010
    mel the bell wrote: »
    yeah but you two know nowt about music so..........

    :P
    lol, we've seen the stuff you listen to, people in glass houses...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • thingleythingley
    edited December 2010
    I've always rated Joni Mitchell for her lyrics more than other singer/songwriters. I especially like her early '70s albums.

    (That's about as far away from the whole Streets/Eminem debate as i could manage!)
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited December 2010
    karingal wrote: »
    lol, we've seen the stuff you listen to, people in glass houses...

    ........Oo
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
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