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Thread started 08/20/15 1:52pm

NorthC

YOUR favourite songwriters?

I guess we've all seen the Rolling Stone list and of course we all have our own thoughts about it, so here we go. You don't have to make a top 100 (unless you want to), a top 10 will do. So who do you think are the best songwriters? I'll start:

Bob Dylan
Jacques Brel
Holland Dozier & Holland
Jagger & Richards
Kate Bush
Willie Dixon
Buddy Holly
Joe Jackson
Chuck Berry
JJ Cale
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Reply #1 posted 08/20/15 2:17pm

MattyJam

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Axl Rose/Izzy Stradlin

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal

Tori Amos

David Bowie

Prince

Kate Bush

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

Joni Mitchell

Van Hunt

Michael Jackson

Stevie Wonder

Neil Young

Jagger/Richards

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Reply #2 posted 08/24/15 12:20am

hausofmoi7

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Meshell ndegeocello

Flyte time studios.

LA and babyface

Sampha

James poyser

Azealia Banks (her hip hop is on point and you know one day she will drop a classic vocal album . great ear and taste for melody and also a pretty sounding and distinct singing voice. I don't know if she writes but she sure has a high strike rate for good music which indicates a singer-songwriter.

Marsha Ambrosius (She is a modern day Angela winbush, patti label ect. Pure r&b and her songwriting is impeccable.
Probably a tie for first place) top 5 artist all time.

Frank Ocean.

Prince.


Mariah Carey

Bjork

The Dream!
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And so many more.
I purchase a lot of music and find a lot of music via songwriters and producers as opposed to the stage artist/act.
I prefer studio produced music as opposed to live as I really enjoy the productions which live settings can't capture.
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My taste in production is what snobs call overproduced.
I call it lush, intricate and layered.
Funny how you can navigate what is meant to be a negative review to find what you like.


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“It means finding the very human narrative of a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, non- violence, the pitfalls of acclaim as the perils of rejection” - Lesley Hazleton on the first Muslim, the prophet.
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Reply #3 posted 08/24/15 12:32am

hausofmoi7

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And of course the maestro "Stevie Wonder"
“It means finding the very human narrative of a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, non- violence, the pitfalls of acclaim as the perils of rejection” - Lesley Hazleton on the first Muslim, the prophet.
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Reply #4 posted 08/24/15 12:38am

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Jill Scott and Badu!
This list will keep going.
I was listening to a Meshell interview and she questioned what is a writer?
Meaning that there is more than melody creation and that instrument players/studio musicians and their performance/arrangement is unique and therfor should be included in the writing credit as nothing would sound exactly as it does without all the elements.
For all you know it was the tight bass line and how it was played that made your song a hit.
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“It means finding the very human narrative of a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, non- violence, the pitfalls of acclaim as the perils of rejection” - Lesley Hazleton on the first Muslim, the prophet.
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Reply #5 posted 08/24/15 2:38am

Chancellor

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Diane Warren...I'm a sucker for a Power ballad...Side note, No one cusses better than Diane, she even says she's a Thug...

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Reply #6 posted 08/24/15 3:02am

Adorecream

For me I would have to say in no order

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Irving Berlin

George Gershwin

Burt Bacharach/Hal David

Laura Nyro

Jerry Goffin/Carol King

Art Garfunkel

Paul Simon

Diane Warren

Carol Bager Sayer (Yes a lot of Jewish people have written amazing songs)

Bernie Taupin (Words), Elton Hercules John-Furnish (Music)

Stevie Wonder

Holland/Dozier/Holland

Norman Whitfield

The Corporation

Gamble and Huff

Quincy Jones

Madonna Louise Ciccone

AnthonyKledis/Flea/ChadSmith/JohnFrusicante - Moetobeblame rockinfreakapotamouspeoplehood music ltd

Marvin Hamlisch

Lennon McCartney

Jagger Richards (Glamour Twins)

Tyler Perry (Toxic Twins)

Michael Jackson

Prince/ Jamie Starr/Joey Coco/ TAFKAP/Toratora/Christopher

Stevie Wonder

Nile Rodgers

Cyndi Lauper

George Michael

Anyone else connected with Motown such as Smokey Robinson/Berry Gordy etc)

Peter Cetera

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Favourite from all these

Prince (His own music and songs for others)

George Michael

Simon and Garfunkel

Diane Warren

Lennon McCartney

Jagger and Richards.

Michael Jackson

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Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name
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Reply #7 posted 08/24/15 6:12pm

duccichucka

Thelonious Monk
Elliott Smith
Paul McCartney
Van Hunt
Brian Wilson
Stevie Wonder

Prince
Billy Corgan

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