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Where would you have Prince on the greatest songwriters list of all time? I've thought about this for quite some time and Prince would definitely be in my top 10. Maybe even top 5. Check out my list:
1. Lennon/McCartney 2. Stevie Wonder 3. Holland/Dozier/Holland 4. Gamble/Huff 5. Burt Bacharach 6. Smokey Robinson 7. Prince 8. Ray Charles 9. Diane Warren 10. Curtis Mayfield Peace and be wild! | |
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The top spot,of course! #1 all the way!  | |
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Prince may be up there. I also think those Motown Guys, Lennon/McCartney, Bob Dylan, Paul Westerberg, Alice Cooper and Elvis Costello deserve recognition. merf |
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Please enlighten me on SMOKEY ROBINSON???
WTF! BTW, Prince is #1 Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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Hey man, that ain't cool.
Prince should definitely have been #1, he was robbed... nobody's music affects me the way his does, therefore, he should be #1. :chanting: Prince is #1. Prince is #1. Prince is #1. had 2 run away... pride was 2 strong. It started raining, baby, the birds were gone | |
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Revolution said: Please enlighten me on SMOKEY ROBINSON???
WTF! BTW, Prince is #1 Dylan called him the greatest living American poet. Check out the Tracks of My Tears for starters. Incredible music & lyrics. but you probably just meant "why is he above Prince?"  My Legacy
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Prince is up there. He's certainly written his share of classics.
Lately he's written songs that are not so universal, but really are only going to be sung by him (Digital Garden, anyone?) But the simpler stuff like Kiss, Nothing Compares 2 U, I Feel For You are absolute clasics, and could be sung by anyone. And even lesser songs are great. I sang Mad Sex & played acoustic guitar and realized that it really was a good pop song, even all stripped down and not sung by prince. It may take a while to properly evaluate his legacy. My Legacy
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