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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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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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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! . 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. . 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. . [Edited 8/24/15 0:57am] “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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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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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. [Edited 8/24/15 0:44am] “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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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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For me I would have to say in no order . 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 . 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 [Edited 8/24/15 3:04am] [Edited 8/24/15 3:05am] Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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Thelonious Monk Prince | |
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