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Best Lyricist Ever? | |
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Joni Mitchell for me. | |
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Bob Dylan #1 for me and George Michael #2. | |
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I like how Fiona Apple is growing in to her Tin Pan Alley ear. | |
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Springsteen when he's on form. www.filmsfilmsfilms.co.uk - The internet's best movie site! | |
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Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell
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I doubt many will have heard of him, but I'm going to say Davey MacManus, from The Crocketts then The Crimea. | |
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Nice choices. These two fabulous fellow Canadians are probably my 3rd and 4th pics. | |
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William Griffin Jr. | |
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I'll go with Jona Mitchell cause she was really good. My brother showed me her songs the other day and I though "she's very good". | |
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DaveT said: Springsteen when he's on form. I second that! | |
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A certain kind of mellow. | |
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Cloudbuster said:
Jona is really good y'all. I just listened to one of her songs and she was a fine lyricist. If you don't believe it go read the lyrics of her jams. | |
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I love the Prince look. | |
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Sting Paul Simon Cole Porter Bono Springsteen Simon LeBon
[Edited 9/1/19 19:35pm] Givin' up food for funk. | |
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Have you heard of Jona Mitchell? She is really neat. All those acts are very good but, IMHO, Jona beats them. I didn't know much about her until I jammed to a few songs by her. I def advise. | |
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I agree with the recommendation of Jona Mitchell. She's the genetically modified mutant sister of Joni. Neither as well known nor as popular as Joni but definitely worth a listen. | |
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Paul Simon is a great lyricist | |
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OH MY GOD, I can't believe I have been writing Jona all this time, lol. It was a typo. I meant Jony. But, mistakes aside, she is a really good lyricist. Too bad she has not gotten the credit she deserves. If I had a twitter I would start an hashtag trend: #CreditForJony | |
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Did you pay for them in advance? | |
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Lord! the bitchiness in this forum never ceases to end, sheesh! My choice would be a tie between Curtis Mayfield & Prince, Geminis sure know how to paint a vivid picture through their words and tell a story. | |
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Robert Zimmerrman AKA Bob Dylan #SOCIETYDEFINESU | |
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Curtis Mayfield George Clinton John Lennon | |
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Putting John Lennan and not Paul McCartney as well? I know some Beatles fans who would go crazy at this. | |
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They would, but it's reality. As a melodist, musician, hell even songwriter, he's dead even or way better than Lennon depending on department, depending on perspective.... Buuut lyrically, those "Sailor Sam & Jailor Man" bicycle-built-for-two school marm lyrics of his ain't beating anybody. Lyrically he's on about the same level as Ringo wanting to be unda the sea. | |
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Damn, can’t believe I forgot to mention Chuck Berry!! The Oscar Wilde of rock n’roll lyrics!! | |
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