Favourite Lyricist in your country (lyrics, The Smiths, cover, songs)

Sneer · 12-14-2005, 02:03 PM

whos your favourite lyricist in your country whos around and kicking today?? i dont want any of this "Dylan" or "Lennon" or "Cohen" stuff because we all know their good. what songwriter hits the nail right on the head for you?

i say this because listening to the masses of Arctic Monkey's songs ive collected, i strikes me how Alex Turner conveys the realism of everyday existence in his words. so down to earth and very true. he has that special knack that the likes of Paul Weller, Ray Davies and Ian Brown all possess.

so yours?

sleepy jack · 12-14-2005, 02:07 PM

Geoff Rickly, i loooooooooooooove his lyrics. He just kind of captures alot of things that get stuffed down my throat where i live.

right-track · 12-14-2005, 03:01 PM

Morrisey of the Smiths.
This song in particular echoes the dreary reality of what can easily pass, as any English seaside town.
Morrisey at his finest.

Eveyday Is Like Sunday.

Trudging slowly over wet sand
Back to the bench where your clothes were stolen
This is the coastal town
That they forgot to close down
Armageddon - come armageddon!
Come, armageddon! come!

Everyday is like sunday
Everyday is silent and grey

Hide on the promenade
Etch a postcard :
How I dearly wish I was not here
In the seaside town
...that they forgot to bomb
Come, come, come - nuclear bomb

Everyday is like sunday
Everyday is silent and grey

Trudging back over pebbles and sand
And a strange dust lands on your hands
(and on your face...)
(on your face ...)
(on your face ...)
(on your face ...)

Everyday is like sunday
Win yourself a cheap tray
Share some greased tea with me
Everyday is silent and grey

Jarvis Cocker, his lyrics are not as aloof as those of Morriseys.
Instead he wrote, like Alex Turner, with a more familiar style.
Songs like Sorted for E's & Whizz, which despite the media coverage was actually a song with a strong anti drug sentiment. A piss take of the rave drug culture.

teen_pop_star · 12-15-2005, 07:57 PM

Yeah...Morrissey is my favourite too.

Laces Out Dan! · 12-15-2005, 07:59 PM

Well......Im gunna have to go with geddy Lee

~~bungalow~~ · 12-15-2005, 09:34 PM

Uh....Little Jimmy Urine

Tells me his lyrics arent insane

MURDER JUNKIE · 12-15-2005, 11:00 PM

BURZUM!!!! ha ha

PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe · 12-16-2005, 12:38 AM

anthony greeeeeeeeen.

nuff said. definitely my favorite

Sweet Jane · 12-17-2005, 11:02 AM

Alasdair Roberts is my favourite Scottish lyricist

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 12-17-2005, 08:51 PM

Neil Finn.

12-14-2005, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Favourite Lyricist in your country whos your favourite lyricist in your country whos around and kicking today?? i dont want any of this "Dylan" or "Lennon" or "Cohen" stuff because we all know their good. what songwriter hits the nail right on the head for you? i say this because listening to the masses of Arctic Monkey's songs ive collected, i strikes me how Alex Turner conveys the realism of everyday existence in his words. so down to earth and very true. he has that special knack that the likes of Paul Weller, Ray Davies and Ian Brown all possess. so yours? __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

12-17-2005, 11:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 547	Alasdair Roberts is my favourite Scottish lyricist __________________ Calvin: "Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?" Hobbes: "I'm not sure that man needs the help."

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Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	Neil Finn. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

12-14-2005, 03:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Morrisey of the Smiths. This song in particular echoes the dreary reality of what can easily pass, as any English seaside town. Morrisey at his finest. Eveyday Is Like Sunday. Trudging slowly over wet sand Back to the bench where your clothes were stolen This is the coastal town That they forgot to close down Armageddon - come armageddon! Come, armageddon! come! Everyday is like sunday Everyday is silent and grey Hide on the promenade Etch a postcard : How I dearly wish I was not here In the seaside town ...that they forgot to bomb Come, come, come - nuclear bomb Everyday is like sunday Everyday is silent and grey Trudging back over pebbles and sand And a strange dust lands on your hands (and on your face...) (on your face ...) (on your face ...) (on your face ...) Everyday is like sunday Win yourself a cheap tray Share some greased tea with me Everyday is silent and grey Jarvis Cocker, his lyrics are not as aloof as those of Morriseys. Instead he wrote, like Alex Turner, with a more familiar style. Songs like Sorted for E's & Whizz, which despite the media coverage was actually a song with a strong anti drug sentiment. A piss take of the rave drug culture.

12-15-2005, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
teen_pop_star Groupie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 24	Yeah...Morrissey is my favourite too.

12-15-2005, 07:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,614	Well......Im gunna have to go with geddy Lee

12-15-2005, 09:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~bungalow~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hot-lanta Posts: 3,140	Uh....Little Jimmy Urine Tells me his lyrics arent insane

12-15-2005, 11:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	BURZUM!!!! ha ha