Top 100 Living Songwriters (lyrics, indie, punk, rock, album)

Dizzys in the wolf · 12-01-2007, 07:17 AM

Wayhey I'm cool now.
I think Tom Waits should have been number one. Bob Dylan goes on a bit, and I think an important part of being a song writer is knowing how to write what you need to. He has too much to say at times, and I think thats a bad thing.

right-track · 12-01-2007, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dizzys in the wolf

Wayhey I'm cool now.
I think Tom Waits should have been number one. Bob Dylan goes on a bit, and I think an important part of being a song writer is knowing how to write what you need to. He has too much to say at times, and I think thats a bad thing.

You'll get more cool points with a few other members here for stating Waits at number one.

And I agree with you about Dylan, he's a brilliant lyricist all the same.
One of the most economic songwriters has got to be Smokey Robinson, not a single word wasted.
A lyrical magician who manages to put across so much, with just a single phrase. Genius.
He should be at least in the top 10. He's largely forgotten and underrated in modern times.

Seltzer · 12-01-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

You'll get more cool points with a few other members here for stating Waits at number one.

And I agree with you about Dylan, he's a brilliant lyricist all the same.
One of the most economic songwriters has got to be Smokey Robinson, not a single word wasted.
A lyrical magician who manages to put across so much, with just a single phrase. Genius.
He should be at least in the top 10. He's largely forgotten and underrated in modern times.

Is Dylan good on the musical side as well though? Somehow, I've never heard much of Dylan apart from his 'popular' songs, and that's why I can't judge.

Wayfarer · 12-03-2007, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

Is Dylan good on the musical side as well though? Somehow, I've never heard much of Dylan apart from his 'popular' songs, and that's why I can't judge.

Depends on what you consider 'good music' to be. :\

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