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Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

PatrickD — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 01:25:09 GMT

Author: PatrickD

Posted: 12/20/2013 06:25

rayword45 wrote:

Replace Conor Oberst with Stephin Merritt and this list is pretty fine by me. Would be mine minus a few, but that's because I haven't had the time to listen to much by them.

Well you must check out Daniel Johnston if you have not yet. His early albums are pretty amazing. Check out "Hi, How Are You" as a nice introduction.

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:26:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/20/2013 03:26

Justin Vernon
Win Butler
Thom Yorke
Zac Brown

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

HoldenM — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:22:49 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 12/20/2013 03:22

Win/Will Butler/Regine Chassagne
Ben Gibbard
Stephen Malkmus
Robert Smith
Rivers Cuomo
Jeff Tweedy
Thom Yorke/Colin/Jonny Greenwood/Ed O'Brien/Phil Selway
Morrissey/Marr
Robin Pecknold
Sam Beam
Stuart Murdoch
Justin Vernon
Roger Waters/David Gilmour
Syd Barrett
Sufjan Stevens
Karin Dreijer Andersson/Olof Dreijer
Ian Curtis
Kevin Shields
Thurston Moore/Kim Gordon/Lee Ranaldo/Steve Shelley
Craig Finn
Isaac Brock
Björk
Beck
Daniel Johnston
Matt Berninger/Aaron Dessner/Bryce Dessner/Bryan Devendorf/Scott Devendorf
Trevor Powers
Phil Elvrum
Jeff Mangum
John Darnielle
Damon Albarn
James Murphy
Colin Meloy
Stephin Merritt
Jesse Lacey
M. Ward
Noah Lennox/David Portner
James Blake
Josh Homme

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

rayword45 — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:21:57 GMT

Author: rayword45

Posted: 12/20/2013 01:21

PatrickD wrote:

Lou Barlow
Bob Dylan
Don van Vliet
Conor Oberst
John Darnielle
Patti Smith
Leonard Cohen
Isaac Brock
Elliot Smith
Daniel Johnston

Replace Conor Oberst with Stephin Merritt and this list is pretty fine by me. Would be mine minus a few, but that's because I haven't had the time to listen to much by them.

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:03:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/20/2013 00:03

(In no particular order)
Neil Young
Isaac Brock
Jeff Mangum
Neil Peart
Peter Gabriel
Roger Waters
Syd Barrett
Morissey
Thom Yorke
Win Butler
Jeff Tweedy
John Lennon
Brian Wilson
Bob Dylan
Jack White

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

JOSweetHeart — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:43:04 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 12/19/2013 23:43

My most favorite writers are James Otto and Shane Minor. 😄 😄 😄

God bless you and them always!!! 😄 😄 😄

Holly

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

Trickington — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:06:41 GMT

Author: Trickington

Posted: 12/19/2013 23:06

Morrissey/Marr
Chris Martin
Thom Yorke
Lennon/McCartney/Harrison
David Bowie
Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters)
Jeff Tweedy
Bob Dylan
Neil Young
Billy Corgan
Joe Strummer
Doug Martsch (Built to Spill)
Lou Reed
Elvis Costello
Robert Smith
Bruce Springsteen

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:53:30 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/19/2013 22:53

Manic Street Preachers

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

meruizh — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:42:35 GMT

Author: meruizh

Posted: 12/19/2013 15:42

Ian Curtis
Elliott Smith
Alex Turner

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

Mercury — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:11:58 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 12/19/2013 14:11

swedenman wrote:

The fact that you said this makes you look more sexist than you would have :lol:

Shit shit shit!!!

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 02:07:38 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/19/2013 07:07

Mercury wrote:

And jut so I don't look sexist , Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell are great too.

The fact that you said this makes you look more sexist than you would have 🤣

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

PatrickD — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:45:25 GMT

Author: PatrickD

Posted: 12/19/2013 06:45

Lou Barlow
Bob Dylan
Don van Vliet
Conor Oberst
John Darnielle
Leadbelly
Patti Smith
Leonard Cohen
Isaac Brock
Elliot Smith
Daniel Johnston

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

Mercury — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:31:15 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 12/19/2013 06:31

For me it's gotta go

Bob Dylan

Followed by Kristian Mattson (The Tallest Man On Earth)

...then Townes Van Zandt

... Then Tom Waits.

... And Josh Ritter

Those are my main 5 as I have said before. They are followed by

...Neil Young, Bill Withers, Paul Westerberg, Jeff Tweedy, GZA, Ezra Koenig, Ryan Adams, Elliott Smith, Nas, Mike Ness, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Nick Drake, ... In basically that order.

And jut so I don't look sexist , Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell are great too.

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

drakonium — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:52:10 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 12/19/2013 05:52

Ray Davies is the right answer here.

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

SingingPeasant96 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 22:35:23 GMT

Author: SingingPeasant96

Posted: 12/19/2013 03:35

My Favourite Songwriters

Re: Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 22:07:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/19/2013 03:07

No particular order:

Josh Homme
Kurt Cobain
Bjork
Kendrick Lamar
Bruce Springsteen
Arthur Lee
Liz Phair
PJ Harvey (I've recently gotten into her, so we'll see if she has staying power)

Those are the ones that come to mind when I hear the word "songwriter". Not necessarily my favorite artists overall, but these are the ones I consider to be masters of songcraft.

Who are your favorite songwriters ever?

summerallthetime — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:41:51 GMT

Author: summerallthetime

Posted: 12/19/2013 02:41

Ill give you ten, in no particular order.
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Carole King
Townes Van Zant
Chris Cornell
Eminem
Isaac Brock
Kurt Cobaine
John Lennon

Many more of course, so help me out.