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andy_hunter




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  • #91
  • Posted: 09/06/2012 19:18
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andy_hunter wrote:
My top 10:

1 - Bob Dylan
2 - Paul Simon
3 - Alex Turner
4 - Damon Albarn
5 - John Lennon
6 - Paul McCartney
7 - Morrissey
8 - Lou Reed
9 - George Harrison
10 - Ray Davies

Runners up - David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Jim Morrison, Michael Stipe


I have to amend this.

It goes
Morrissey
Turner
Simon
Morrison
Albarn
Cocker
Harrison
Reed
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btener11
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  • #92
  • Posted: 10/24/2012 20:34
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1. Leonard Cohen
2. Elvis Costello
3. Morrissey
4. Bob Dylan
5. Neil Young
6. Ray Davies
7. Kurt Cobain
8. Maynard James Keenan
9. Joni Mitchell
10. Bruce Springsteen
11. Arthur Lee
12. John Lennon
13. Nick Cave
14. Paul Simon
15. Jeff Buckley
16. Joanna Newsom
17. Ian Curtis
18. Tom Waits
19. Marvin Gaye
20. Van Morrison
21. Paul Westerberg
22. Richey James Edwards
23. Alex Chilton
24. Nas
25. Billy Corgan
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nitro2k11



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  • #93
  • Posted: 10/24/2012 20:47
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1. Maynard James Keenen
2. Darby Crash
3. Iggy Pop
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19loveless91
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  • Posted: 10/24/2012 20:59
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19loveless91 wrote:
Maynard
Waters
N'toko
Thom
...

maybe Malkmus (I'm too lazy to check, but he probably writes most of the lyrics by Pavement)

Think


(Ian Curtis?)




That's it.. I'm more of a music over lyrics kinda guy


I should at least add Milan Mladenović, Branimir Štulić and Avey Tare (assuming he writes most of Animal Collective's lyrics) to this list.
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pearljammer13
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  • #95
  • Posted: 10/24/2012 23:21
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Issac Brock and James Mercer are clever lyricists.
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Guest
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  • Posted: 10/25/2012 17:46
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Kool G. Rap
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Santiago




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  • #97
  • Posted: 10/25/2012 18:54
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1) Rubén Blades
2) John Lennon
3) Jorge Ben
4) Chico Buarque
5) Joey Ramone !
6) Bob Dylan
7) Roger Waters
Cool Elliott Smith
9) Leonard Cohen
10) Rodríguez
11) Nacho Vegas
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bongritsu
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  • Posted: 10/25/2012 19:28
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not going to rank them but here are some that pop into my mind right off the bat:

Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
MF Doom
Ghostface killah
Colin Meloy (decemberists)
Josh Ritter
Dan Bejar (destroyer)
Lil Jeffy Mangum
Tom Waits
Jello biafra
Josh Ritter















Josh Ritter
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davidhuret



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  • #99
  • Posted: 10/30/2012 15:15
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Bob Dylan
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
David Bowie
Pete Townshend
Ray Davies
Paul Simon
Nick Cave
Leonard Cohen
Hal David
Mike Stoller
Donovan
Mick Jagger
Neil Young
David Byrne
Roger Waters
etc...
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zonrod



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  • #100
  • Posted: 10/31/2012 13:48
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Tom Waits & David Bowie!
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