Who are your all time favorite songwriters?

[fabulouslyghetto]

prince, kurt cobain, tupac shakur, bob marley, kris kristofferson (sp?), erykah badu, led zeppelin, the red hot chili peppers, amos lee, patty griffin, johnny cash, smokie robinson...

 

[LiquidSky]

Aimee Mann
Pete Yorn
Juliana Hatfield
Loretta Lynn
Johnny Cash
Mike Ness
John Doe
Exene Cervenka
Henry Rollins
Dolly Parton

 

[Taikidm]

Anneke Van Giersbergen, when she was part of "the Gathering"

Good music ;D

 

[Buckley]

Johnny Mercer, Bob Dylan, Lorenz Hart, Francesco Piave

 

[G-Lexington]

Off the top of my head:

Prince
Lennon/McCartney
Duke Ellington
Holland/Dozier/Holland
Goffin/King

>>>Art Alexakis

I like his work, but found him to be quite the slimeball.

Lex

 

[RestlessDevil]

Matraca Berg, Karyn Rochelle, Harlan Howard, and Don Schlitz. Dolly Parton has written some of the best material ever recorded, and has a large number of straight-out masterpieces, but her consistency is nowhere near the level of, say, Harlan and Matraca. She's sure written some real clunkers.

 

[pixie77]

RYAN TEDDER Lead singer in 'onerepublic' and writes chart toppers for many artists today.

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[NomineDetracto]

Ben Folds!!

 

[matt1980111]

Yeah, I second Ryan Tedder. 'Bleeding Love', 'Happy' and 'Alive' are some of my favorite songs.

 

[pixie77]

Yeah, I second Ryan Tedder. 'Bleeding Love', 'Happy' and 'Alive' are some of my favorite songs.

Good on ya matt!
Another surprise are the songs Robbie Williams writes and also George Michael, I never took any notice of his songs until Michael Buble covered 'kissing a fool'

Oh and I loved 'Blue October' bever heard them/him before...i'm a fan now.


keep em coming guys..

 

[Pakah778]

seriously though, Alanis Morissette is one of my faves as her lyrics are always deep, thoughtful and really touch me in a personal way.

I think she also writes all of her songs..not sure, at least lyrics.

And she's the only one I can think of who hasnt been mentioned already

Agreed 100%

Also, Lady Gaga. She can write some good songs.

 

[abally]

John Lennon
George Harrison
Noel Gallagher

 

[CowboyBob]

Joni Mitchell. Greatest singer songwriter of all time.

 

[pixie77]

Another person who should not be overlooked who is a legend in his life time as a singer and songwriter.
Here he is a few years ago in concert.

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[pixie77]

Top 5 'delebs'
Rank Celebrity Income Occupation Died Age
1 Yves Saint Laurent $350 million Fashion designer June 1, 2008 71
2 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein $235 million (combined) Musical composer (Rodgers); playwright, songwriter, producer (Hammerstein) Dec. 30, 1979 (Rodgers); Aug. 23, 1960 (Hammerstein)
77
65
3 Michael Jackson $90 million Musician June 25, 2009 50
4 Elvis Presley $55 million Singer, actor Aug. 16, 1977 42
5 J.R.R. Tolkien $50 million Author Sept. 2, 1973 81

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein - Yeah they get my vote I've been listening to them since South Pacific

 

[icefan]

Great list. Others that come to mind that I didn't already see are Johnette Napolitano from Concrete Blonde, Diane Warren, and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.

 

[Redsummersun25]

Stephan Jenkins & Kevin Cadogan

Raine Maida

Isaac Brock

The Beatles

 

[Yves]

Great list. Some favorites in no order:

- Joni Mitchell
- Cole Porter
- Kate Bush
- Leonard Cohen
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Billy Strayhorn
- Lorenz Hart
- Van Morrison
- Bob Marley
- Stephen Sondheim
- Carly Simon
- Paul Simon
- Caetano Veloso
- Marvin Gaye

 

[miaedu]

Morrissey and Marr

 

[pixie77]

OMG yes who could forget them