Best Songwriter ???

[WCE2000]

personally i think John Lennon was a great songwriter.

I didn't really like his music, but i can read his lyrics and they really make sense to me.

Who was your favourite songwriter?

 

[Darky]

There's plenty of good lyricists in my CD collection so I wouldn't want to pick one out (especially seeing nobody will have heard of them). The worst is definitely Roger Glover who wrote a lot of the lyrics for Deep Purple and Rainbow. He was shit.

 

[jod23]

Without a doubt the two greatest songwriters of all time are John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

No one esle gets close. As for modern music, Noel Gallagher can certainly write a tune. But there really should be no more discussion in this thread as its obvious that what i have stated above is the truth

 

[Basic]

Originally posted by jod23
Without a doubt the two greatest songwriters of all time are John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

No one esle gets close. As for modern music, Noel Gallagher can certainly write a tune.

Good choice definetly THE best of all time but there is alot of other bands with some great lyrics: babylon a.d, Creed, Something for kate, Jebs, 3DD etc etc I think it all comes down to taste. before anyone has a sad because i said creed or jebs are the best song writers don't bother im not saying that only that i feel their lyrics appeal to me personally

 

[jod23]

Yeah Jebediah appeal to me too, there reletively young and there from my home town so i get what there trying to say. Jebs rule. Hurry up with the third album dammit!!

 

[Basic]

This thread is going a bit off course since it's about who is the best song writer and were saying who the best bands are.. well i'll fix this problem

 

[CURVE]

Deborah Harry
Siouxsie Sioux
Mark Mothersborough
Jodi Phillis
Suzie Higgie

 

[Bloodstained Angel]

Franz Schubert 1797-1828

Nobody can beat him for sheer quantity and quality of output.

Literally thousands of songs - each and every one a shining testiment to his brilliance.

... and he died at 28.

Other notables

Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
Paul McCartney
Leonard Cohen
Joni Mitchell

Lennon was a great poet, but, musically speaking he had no idea.

cheers

 

[Darky]

Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath - there is not a heavy metal riff in the universe that was not written by this man and copied and fiddled with, and eventually credited to others.

Before him, that deaf pox-ridden old fart Beethoven could also put a few decent tunes together.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Paul Kelly's gotta rate a mention.

 

[TigerTank]

Don Walker
Steve Prestwich
Greame Conners

 

[Jars458]

Elton John

From Marilyn to the Lion King

The quintessential song writer.

 

[Shinboners]

Stephin Merritt from the Magnetic Fields/Sixths/Future Bible Heroes/Gothic Archies.

Stuart Murdoch from Belle and Sebastian

Marty Donald from the Lucksmiths

Robert Forster and Grant McLennan from the Go-Betweens

Stephen Morrissey and Jonny Marr from the Smiths

Ian Curtis from Joy Division

 

[Santos L Helper]

Without a doubt the greatest songwriter ever is MOJO NIXON.

 

[servo]

Bjorn Ulvaeus again

 

[jod23]

Originally posted by Bloodstained Angel
Franz Schubert 1797-1828

Nobody can beat him for sheer quantity and quality of output.

Literally thousands of songs - each and every one a shining testiment to his brilliance.

... and he died at 28.

Other notables

Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
Paul McCartney
Leonard Cohen
Joni Mitchell

Lennon was a great poet, but, musically speaking he had no idea.

cheers

Could you divulge on your Lennon comment and also i would like a little more info on Franz Schubert, i have never heard of him. What kind of music did he make?

 

[Agent 86]

Not going to rate too highly as the greatest, but a couple of my favourites are Dave Faulkner, Neil Finn and Tim Rogers.

 

[Mobbs]

TISM write grouse lyrics.

Webb Wilder.

Bob Dylan.

Jack Hues.

 

[RogerC]

Bob Dylan

daylight

Lennon/McCartney, Elvis Costello, Jagger/Richards, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin.

daylight

the rest

 

[Macca19]

Originally posted by WCE2000
personally i think John Lennon was a great songwriter.

I didn't really like his music, but i can read his lyrics and they really make sense to me.

Who was your favourite songwriter? [/QUOTE

I bleieve you cant beat Brandon Boyd of Incubus. The guy is amazing...has an amazing voice, writes amazing songs ,and his band is amazing!

 

[WCE2000]

Jod23:

judging by that dates Franz Shubert was alive, i don't think you would like his music.

 

[jod23]

I dont know WCE2000, i get into a wide range of music, i have been known to listen and enjoy classical music like Mozart, Beethoven and i have a lot of Soundtrack CD's with scores by John Williams, James Horner and my personal favourite Hans Zimmer. These guys write great music and can say alot without even using words....quite brilliant.

For whoever mentioned Bob Dylan, good call. Totally forgot about him, now he can write a tune.

Lennon/McCartney
daylight
Bob Dylan
daylight
the rest.

 

[brissy_lionsgal]

Originally posted by Mr Ripper
Paul Kelly's gotta rate a mention.

Spot on Mr.Ripper. Paul Kelly's gotta be one of the best or if not the best Australian song writer of all times.

I'd also like to add:
Tim Freedman (from the Whitlams)
The Finn Brothers
Mark Seymour