favourite SONGWRITERS? - Page 2

tw2113 · 09.13.2008, 01:20 PM

Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum

Trasher02 · 09.13.2008, 01:57 PM

Lou Reed
Chan Marshall
Nick Cave

And this man of course:

samuel · 09.13.2008, 02:04 PM

Phil Elverum

Derek · 09.13.2008, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greedrex

ok Derek, i'm really sorry for being a twat/cunt/dick, but how in hell can you say you're from "Scotland and write such grammatical abomination as "He hasn't really DID..."!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't give a flying fuck usually, but it just is strange to be Scottish and write like you're huh Italian (sorry Nic) or Polish (oops sorry mil) or French (doh sorry SYRfox).

Are you my English teacher?

Who gives a shit? There's plently of Americans here who have worse grammar than I do.

batreleaser · 09.13.2008, 03:01 PM

mark e. smith
scott miller (game theory)
beefheart
tom smith (to live and shave in la/etc..)
john lydon
tom verlaine
lou reed
robbie basho
john fahey
jandek
bruce loose (flipper)
dylan
van morrison
lee ranaldo
jad fair
jennifer herrema/neil hagerty
will oldham
johnny cash
arthur lee
curtis mayfield
ian curtis
robert wyatt
robert fripp
bryan ferry
marc bolan
michael gira

batreleaser · 09.13.2008, 03:02 PM

forgot:
james brown
sly stone

and hip hop:
scarface
ghostface killah
chuck d
big L
the gza
rakim
mf doom
raekwon
the notorious big
nas (illmatic)

Derek · 09.13.2008, 03:06 PM

Will Oldham and Mark E. Smith are good choices, I've forgotten a lot of good songwriters!

greedrex · 09.13.2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek

Are you my English teacher?

Who gives a shit? There's plently of Americans here who have worse grammar than I do.

You gotta say : "There ARE PLENTY of...."

Derek · 09.13.2008, 03:14 PM

Someone pass me my shotgun...

greedrex · 09.13.2008, 03:17 PM

sorry for being a dick
you have a nice sense of humour
yay for you

greedrex · 09.13.2008, 03:23 PM

Derek · 09.13.2008, 04:45 PM

I didn't really take you seriously as I don't care about grammar on an internet forum.

Torn Curtain · 09.13.2008, 05:54 PM

Scott Walker
Serge Gainsbourg
Neil Young
Françoise Hardy
Nick Drake
Tim Buckley
Markus Acher from the Notwist
Ian Curtis
Tom Verlaine
Robert Smith
Laura Veirs (on Carbon Glacier / Year of meteors at least)
Thom Yorke

DeadDiscoDildo · 09.13.2008, 08:37 PM

Leonard Cohen
John Lennon
Buddy Holly
Frank Black
Jeff Mangum
Kurt Cobain

Death & the Maiden · 09.13.2008, 09:51 PM

Graeme Downes
Tom Verlaine
Ed Kuepper
Morrissey/Johnny Marr

Onani Nic · 09.13.2008, 10:29 PM

Paul Westerberg (Replacements)
Chris Bell (Big Star)
Alex Chilton (Big Star)
Bruce Loose (flipper)
Neil Young
Leonard Cohen
Ace / Paul / Gene (KISS, no Peter Chris songs though)
Robert Pollard (GBV, don't ike any of the solo stuff)
Metal Mike (or whoever wrote the tunes for Angry Samoans)
Jennifer Herrema / Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux)
Jagger & Richards (STONES!!)
John Fogerty (CCR)
Mark Sultan & King Khan
DIO!!!

batreleaser · 09.13.2008, 10:34 PM

greg ginn
d. boon
nick drake
yamatsuka eye (prolly one a lot of people dont think about, but a lot of his lyrics are abstract and incredible)

people focus too much on singer songwriter folk types when thinking of the best "song writers", even though someone like bruce loose of flipper writes lkyrics as amazing as any dude chillin in a coffee shop with an accoustic guitar.

batreleaser · 09.13.2008, 10:35 PM

o, fuck, forgot these too:
sir richard bishop/alvarius b/alan bishop
HENDRIX!!!!!!!! (because of his guitar playing people often overlook how phenomenal his lyrics were)

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tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,121	Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum __________________ Shake shake
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batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	forgot: james brown sly stone and hip hop: scarface ghostface killah chuck d big L the gza rakim mf doom raekwon the notorious big nas (illmatic) __________________ listen to pink reason
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	I didn't really take you seriously as I don't care about grammar on an internet forum.
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Onani Nic the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 930	Paul Westerberg (Replacements) Chris Bell (Big Star) Alex Chilton (Big Star) Bruce Loose (flipper) Neil Young Leonard Cohen Ace / Paul / Gene (KISS, no Peter Chris songs though) Robert Pollard (GBV, don't ike any of the solo stuff) Metal Mike (or whoever wrote the tunes for Angry Samoans) Jennifer Herrema / Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux) Jagger & Richards (STONES!!) John Fogerty (CCR) Mark Sultan & King Khan DIO!!! __________________ I don't give a fuck thats the problem. I see a motherfuckin cop i don't dodge them.
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09.13.2008, 10:34 PM	#37
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	greg ginn d. boon nick drake yamatsuka eye (prolly one a lot of people dont think about, but a lot of his lyrics are abstract and incredible) people focus too much on singer songwriter folk types when thinking of the best "song writers", even though someone like bruce loose of flipper writes lkyrics as amazing as any dude chillin in a coffee shop with an accoustic guitar. __________________ listen to pink reason
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09.13.2008, 10:35 PM	#38
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	o, fuck, forgot these too: sir richard bishop/alvarius b/alan bishop HENDRIX!!!!!!!! (because of his guitar playing people often overlook how phenomenal his lyrics were) __________________ listen to pink reason
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