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great song writers...... on 12:21 - May 29 by BrianWilson
Brian Wilson
I was talking to a bloke in the pub once about Brian Wilson and I said “and, remember he writes the words AND the lyrics” I don't think the penny dropped.
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great song writers...... on 16:11 - May 29 with 2128 views
Every time I go to see him I feel like this old man from New Jersey who grew up in the 50's is talking about me, the son of Irish immigrants who grew up in London in the 90s.
That is skill
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great song writers...... on 16:16 - May 29 with 2115 views
Rbee's Jake Thackray post prompted me to put forward Tom Lehrer. If you've never heard his stuff, he's worth a Youtube search. Here's an example...
I have the Evening (wasted) with Tom Lehrer LP. My wife was watching TV recently and I was surprised to hear Tom. It was a programme about the space race circa 1970 and some people were watching TV and Tom was on. Never thought I'd ever see him on TV.
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great song writers...... on 00:40 - May 30 with 1928 views
McCartney has to be top for me: For quality and quantity. Brian Wilson, Paul Simon, Mike McDonald, Jeff Lynne, Gary Brooker, Ian Hunter all up there too. Plenty of others from the 60's and 70's. Manfred Mann, Justin Hayward, Denny Laine, Rod Argent, Junior Campbell, Roy Wood, The Doobies, Steely Dan, Bill Withers, Jeff Beck. Those of us that remember it were blessed but for younger people the songs live on. Too many to mention. Howard Jones tops the 80's for me. After that, not much. It's all about personal taste. I wouldn't criticise anyone's choices. We like what we like.
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great song writers...... on 11:46 - May 30 with 1814 views
paul weller difford and tilbrook strummer/jones pete townsend ray davies, sir ray davies chris pope ( the chords) holland/dozier/holland marvin gaye paul weller.
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great song writers...... on 20:20 - May 30 with 1608 views
great song writers...... on 19:59 - May 30 by themodfather
paul weller difford and tilbrook strummer/jones pete townsend ray davies, sir ray davies chris pope ( the chords) holland/dozier/holland marvin gaye paul weller.
So good you chose Weller twice. Been listening to his new album 66. Really like the song Nothing.
I hesitated to include him as they are not songs in the conventional sense, but as a lyricist Marshall Mathers is right up there. IMHO Stan is as much a game changer as many more accepted holders of that acclaim.
The grass is always greener.
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great song writers...... on 17:46 - Jun 1 with 1323 views
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