04-14-2010, 10:00 AM
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Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen would be on my list
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04-14-2010, 10:01 AM
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That list is just the current top 20. Neil Young is on the list.
I'm partial to John K. Samson personally as a Canadian. But clearly one of the most interesting lyricists I've heard, though his voice is awful to some people, is The Decemberists Colin Meloy.
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04-14-2010, 10:02 AM
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I don't think Muse deserves to be there but that's just a personal opinion.
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04-14-2010, 10:04 AM
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Actually.. probably one of the best lyricists has to be Jay-Z.
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04-14-2010, 10:04 AM
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John K. definitely.
I am a huge Neil Young fan but I think his genius is more in song writing than in actual lyrics. After the Gold Rush is a great song but the lyrics are kind of crappy.
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04-14-2010, 10:05 AM
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Neil Peart should be on there for sure.
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04-14-2010, 10:08 AM
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Tom Waits shouldn't just be on that list, he should be number 1.
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04-14-2010, 10:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kermitology
That list is just the current top 20. Neil Young is on the list.
I'm partial to John K. Samson personally as a Canadian. But clearly one of the most interesting lyricists I've heard, though his voice is awful to some people, is The Decemberists Colin Meloy.
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His voice can be awful and the lyrics can be pretty redundant and cheesy, especially on Hazards of Love,but overall, I agree with you.
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04-14-2010, 10:10 AM
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Tom Waits shouldn't just be on that list, he should be number 1.
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Agreed. I'm all for Nick Cave and Tom Waits switching between the #1 and #2.
I'm not sure what lyricist means anyway? Isn't this kind of music just poetry set to melody?
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04-14-2010, 10:15 AM
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I'm not sure what lyricist means anyway? Isn't this kind of music just poetry set to melody?
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I'm not sure either, what I do know, is that whatever it means the guy from Muse shouldn't be number 1.
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04-14-2010, 10:18 AM
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The Gza aka The Genius from Wu-Tang clan.
Not many can write better than him.
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04-14-2010, 10:19 AM
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I want to be an Oscar Meyer weiner
That is what I'd truly like to be
'cause if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner
Everyone would be in love with me!
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04-14-2010, 10:19 AM
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If it's only lyrics than Wierd Al is getting the shaft 
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04-14-2010, 10:20 AM
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No Lou Reed?
Pity.
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04-14-2010, 10:23 AM
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I always found Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields, and Belle and Sebastian, to have some pretty catchy lyrics.
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04-14-2010, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by peter12
His voice can be awful and the lyrics can be pretty redundant and cheesy, especially on Hazards of Love,but overall, I agree with you.
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Eli the Barrow Boy and Mariner's Revenge Song are the only things that really came to mind in terms of lyrical writing prowess.
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04-14-2010, 10:24 AM
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Cobain
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04-14-2010, 10:27 AM
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Quote:
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Eli the Barrow Boy and Mariner's Revenge Song are the only things that really came to mind in terms of lyrical writing prowess.
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And those are great songs.
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