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« Reply #25 on: June 18, 2008, 01:52:38 PM »

Paste's list just reads like some indie music journalists top 50...

I agree w/CCC - no Hank Williams = no credibility to the list in my mind. Even Leonard Cohen himself said HW sits atop the Tower of Song
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« Reply #26 on: June 18, 2008, 02:00:20 PM »

I love how nobody has objected to Prince being in the Top 10.

He's the second greatest songwriter of all time in my opinion.
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« Reply #27 on: June 18, 2008, 07:17:12 PM »

IMO Lennon-McCartney should be listed as a team and as individuals.  Brian Wilson definatley in the top 3.  Dylan I can take in the top tier but frankly Joni Mitchell should be way higher than listed.  Where was Carole King?
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« Reply #28 on: June 18, 2008, 08:31:09 PM »

A boring list, I know:

1. Brian Wilson
2. Paul McCartney
3. Bob Dylan
4. Chuck Berry
5. Ray Davies
6. Paul Simon
7. Ron Mael
8. Willie Nelson
9. Robby Krieger
10. Burt Bacharach

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« Reply #29 on: June 18, 2008, 08:41:56 PM »

I like a boring list if it's an honest list. A person shouldn't worry about too popular, too unpopular, too obscure, too indie, not indie, too male-dominated, too white, too black, too classic rock, or whatever. It should look like your favorite songwriters' names. Period.
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« Reply #30 on: June 18, 2008, 09:19:47 PM »

My list wasn't honest at all Grin
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« Reply #31 on: June 18, 2008, 09:35:26 PM »

Leiber and Stoller
Brian Wilson
Dennis Wilson
Bob Dylan
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Pete Townshend
Ike Turner
James Brown
Chuck Berry

I think all of the Beach Boys were good writers but Brian and Dennis stand out.
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« Reply #32 on: June 19, 2008, 07:02:40 AM »

My top tier of favourite songwriters as opposed to who I think would/should be in a greatest list would be;

Freddie Mercury
Brian Wilson
Brian May
Paul McCartney
Nick Lowe
John Deacon
Neil Hannon
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Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford/Banks/Collins (early Genesis lineup)

Runners up would be Pete Townsend, John Cale, Ray Davies, Prince, Lou Reed, Becker/Fagen, Jagger/Richards, Lindsey Buckingham, Harry Nilsson, Gene Clark, Neil Young


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« Reply #33 on: June 19, 2008, 07:08:58 AM »

^ What, no Roger Taylor?  Wink
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« Reply #34 on: June 19, 2008, 07:22:07 AM »

Oh alright, I should stick him in there too, but not counting anything he's done in the last 20 years.
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« Reply #35 on: June 19, 2008, 09:29:51 AM »

I actually disliked almost all of his songs from beginning to end. And his voice, for that matter. Like his drumming, though. And his hair.
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« Reply #36 on: June 19, 2008, 11:14:11 AM »

I'm not fussed on his early stuff but his stuff from 80-82 (Basically The Game, Hot Space and Fun in Space) I think is great, Coming Soon especially is a much maligned track (hated by some Queen fans) but I love it!
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