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I've always appreciated great music... Usually from the 60's and 70's era (my wife tells me that I'm stuck in the 60s... And I take that as a badge of honor :dance:....). But only later in life did I come to really appreciate good lyrics. So, just wondering what others see as the best or favorite lyricists of the 20th century. Yeah, gotta cut it off somewhere... So the 20th century is still a long time.  Some that I could start the list with might be...

- Bob Dylan

- Phil Ochs

- Jim Morrison

- Lennon/McCartney

Others? We might find some in this list that we've never heard too. Always looking for little known gems.

Dave

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Notorious B I G

Eminem

Dr Dre

Method Man

Tupac 

these guys are practically all legends when it comes to lyrics.

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Harry Chapin, Jimmy Buffett are storytellers, which I like. Lennon and McCarty, Billy Joel are excellent too. There are many more. Any lyric that becomes part of the lexicon is worthy.

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Besides those already listed, a few more come to mind. Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, Buddy Holly, Tom Petty, and Jim Croce put a lot of their own words to music. I suppose the Gershwin brothers could be on someone's list too. It really boils down to one's favorite type of music. I"m sure there are some great country/western writers that could be named. Dean Dillon? How about those who wrote some of The Eagles songs?  Lots of great song writers in the 20th century.

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Tom Waits and Robert Hunter. 

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Call me Ernest, or EJ or Ernie.

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Bob Dylan

Billy Joel

Bruce Spingsteen

Eminem

 

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22 minutes ago, Dan42nepa said:

Paul Simon and Bob Dylan

 

Oh, Snap! Forgot about Paul Simon!

hard to choose just one. 

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57 minutes ago, Ernest Jones said:

Tom Waits and Robert Hunter. 

Oh yeah .. Robert Hunter... And it's hard to mention him with including the great, Jerry Garcia.

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Leonard Cohen

Nick Cave

Stephen Sondheim

Natalie Merchant

 

 

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A few to add to the list:

Joe Strummer and Mick Jones

Bowie

Bono (Paul Hewson) sometimes assisted by The Edge

Pete Townshend

Michael Hutchence

Lou Reed

Prince

Irving Berlin

Johnnie Cash

Peter Gabriel

Eric Clapton 

Madonna

 
 
 
 
 
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Paul Simon

Lennon/McCartney

Jagger/Richards

Ray Davies

Bernie Taupin

 

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The Boss (Bruce Springsteen) 

Jimmy Buffett (My favorite) 

Lennon/McCartney 

Jagger/Richards

Bernie Taupin wrote some great stuff for Elton 

There are more that do not come to mind at the moment.

 

 

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Springsteen

Dylan

Petty

Seger

McCartney

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9 minutes ago, isukgolf said:

The Boss (Bruce Springsteen) 

Jimmy Buffett (My favorite) 

Lennon/McCartney 

Jagger/Richards

Bernie Taupin wrote some great stuff for Elton 

There are more that do not come to mind at the moment.

 

 

One of my favorite lyrics from The Boss, Streets of Philadelphia. So so devastating.

 

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Carol King

Bob Dylan

Jackson Browne

Willie Nelson 

Tom Petty

 

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6 hours ago, nevets88 said:

Leonard Cohen

Nick Cave

Stephen Sondheim

Natalie Merchant

 

 

I love the Nick Cave stuff... I wasn't familiar with the Bad Seeds. Thanks for sharing that. Reminds of another artist that is a great lyricist... Nick Drake.

 

6 hours ago, Gator Hazard said:

A few to add to the list:

Joe Strummer and Mick Jones

Bowie

Bono (Paul Hewson) sometimes assisted by The Edge

Pete Townshend

Michael Hutchence

Lou Reed

Prince

Irving Berlin

Johnnie Cash

Peter Gabriel

Eric Clapton 

Madonna

 
 
 
 
 

Ah yes.... Great picks too... Especially Lou Reed, and the stuff back in Velvet Unground days was fabulous. I saw Lou twice in concert back in the 70s.  Ah... And of course, Eric.

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