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Wow the wrath of an indie boy scorned. The Wedding Present were always among the also rans. I guess from this thread they're a bit like an alternative Marillion, inspiring devotion from a dwindling band of fat balding middle aged men and bewilderment from the rest of the world.

No i'm not. I'm not saying that a one off top twenty hit makes someone a good songwriter, i'm saying world class songwriters have multiple songs that are hits and are widely covered by a range of artists. You know world class songwriters like Lennon and McCartney, Burt Bacarach, Holland Dozier...

How many proper hits has he written? You know songs that made the top 20 for more than a week and received substantial radio airplay. How many cover versions are there of his songs? Because to me unless the answer is a) lots and b) a shedload it's not really world class.