Another Music Thread: Favourite Lyricist

[Benny Seagull]

name your favourite lyricist here with possibly your favourit elyric as well.

up there for me is kurt cobain (nirvana), thom yorke (radiohead) and zack de la rocha (rage against the machine). fantastic stuff!

 

[tinx]

Thom Yorke.


No one better.

 

[El Presidente]

Elvis Costello
Paul Weller

 

[The Large One]

Paul Weller
Pete Townshend

 

[NMH]

Howard Devoto
NMH

Not necessarily in that order.

 

[Sorrel]

Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen for me.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Paul Weller

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Paul Weller
Ray Davies
Pete Townshend
..in that order

 

[alan partridge]

jello biafra

 

[Biscuit]

Paul McCartney
John Lennon

 

[Pevenseagull]

Dylan

not very closely followed by

Shane McGowan & Shaun Ryder

 

[Juan Albion]

Elvis Costello
Paul Weller

Spot on.

 

[Marc]

Bruce Springsteen:

"I don't give a damn
For the same old played out scenes
I don't give a damn
For just the in betweens
Honey, I want the heart, I want the soul
I want control right now
talk about a dream
Try to make it real
you wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
for a moment that just don't come
Well, don't waste your time waiting"

Been a fan of the BOSS for many years and he's always great to sing along too

 

[Wienergull]

Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Tom Waits
Elvis Costello
Warren Zevon
John Hiatt

 

[WhitleyDennis]

Jello Biafra, Poly Styrene, Shane MacGowan, Jake Burns, Morrissey

 

[gonzo666]

Ed Kowalczyk for me

 

[afc womble]

morrisey!

legend.

 

[jamie-oh]

has to be shane macgowan, for 'a pair of brown eyes' alone - but to be honest just about any pogues song.
shame he has lost it a bit with the popes nowadays, but. . . .

 

[Football Genius aka FG]

finding myself agreeing with El Presitente - Elvis Costello & Paul Weller!

Perhaps instead of the usual Stranglers, Clash & Oasis belting out at Withdean we could introduce Leon Knight with Elvis singing "I dont wanna go to Chelsea"!

PS some of the Squeeze lyrics very clear too like UP THE JUNCTION and BLACK COFFEE IN BED

 

[coach03]

David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust

"........we slide like Tigers on vaseline.........." - Sublime !