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re: Best Living Songwriter
Posted on 12/9/20 at 11:49 am to OldHickory
Posted on 12/9/20 at 11:49 am to OldHickory
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Bill Anderson or Tom T. Hall
Wow, didn't know Tom T. Hall was still with us!
I'd go with Dylan too for the gold.
Silver to Donald Fagen.
Bronze to a recent/younger singer - Colin Meloy if only for "The King is Dead".
And Miss Americana - Patty Griffin over Taylor by a mile!
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Posted on 12/9/20 at 12:18 pm to MidnightVibe
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I may get some shite for this, but oh well. My vote goes to....
Miss Americana
this may very well be the worst OP in the history of the music board
Posted on 12/9/20 at 1:59 pm to cgrand
I've listened to all of Ms. Swift's records since "1989;" my daughters are big fans. The woman can write a solid pop-song, but I wouldn't put her in a class with Dylan, McCartney, or Springsteen by any stretch. The longevity's just not there.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 2:16 pm to MidnightVibe
Dylan of course. Other good ones, Mick Jagger Tom Waits, Neil Young, Stephen Malkmus, Beck, Terry Allen, Issac Brock, Jimmy Smith, Lucinda Williams, Billy Bragg, Robert Plant, Pete Townsend, Jimmy Smith, Jeff Tweedy, Jay Farrar, John Doe.....
Posted on 12/9/20 at 2:51 pm to MidnightVibe
Another shitty Taylor Swift trolling. Is this every week now?
Posted on 12/9/20 at 2:55 pm to MidnightVibe
Devin Townsend
Posted on 12/9/20 at 3:47 pm to MidnightVibe
Kristofferson
Posted on 12/9/20 at 4:48 pm to MidnightVibe
Are we just talking about lyricists or does this include musical arrangement too? James Hetfield, Mikael Akerfeldt, Devin Townsend, and Tuomas Holopainen are all certainly better musically than any old pop or folk singer. Holopainen's lyrics are solid too.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 5:03 pm to MidnightVibe
Posted on 12/9/20 at 6:32 pm to MidnightVibe
In addition to Dylan and Macca, I'd suggest Diane Warren.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 6:44 pm to MidnightVibe
Alex Turner
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:39 pm to MidnightVibe
Sir Paul.
Honorable mention to Dolly Parton.
Honorable mention to Dolly Parton.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 8:05 pm to MidnightVibe
John Fogerty is in there. It took him 30 years to get around to writing a love song, "Joy Of My Life," and look at all the portraits he painted during that time.
Stephen Sondheim is beyond compare.
Stephen Sondheim is beyond compare.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 8:14 pm to MidnightVibe
No Tom Petty? No one tells a story like Petty. If you asked Bruce who was better he would agree.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 8:34 pm to MidnightVibe
Willie Nelson
Posted on 12/9/20 at 8:48 pm to Ace Midnight
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Dylan - Consensus "best" (quality, influence, etc.) - and really, Leonard Cohen was probably the only real competition until he passed - hell, I don't know who is the second spot right now (unless it's Maca)
Agree with this. Paul Simon is who I would put in second now that Cohen has passed.
But it’s hard to imagine anyone ever surpassing what Dylan has done.
Posted on 12/10/20 at 7:48 am to MidnightVibe
Elvis Costello: multiple genres, clever lyrics, prolific
Posted on 12/10/20 at 7:50 am to MidnightVibe
Brian Wilson
Posted on 12/10/20 at 8:25 am to MidnightVibe
David Allan Coe would get a lot more recognition if he weren't so weird
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