Top 10 Lyricist in any genre

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DLK150 said:
Maurice White from Earth, Wind and Fire is one who slips through the cracks sometimes. He did most of the writing for the group along with his brother Verdine and Phillip Bailey, and handled almost all the producing.
I wanted to put Earth, Wind, and Fire, but I couldn't remember who did the writing for the group.

Just to add from an R & B Neo-soul angle

Jill Scott - Her .lyrics are very poetic
Erykah Badu - Kinda cuckoo, but her lyrics are nice...
Maxwell - kinda fell off, but I've always liked his music, if not his voice
Musiq - similar to Maxwell, but I like his voice a lil bit better
 

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What's up man! Hey yo what's up!
Yeah what's goin' on here.
Sick an' tired of five-oh runnin' up on the block here.
You know what I'm sayin'?
Yo Snow, they came around here lookin' for you the other day.
Word? Word! Bust it!

CHORUS
Informer, you no say Daddy me Snow me I'll go blame,
A licky Boom Boom Down.
Detective mon said Daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane,
A licky Boom Boom Down.
Informer, you no say Daddy me Snow me I'll go blame,
A licky Boom Boom Down.
Detective mon said Daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane,
A licky Boom Boom Down.

Police them come an' now they blow down me door,
One him come crawl through, through my window,
So then they put me in the back the car at the station,
From that point on me reach my destination,
When the destination reached, it was the east detention, where them
Whipped down me pants, looked up me bottom, so

CHORUS

Bigger they are they think they have more power,
They're on the phone me say that on (every) hour,
Me for want to use it once an' now me call me lover,
Lover who I'll be callin is the one Tammy,
an' me love her in me heart down to my belly,
Yes me Daddy me Snow me I feel cool an' deadly,
As the one MC Shan an' the one Daddy Snow,
Together we-a love'em as a Tor-Na-Do.

CHORUS

Listen for me, you better listen for me now.
Listen for me, you better listen for me now.
When me rockin' the microphone me rock it steady,
Yes sir, Daddy me Snow me are the article done.
But in the in an' the out of a dance them they say where you come from,
People them say you come from Jamaica,
But me born an' raised in the ghetto that's the one I want you to know,
Pure black people mon that's all I mon know.
Yeah me shoes are tear up an' me toes used to show,
Where me born in on the one Toronto, so

CHORUS

Come with a nice young lady. Intelligent,
Yes she's gentle an' irie.
Everywhere me go, me never left her at all.
Yes, its Daddy Snow me are the roam dance mon.
Roam between a dancin' in a in a nation-a.
You never know say Daddy me Snow me are the Boom Shakata.
Me never lay-a down flat in that one cardboard box.
Yes say me Daddy me Snow me I'll go reachin' at the top, so...

CHORUS

Why would he?

Me sittin' 'round cool with my dibbie dibbie girl,
Police knock my door,
Lick up my pal,
Rough me up an' I can't do a thing
Pick up my line, when my telephone ring.
Take me to the station,
Black up my hands.
Trail me down, 'cuz I'm hangin' with the Snowman,
What I'm gonna do,
I'm backed an' I'm trapped,
Slap me in the face an' took all o' my gap.
They have no clues an' they wanna get warmer,
But Shan won't turn Informer!

CHORUS
:lmao:
Snow
:lmao:
 

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ronnie van zant
john fogerty
john lennon
jerry cantrell
don henley
stevie wonder
paul mccartney
elton john
merle haggard
mutt lange
 

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lanecity1975 said:
ronnie van zant
john fogerty
john lennon
jerry cantrell
don henley
stevie wonder
paul mccartney
elton john
merle haggard
mutt lange
Besides Shania Twain, who has Mutt Lange written for? I know he's got a rocker background. But I don't recall anything else he's responsible for writing..
 

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WoodysGirl said:
Besides Shania Twain, who has Mutt Lange written for? I know he's got a rocker background. But I don't recall anything else he's responsible for writing..
Billy Ocean :D
 

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WoodysGirl said:
Besides Shania Twain, who has Mutt Lange written for? I know he's got a rocker background. But I don't recall anything else he's responsible for writing..

He wrote with Def Leppard...which I like the stuff prior to the drummer losing his arm...when they were a metal band instead of a pop rock band.

He has written for Bryan Adams

I think he wrote Do You Believe in Love for Huey Lewis and the news.

He actually has quite a few people he has written for and a good deal of his songs have been top hits...heck the Def Leppard stuff alone has sold millions.
 

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Al Green
James Brown

dont know how much of their music they wrote but they can blow.
 

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jem88 said:
Not a fan at all. For some reason, he just doesn't work for me.

Well I understand Bruce is no Mutt Lange:rolleyes: but I can recognize Bob Dylan as an accomplished lyricist though I'm not a fan.

Alot of the names mentioned are not even remotely in the same class as Springsteen(like whoever wrote for Kansas) who may not rate highly in a Cowboys forum but has garnered the accolades of musicians and music historians worldwide for years as one of the foremost writers of our time.

It is encouraging to see someone mention Bernie Taupin, unmistakingly the driving force behind Elton John.
 

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Kurt Cobain
B.I.G.(no one describes gritty content better)
Mos Def
I agree with the guys in Led Zeppelin.
Aerosmith
Prince
Andre 3000
 

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jem88 said:
Not a fan at all. For some reason, he just doesn't work for me.


Ditto...can not even stand to look at him.
 

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1. Bob Dylan
2. Gil Scott-Heron
3. Guru
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Pete Gabriel
6. Andre 3000
7. Eminem
8. Elvis Costello
9. 2Pac
10. Tie - Ray Davies (for those who recall the Kinks) and I forget his name, Roger Waters? who wrote for Pink Floyd.

Honorable mentions to Eddie Vedder and Linkin Park.
 

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BrAinPaiNt said:
Ditto...can not even stand to look at him.

Def Leppard worshipers are not worthy to look upon The Boss. Look away from the greatness, and wallow in your purgatory of mediocrity.
 

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jackrussell said:
Well I understand Bruce is no Mutt Lange:rolleyes: but I can recognize Bob Dylan as an accomplished lyricist though I'm not a fan.

Alot of the names mentioned are not even remotely in the same class as Springsteen(like whoever wrote for Kansas) who may not rate highly in a Cowboys forum but has garnered the accolades of musicians and music historians worldwide for years as one of the foremost writers of our time.

It is encouraging to see someone mention Bernie Taupin, unmistakingly the driving force behind Elton John.
First of all, read my list and you'll find no mention of Mutt Lange. I honestly find little in Springsteen's music or lyrics that moves me. I don't think you can say any of the names I mentioned aren't in the same league as Springsteen. You may prefer him, but my list is pretty comprehensive. I guess I'll say that I respect The Boss but I don't really like his work.
 

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Bob Marley is good, but those other guys ? Cmon man. That crap is just gangsta hood rap that talks about Jail and killing people and life in the hood. Whats so good about that. You want a real lyricist. Try the following.

Bob Dylan
Robert Hunter

2 of the best writers of all time.

Biggie smalls...LOL... He aint writing no more...LOL..


C-BoysFaninMIA said:
Here is mines:
1. Bob Marley
2. Andre 3000
3. 2-Pac
4. Biggie Smalls
5. Billy Joel (yep!)
6. Canibus
7. Jay-Z
8. Kanye West
9. Marvin Gaye
10. K-Os (search for him)
Not exactly in this order though, but still is great.
 

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LaTunaNostra said:
1. Bob Dylan
2. Gil Scott-Heron
3. Guru
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Pete Gabriel
6. Andre 3000
7. Eminem
8. Elvis Costello
9. 2Pac
10. Tie - Ray Davies (for those who recall the Kinks) and I forget his name, Roger Waters? who wrote for Pink Floyd.

Honorable mentions to Eddie Vedder and Linkin Park.
Interesting list. Glad to see there is a fellow Elvis Costello fan around these parts.
 
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