whats your most favourite lyricist?

and why?

also add the name of the band he/she is from if there is any and style of the music he/she creates


thank you

 

Robert Hunter and John Barlow

lyricists for the Grateful Dead

need I say more?

 

Allan Taylor, a little known contemporary folk artist from England, who earns a living by truckin' around, singing his own songs and playing guitar in different joints all over the world.

Probably no one will have heard of him, but he's played with some fairly famous people before, and some of his lyrics are totally amazing.

 

Roger Waters

 

George Harrison- originally from the Beatles...but his solo lyrics are better... and its def. rock music but in a unique way that is George--and I love them because they are both spiritual and witty

Bob Dylan- folk rock artist who is all his own... I love Bob's lyrics because he pulls of some of the most amazing combinations of the English language...

John Lennon-because he's John Lennon

Darren Hayes- originally from Savage Garden- the stuff with SG was good...he hit a crap point and now he's back... I like his lyrics because I can connect with them and they all aren't boy meets girl...

 

Frank Zappa - Mothers of Invention

 

I can't pick just one...

Pete Townshend - Songwriter and guitarist for the Who. He wrote some of the best albums of the '60s and created one of my all-time favorite works, Tommy.

Lou Reed - Songwriter and lead guitarist for the Velvet Underground. He pushed the limits with lyrics headed the most important band of all time.

Syd Barrett - Songwriter and guitarist for Pink Floyd. He wrote one of the absolute best '60s psychedelic rock albums.

Arthur Lee - The underrated head of the '60s band Love. He and his band created one of the '60s best albums, Forever Changes.

 

you guys are fast at taking all my choices
i must agree with all of you and lucifer your choices are right on
plus ill have to add jim morrison oh and of course mick and keith and darling brian

 

jim morrison of the doors

bob dylan
nick drake
conor oberst of the bright eyes
bob marley
jack johnson
sam beam of iron & wine

 

Wesley Willis...lol...no no...but his music (if you can call it that) is very entertaining.

 

bob dylan - <-
john lennon - beatles

 

Leonard Cohen because he writes such personal and beautiful songs.

 

Definitely George Harrison. And I agree, Wesley Willis was very entertaining. I drink to his memory on a regular basis...

 

Now why didn't I mention Syd Barrett and Roger Waters too? Yes, they're both brilliant songwriters.

Syd because he was crazy and I just can't explain quite why, and Roger because even though I don't think his music was always the best, he wrote lyrics with very deep, hidden meanings that can make you stop and think.

 

Very good excuse to get wasted man, I'll have to remember that one.

 

It's hard to choose, but Leonard Cohen just popped into my mind. His first album, which began with "Suzanne," has kind of a spooky feel to it from the combination of his distinctive voice, the slightly bizarre lyrics, and the relatively understated musical accompaniment.

 

Mike Doughty.

 

I hadn't seen your post before I added mine, but you know what they say about great minds ...

 

Tom Verlaine-Guitarist and Vocalist for Television. In my opinion his work ranks among to the highest of anyone connected to the New York Punk scene in the late 1970s.

Ian Curtis-Vocalist for Joy Division. The sense of claustraphobia and loneliness that his words give is incredible.

 

Bob Dylan

(Needs no explanation )