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Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:11 pm
by Achtane
Morrissey.
But mostly his Smiths songs.
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:17 pm
by wsas3
I said it once and I'll say iagain, jamesmurphy. Look at these lyrics its intense.
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/ ... 2900137D2CThe music video is one of the few things that makee tear up on cue.
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:11 pm
by 12345678910
Leonard Cohen.
Hell, before he was a singer he had published poetry and has an extensive body of work. He is at once lyrical and blunt, and he is depressing in the best way possible.
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:13 pm
by D.o.S.
Too bad he sucks at singing.
Welcome to ILF!
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:47 pm
by BlueBoy
In my opinion, Leonard Cohen is the best of all time.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fMnF0Fvdpo[/youtube]
My other favorites are:
Blake Schwarzenbach
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlmnZ7CWe4M[/youtube]
Chris Simpson
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgxbv_UbZNg[/youtube]
I know I can probably fuck off though.
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:18 pm
by jrmy
BlueBoy wrote:In my opinion, Leonard Cohen is the best of all time.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fMnF0Fvdpo[/youtube]
My other favorites are:
Blake Schwarzenbach
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlmnZ7CWe4M[/youtube]
Chris Simpson
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgxbv_UbZNg[/youtube]
I know I can probably fuck off though.
No no no - Blake gets huge points in my book! And that Cohen guy is all right, too. Need to study up on Mineral, though...
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:52 pm
by Chumley
John Darnielle you fucking plebs
Jesus this is not that difficult.
Ugh.
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:13 pm
by Jenesis
Nick Cave
Neil Young
... Kool Keith
I'm not really a lyrics guy.
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:28 pm
by TroySanders
Chankgeez wrote:Peter Sinfield
fuck yes
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:46 pm
by theactionindex
Jayson Green
Keith Buckley
Drew Speziale
Jacob Bannon
Wes Eisold
and on and on and on
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:04 am
by phantasmagorovich
Stephin Merritt.
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:12 am
by Gearmond
everything written by:
The Mountain Goats
Defiance, Ohio
Paul Baribeau
Dear Nora
Ghost Mice
Andrew Jackson Jihad
Modest Mouse
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:47 pm
by kaboom
john k samson (weakerthans)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK8x-77GqB0[/youtube]
david bazan (pedro the lion)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faaEh8yXex4[/youtube]
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:27 pm
by BlueBoy
kaboom wrote:john k samson (weakerthans)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK8x-77GqB0[/youtube]
YES. Honorable mention to John K. from me, because I don't listen to the Weakerthans that much anymore but his songs practically saved my life when I was younger. Few things have moved and inspired me as deeply as the album
Left and Leaving.
Re: Favorite Lyricist of All Time
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:11 pm
by aens_wife
You can tell this place is full of dudes. Fuck. None of those guys would be on my top lyricist list, except maybe Neil Young and Annie Clark.
Ani DiFranco (any of you diss her and I will break your fucking balls)
Annie Clark
Neil Young
Jeff Mangum
There are a lot of people who have written a couple of perfect songs (alan sparhawk "when I go deaf"), but I don't love all of their songs.