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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Adding to my playlist and I want some songs with substance/wit.

Who are your top lyricists?

I'll throw in Morrissey, Pete Docherty and Scroobius Pip to start.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

David Bowie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Adding to my playlist and I want some songs with substance/wit.

Who are your top lyricists?

I'll throw in Morrissey, Pete Docherty and Scroobius Pip to start."

Are you partial to genres?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Adding to my playlist and I want some songs with substance/wit.

Who are your top lyricists?

I'll throw in Morrissey, Pete Docherty and Scroobius Pip to start.

Are you partial to genres?"

Open to anything pretty much, maybe someone can introduce me to a gem I wouldn't have found myself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paul Simon

Tom Waits

Joni Mitchell

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Paul Simon

Tom Waits

Joni Mitchell

Oh good choices!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gordon Lightfoot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steven Wilson

Roger Waters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Paul Simon

Tom Waits

Joni Mitchell

Oh good choices!"

Thank you (I do love a music thread)

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Lana Del Ray

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

St Vincent

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By *heLaserGuyMan
over a year ago

Coventry

Roger Waters

Robert Plant

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Goinh to make a coffee and check out all of the above so far

Kate Tempest's lyrics are pretty profound too, but still trying to work out whether I actually enjoy listening to her.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vin Garbutt-folk singer(recently died)

Wrote climate change/Earth destruction songs long before it became news.

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By *hezuMan
over a year ago

London

Mos Def, Blue Scholars, Potter Payper, Nas, Cunninlynguists, Cyne .. but it's hip hop so you prob wont like it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a lover of all music genres.

Got to say though..

Eminem is a lyrical genius especially his recovery album 2010.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gordon Lightfoot"
great shout.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I'm a lover of all music genres.

Got to say though..

Eminem is a lyrical genius especially his recovery album 2010.

Funnily enough I said that last week when I heard 8 Mile for the first time in years!

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By *ilverfox81Man
over a year ago

port talbot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Black Lace?

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By *ilverfox81Man
over a year ago

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"I'm a lover of all music genres.

Got to say though..

Eminem is a lyrical genius especially his recovery album 2010.

totally

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

B.I.G.

Beastie Boys

Macklemore

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By *ilverfox81Man
over a year ago

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Stone sour

https://youtu.be/7p2Zfkx3C8Y

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Getting pretty eclectic, I love it!

Sticking Tupac and Cat Stevens in too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Getting pretty eclectic, I love it!

Sticking Tupac and Cat Stevens in too."

Just learning Cat Steven's 'How can I tell you'. on my guitar.

brilliant song

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

No one mention Springsteen..

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By *ilverfox81Man
over a year ago

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Love this one to by Eddie Vedder

https://youtu.be/lm8oxC24QZc

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Don McLean

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Bob Dylan is a modern day poet, far too many songs to mention individually so I will go with either Hurricane or Tangled Up in Blue.

I also like Difford and Tilbrook, the songwriters from Squeeze. Up The Junction and Labelled With Love are lyrical masterpieces.

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Elvis Costello.

Kevin Rowland.

Martin Fry.

Fyfe Dangerfield.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Giving Leonard Cohen a mention too for possibly the most perfect song ever written, Hallelujah.

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Paddy McAloon.

Roddy Frame.

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Giving Leonard Cohen a mention too for possibly the most perfect song ever written, Hallelujah."

whilst I acknowledge Mr. Cohens abilities, what is it about Hallelujah? Obviously this is all down to personal choice etc & I am not trying to start an argument, but I don't get it, I cannot hear what is so great about this song, who ever sings it. I have tin ears for this one & am trying to see (hear) what others hear as it is accepted as a classic.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

I remember Robbie Williams saying Prince was a lyrical genius

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Giving Leonard Cohen a mention too for possibly the most perfect song ever written, Hallelujah.

I think it's so sexy and full of emotion. You can actually feel it and not just hear it. Not when bastardised by X factor though!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Regina Spektor

Ed Harcourt

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Giving Leonard Cohen a mention too for possibly the most perfect song ever written, Hallelujah.

I think it's so sexy and full of emotion. You can actually feel it and not just hear it. Not when bastardised by X factor though! "

OK, thanks for that. I still don't feel that myself but can hear it. Nothing survives the Black Hole that is X Factorisation, although if I accidentally hear one I find immersing myself in original or best versions washes away the pain..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Royce Da 5'9

Logic

Joyner Lucas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tom mcrea's not half bad. Even Dr dre thinks eminem is a genius. I always giggle at fack.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Howard Jones.

Very thought provocing his lyrics. Hide and Seek a great example.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Ray Davies wrote some pretty good lyrics.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Billy Bragg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I sometimes enjoy listening to bands like Reverend And The Makers , The Streets or Hard-Fi. Their lyrics are more social commentary, often witty, sometimes depressingly accurate

Fit But You Know It by The Streets and The State of Things by Reverend and the Makers are good examples!

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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Elton John.. a great musical storyteller - Levon, yellow brick road, rocket man... all stories.

Alter bridge - a lot of the songs have great meaning, although I must profess a serious man crush on his vocal range. Check out 'Blackbird' a moving tribute to a friend.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Adding to my playlist and I want some songs with substance/wit.

Who are your top lyricists?

I'll throw in Morrissey, Pete Docherty and Scroobius Pip to start.

Are you partial to genres?

Open to anything pretty much, maybe someone can introduce me to a gem I wouldn't have found myself."

Royce 5’9 book of Ryan album is one o check out

J cole as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Elton John.. a great musical storyteller - Levon, yellow brick road, rocket man... all stories.

Alter bridge - a lot of the songs have great meaning, although I must profess a serious man crush on his vocal range. Check out 'Blackbird' a moving tribute to a friend."

Don't you find Myles gets a bit whiney on occasion though,despite his great vocal range. I did enjoy the duet he did of "The sound of silence" with the guy from Disturbed.

I like stone sour lol.. Corey Taylor has the most incredible voice. Song 3 does it for me everytime.

An oldie but goodie is for me Dire straits, the Brothers in arms album ..

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Marc Cohn

Level 42

Early Bruce Hornsby

Early Jackson Browne

Dire Straits

Bruce Springsteen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marc Cohn

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Early Bruce Hornsby

Early Jackson Browne

Dire Straits

Bruce Springsteen"

Bruce is also great . I like Bob Seager too. So many to choose

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

If it's witty and clever songwriting you're looking for:

Tom Lehrer

Victoria Wood

Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer (can't beat a bit of Chap-Hop - Hip-Hop in Received Pronunciation)

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By *ina JonesTV/TS
over a year ago

Caerphilly

Warren Zevron

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By *elliNevvaMan
over a year ago

London

Jinx Lennon

Phat Bollard

Frank Zappa

Sleaford Mods

Jello Biafra

Bob Dylan

Blindboy Boatclub and Mr Chrome (a.k.a. the Rubber Bandits)

Bob Marley

Roger Waters

and reluctantly I'll add Morissey (who I've gone right off off given the slant of his politics lately)

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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

"Elton John.. a great musical storyteller - Levon, yellow brick road, rocket man... all stories.

Alter bridge - a lot of the songs have great meaning, although I must profess a serious man crush on his vocal range. Check out 'Blackbird' a moving tribute to a friend.

Don't you find Myles gets a bit whiney on occasion though,despite his great vocal range. I did enjoy the duet he did of "The sound of silence" with the guy from Disturbed.

I like stone sour lol.. Corey Taylor has the most incredible voice. Song 3 does it for me everytime.

An oldie but goodie is for me Dire straits, the Brothers in arms album ..

There are maybe 1 or 2 tracks I'm not so keen on.. some of those high notes though.. make the hairs on the back if my neck stand on end.. sometimes I prefer Mark's voice.. its achievable by a human..

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Neil Hannon from the Divine Comedy is a fantastic lyricist.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"If it's witty and clever songwriting you're looking for:

Tom Lehrer

Victoria Wood

Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer (can't beat a bit of Chap-Hop - Hip-Hop in Received Pronunciation)"

Tom Lehrer - Good call!

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"Marc Cohn

Level 42

Early Bruce Hornsby

Early Jackson Browne

Dire Straits

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce is also great . I like Bob Seager too. So many to choose "

Which Bruce? I mentioned two.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marc Cohn

Level 42

Early Bruce Hornsby

Early Jackson Browne

Dire Straits

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce is also great . I like Bob Seager too. So many to choose

Which Bruce? I mentioned two. "

Actually either but I meant the Boss !

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Paul Weller. Eton Rifles...very relevant 40 years on, as is most of the Setting Sons album, English Rose is sublime.

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