Name your favourite top 6 songwriters

Good question that. All of Bill's would make the longlist but then there's also

Holland, Dozier, Holland
Gamble and Huff
Cole Porter
Morrissey and Marr
George and Ira Gershwin
Barrett and Strong
Johnny Cash
Rogers and Hart
Sly Stone
Dolly Parton
Willie Nelson
Carole King

and probably a host more

Might take me some time this!
 
Lennon/McCartney
Bowie
Elvis Costello
Burt Bacharach (The above two combined was awesome)
Brett Anderson
Louis Dunford (OK maybe early for all time but his lyrics are just stunning)
 
Loudon Wainwright III
Leonard Cohen
Roy Harper
Guy Garvey
Craig and Charlie Reid
Nick Drake
 
Hard question. Here goes…
Nanker and Phelge (aka Jagger and Richard)
Leiber and Stoller
Peter Green (who can forget the Green Manalishi?)
Goffin and King.
Paul Anka
Van the Man.
Ray Davies
Bob Dylan.
Buddy Holly
Brian Wilson.
 
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Lots of good names already in this thread. My list is a mixture of favourites and ones I really admire.

Rivers Cuomo
Brian Wilson
Carole King
Barry & Robin Gibb
Kanye West (just focusing on the music for a second)
 
many of the above including L&M, Wonder, Springsteen Yorke etc
plus
Simon & Garfunkel
Carole King
Manics
John/Taupin
 
Paul Butler
Kevin Parker
Anton Newcombe
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
First few Arctic Monkeys albums/first Last Shadow Puppets album era Alex Turner and Noel Gallagher for Definitely Maybe
 
God that’s tougher than favourite bands.
Right off the top:

Lennon and McArtney
Simon and Garfunkel
Jagger/Richards
Kate
Carol King
Burt Bacharach

But but…..,
Joni
Bruce
Elton/Bernie Taupin
Prince
Dylan
Bowie
All of CSNY
Cat Stephens
 
Ray Davies (Kinks)
Alan Hull (Lindisfarne)
Chap from The Devine Comedy
Peter Gabriel (early-ish Genesis)
Paul Simon
 
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