Name your favourite top 6 songwriters

Bill Walker said:
I thought I was the only Judee Sill fan on Bluemoon ! :)


*I would add Neil Diamond to my list as well.
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We're obviously people with extremely good taste! Bought her first album the day it was released and still have it.
Was lucky enough to see her in Manchester,supporting Roy Harper.
An incredible life story,prostitute,armed robber, jailbird etc.
For me,the most beautiful female voice in music,and that gothic guitar style unfathomably unique.
She has had a huge impact on my career.
God rest her soul.
 
dobingsdobber said:
We're obviously people with extremely good taste! Bought her first album the day it was released and still have it.
Was lucky enough to see her in Manchester,supporting Roy Harper.
An incredible life story,prostitute,armed robber, jailbird etc.
For me,the most beautiful female voice in music,and that gothic guitar style unfathomably unique.
She has had a huge impact on my career.
God rest her soul.
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Your lucky to have seen her.
I would've liked that.
The Kiss is just the most beautiful song.
RIP Judee
 
My second 6:

Nick Cave
Paddy McAloon
Donald Fagan & Walter Becker
Ron Mael
Godley & Creme
Steve Windwood
 
Bob Dylan
Elton John/Bernie Taupin
Mikael Akerfeldt
Devin Townsend
Jim Steinman
Buckethead

Purposely left out bands that write as a group.
 
Difficult to limit to 6 but based current feelings:

Bob Marley
Nick Cave
Kurt Wagner
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
David Byrne
 
Off the top-of-my-head:

Paul McCartney
Christine Perfect
David Gates
Roger Hodgson
Black Francis
Joe Walsh

The list could easily change day-by-day as there's so many great songwriters I admire.
 
buckshot said:
Maria McKee is maybe the most underappreciated artist of all time. The stuff she did with Lone Justice is great and they look like a great live band too.
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I fell hard for Lone Justice in 85, great live, but there's been at least 4 eras of Maria. Life is Sweet (96) and her last record from 2 years back are my favourites. "Down To The Heart Of London" off the last record is astounding songwriting.
 
Paul Weller spoke for me as a teenager/young adult, still does even though I am honorary FOC.
Buddy Holly the man who changed popular music. He wrote, produced and sang/performed songs that influenced so many others after his too early passing. When at a time musicians and songwriters were controlled
Lennon and McCartney as above, if not why name your band after another
Tony Hatch in the sixties I remember listening to so many of his songs on the radio, sat under my mothers ironing board, Pet Clarke Downtown for one...
Jimmy Webb wrote for Glen Cambell in the 60's produced so many wonderful songs of melody, tune and words, all endure even now
Burt Bacharach, him and Hal were a superb iconic partnership. What they gave to the world in song and melody...



Anyway, I could go on for hours and I probably will, but I would rather put some joy back in......
 
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